"Every world I've been to with one exception has had stars. Similar to this." He glances over again at Ephrim, wondering what he means by the stars doing him no favors. It's an odd thing to admit to a stranger and Kuai has the distinct feeling he should have understood more about that than he did.

"The darkness is more absolute here than my world, so they stand out far more. But still stars." He hesitates before continuing, not wanting to presume anything. "Have you just arrived recently?"