Allowing just anyone inside could disturb whatever balance they've curated. [He isn't saying he agrees. He isn't trying to make excuses either really. This is simply what he thinks they are thinking.] To them, we're probably young. Not disciplined.

The thing inside of us festers more.

[The Shadow. Untamed. Whatever secrets they have, and they likely do, he doesn't know. But he understands, he thinks, why they are going about it the way they are.]

Speak to the ones willing to talk.