"Politically. They are people. Humans, from what I've been told. Though they might also be the source of the city's magic. I'm not certain."

Cyril had started to learn everything about the technology here that he could with much the same idea. He wanted to escape. "Not that I've found, not in the same way as the library. You do have to pay for everything with their currency. If you have sovereigns, they will exchange them, but for now I'll leave you with some of my money so you can afford wine and food."