[ she smiles wryly at that last part. ]

Your concerns are valid, Sierra, and understandable. It may be naive, but I want to believe in the best of people in dire straits. You're new here, so you haven't had a chance to know how people are here. All I ask is you keep an open mind to us.

[ a beat, and then- ]

And if anyone does get out of line in a way that cannot be forgiven... well. There are a lot of people here with a sword ready to 'defend', so to speak.