[She nods, because she agrees with all of this. It's good to know he's not impetuous or rash. That's useful.]

Information is likely to be the hardest to get. The locals are basically refusing to give out details.

[Which is really suspicious, and she doesn't like it at all. It does scream of manipulation.]

I get that they're afraid. It seems completely real, but... you'd think they'd give us more to go on, so we can be better prepared, at the very least.