[He has a few thoughts on that, though he isn't sure if they apply here, having been through a unique set of circumstances within his own worlds that led to the state at least one of them is in now.]

Yes, it is quite lovely, despite what lies beyond the walls. So little is left of the history of this world, 'tis hard to imagine what may have brought its inhabitants to this. Perhaps the intoxication of vacating their mortal flesh? A reassurance that they could survive anything the land threw at them? [He shakes his head with a light smile, as if to say 'who knows?'.]