"Could be a morality or ethics focus. They've been pretty nebulous about what their perception of good or bad behavior is for that, though. I would expect a lot more written record and law." She is biased by her own experiences with religion from the outside, but what other data does she have to work with? Besides, this is just talking while she finishes her work.

"There are three main factors I lean towards: keeping humans is a requirement of its nature, it feeds off the whole Traveling thing, or we're pets. Maybe all three. Like a hipster keeping chickens."