32 Alyxs Decision (1/2)

Alyx didn't expect that kind of response from the Drul in front of him. He thought of all kinds of responses by the Drul and his subsequent replies but this completely stumped him and did not make much sense to him.

”What is wrong in talking to strangers?” Alyx asked Ax. Alyx thought it might be a rule which Ax did not inform him.

*Don't know, it is not mentioned anywhere in the information available to me. It might be some unwritten rule.* Ax replied in a nonchalant manner.

Even though Ax had access to a large amount of information of every floor there are always some unwritten rules established by the users. These rules might not be recorded as they are of little significance to the Aons.

”Sorry, I'm new here and never heard about such rules.” Alyx immediately apologised to the Drul in front of him as he did not want to come across as someone who was deliberately trying to mess with him.

Alyx immediately thought that the Drul in front of him might not be an Aon from the way he answered the question and it was further reinforced by learning that he knew about the unwritten rules established by the users. As far as Alyx was concerned such actions and efforts to understand users would not be taken by an Aon.

But Alyx was not discouraged and wanted to learn more from the Drul in front of him.

”Sir if it's not an inconvenience to you can you please enlighten me more about the proper way of conduct on the second level.” Alyx was just trying to sound as respectable as possible so as to please the person in front of him to stay and answer his queries. He did not know the proper etiquette of Drul and can only hope that Ax can take care of his body language and speech while conveying it.

The Drul looked at Alyx in a strange manner as if looking at some kind of unique creature. It is rare for someone to know the customs of his race and speak in their language so fluently. He thought that Alyx might be an Aon but he quickly squashed such idea as no Aon would behave in such a subservient manner to other races.

”First of all you should not ask others of their name or any other information relating to them as that information can be used by pirates to find their planet's location and raid them. Many others prefer to stay anonymous to prevent unnecessary trouble.”

Alyx was shocked upon listening this as he didn't think of that aspect. He just assumed that there is peace established in the universe under the Aons and they would not allow such things to continue. Furthermore in the first level since users talk freely he didn't expect such a problem existed. Before he could raise his doubts the Drul continued.