Tony's frown deepens. "I don't know about the rest of the foreigners, but I never saw it that way. Innocent people don't deserve to get hurt. No matter what world they're from. Protecting this universe wasn't an 'afterthought.'"

It's one thing to find the foreigners annoying or problematic or even threatening, but Tony's pretty damn offended by the suggestion that the foreigners would have left the kedan to die if they'd had the choice. He's also frustrated that she either can't or won't see the difference between 'wanting credit' and 'wanting to not be treated like shit.'

He's considering how best to articulate that, but her mention of the Palace dungeon stops him cold.

"...I didn't. But I heard about it." And what he'd heard... If he'd gone down there, he'd probably still be having nightmares.

Maybe the foreigners don't deserve the treatment they're getting from the kedan, but the kedan have some pretty good reasons not to trust anybody.

"So you don't trust us. And we're having a tough time trusting you. But we both need things from each other, and not trusting each other isn't helping any of us. Since you're talking to me, I'm guessing you want to do something about that."