"I wonder about that, too. The train didn't brief us on any citizens groups or on any particular inhabited areas to protect. Where are all the people? Are they gone? And if so, then why are we supposed to be saving this planet? Are they coming back?"

Curufin is worried about that same feature of his dream. Who is going to do all the screaming if there are no inhabitants and only Void Warriors to provide the shrieks?

"I don't much like the idea of it being us that get fried by descending meteor debris and burning jungle." He shakes his head emphatically. "Not that I'd like it if it were somebody else, but hey!"