[ Like she'd told Edward then: ]

They purposely obfuscated details. It would have benefited them greatly for no one to think to inquire too deeply. The ones where I'm from, that is.

[ So he can probably infer what she thinks of Qri at this point, despite her having accepted the scant information given them at face value. Like she'd told someone else, though, accepting the information given doesn't mean she accepts that there's all there is to it. ]

I'm not sure if that's enough data to declare it a trend, but. It certainly is troublesome.