[ He wants to ask why deserts... But he's inclined to agree to that about Genette's letter; he'd read it over multiple times, but for all the words written there, he understands almost nothing. ]

I guess, when we start traveling, we'll be told what to do. If they need so many people, it's probably something that takes time.

[ But not difficult, he hopes, because otherwise the island would be crawling with experienced warriors, not teenagers like he sees all around him. ]