This is reminiscent of making first contact with a new species. I see two readings of this:
Why are you asking? That could suggest the spirits either don’t understand what it is to hurt someone anymore, or they find it strange you’d ask about your safety. Maybe they don’t think they’re capable of harming us?
Why do you care? Suggesting they believe our fates may already be sealed? Or they can’t understand why we care about what happens to us.