It does. [Jaime shakes his head, taking a seat closer to the fire to try and get warmth back into his body, his hands tucked under his arms once the borrowed gloves are returned to their owners.]

If we really knew what we were dealing with, where they came from and what they're actually after, maybe we could find some better solutions to lower the risks people are facing.

Like, if they're just hungry animals, we could leave out bait with sleeping draughts near the edges of the city. Or if they're after something else, maybe we could find out where they are coming from and somehow barricade them in or build better defenses.

We could research them, maybe find out if anyone else has written somewhere how to deal with them or if there are old lore stories that might help us understand them better.

Knowing what we're up against changes everything.