They don't give to Sanwon, I have heard. They give tribute to Hyang-Won, and he takes it away instead. Not to the volcano, to somewhere else. Yet it does appear the eruptions had ceased. So perhaps their beliefs are not misplaced. Perhaps there is not only one path. How else have they remained safe? Clearly Hyang-Won has kept his people intact somehow. Perhaps he knows something you do not.

[ He's just saying, it appeared to work. If it worked, are they wrong?

He reaches for the meat, regardless, studying her reaction. ]