She nodded a bit. "It's not the first time I've stayed in a place that was this high in an atmosphere," she said. "Though I'll admit, seeing a series of islands floating like this is new. I wonder how something like this came about?"

"I hope so too. They seem to be a fairly peaceful people, and that's something I hope they'll be able to maintain once the current issues are dealt with." Granted, the relative peace their people enjoyed was likely due in part to their isolation, but if they were content, there was nothing wrong with that.