"It's not… ideal, no." Krok sighs. "I should focus more on finding a way home, but even if the life here is strange – it's better than where my crew was." A far sight better. Probably too good to be true, yes, and he's waiting for the inevitable crash and burn. "And if here is safer than back there for them, for now, I'll… deal with it."

Not to mention he hasn't found anything indicating he and the others can even return under their own power.

Another topic, however, grabs his attention.

"You're familiar with these books?" he wonders.