( this is why crystal is in charge of swaying the population - medusa has really bad people skills. )

May I ask if there is anything specific that has made you doubt them? As far as I am aware, they have only shown a desire to work with us instead of against us.

( she's honestly curious - the initiative may not have been the most forthcoming, but she can't think of something that would have justified a copious amount of distrust beyond the expected norms. )