Those sentences are, indeed, constructed very carefully. Sylvia's not one to talk, though, because she's also making an attempt to do the same. It's not working out as well for her but the sentiment is there.

"I see. ... You know, that's actually a good question -- the dreamwalking part." She hums thoughtfully. It might have been a rhetorical question, maybe, but it's an interesting one all the same. Some food for thought for later.

"My next question is, well, you see... You want to learn about us and potentially make us your allies, right?" She's deliberately leaving out enemies, here. "So why did you act with aggression towards the Wilders? Was there a reason for kidnapping them and only releasing two of them?"