It tells you something of what they want out of the world, doesn't it?

[if they're as much like the Garlean Empire as she thinks they are, the rest of their technology's probably pretty advanced, too.

She shrugs, palms up.]

I can't say that I've stepped out to see yet, and the other adventurers could be exaggerating… But dragon zombies were mentioned at least once, and I'm inclined to err on the side of caution there, at the least.