Alendi peers back. Jumping straight to "how'd you like to make a gate and order me not to stay on this side" doesn't seem likely to work, and he needs more information anyway. For all he knows Promise is all in favor of this system.

"So, I've only been here for hours and don't know the basics. I gather the orders thing happens by name and sometimes by food, but can you tell me what exactly we're in for?"