Maybe, or maybe they're hoping one display of niceties will be enough to make us trust them when they begin the next part of their war campaign. 'We gave you drinks and medals, we're clearly in the right'.

[ This cynicism is palpable. He scans the area again, feeling increasingly uneasy. ]

Being special has a lot of downsides.

[ He hates standing out, the whole refugee thing seems to mark them as standing out. ]