That Betan expansion onto uninhabited worlds is presented as a counterpoint to the Cetagandans is enough to lift Kaidan's eyebrows slightly. Territorial squabbles in the Terminus systems or lengthy rounds of Council petitions aside, colonizing empty garden worlds is the rule in his experience, rather than the exception. "So our hosts are in the middle of a land grab?" he wonders, shaking his head at the half-eaten vegetable art on his plate as if chastising it for hiding such aims beneath artistry. "What's Earth's take on it all? Or... are they based on Earth?"