"You and your people sound to be able to do much more than what we have heard." the ink lizard who had made the dark leopard golem made it seem that they were not as ignorant as the party believed them to be able the people of the world.
"It seems you have been getting some information more than what we understood about our home and people." Alice was genuinely curious. She had been walking next to Walker while the others had been having their own conversations.
Knowing that they were within the ink lizard territory and were somewhat protected made things a lot easier for all of them. Especially since there were many chances for the party to learn about the territory as a whole. It was like they were in a controlled area. Monsters too dangerous would be handled while the rest of the wilderness was free to grow and change naturally.