She made a flat noise, not sounding optimistic about it. "The people around the complex, the scientists and soldiers that I talk to, maybe. But I have seen your politics and news, and your species is too young for exposure to other cultures and ideas."
Ah the gates, now that she felt more certain about. She beat her wings and turned herself in a lazy spiral. "My ship's energy sources were drained in the star-jump and I cannot power the gate by will like I do small sections of my ship. The power demand is very great for space travel, I don't think they will be useful anytime soon." And therefore the gates couldn't be used to invade by other forces from the other side. "They are very old, when we were exploring deep into the stars."