There's conversation. 

Someone writes another note.

Among the kind of person that we are, entering someone's territory without permission and stealing from them is a frightening thing to do. We are not angry, but we are nervous, and we want to ensure it does not happen again to anyone, and we would like to know if it has happened before. You should also know that it is very dangerous to say things that aren't true; if you do not want to cooperate with us here it is much better to refuse than to say something that does not accurately represent the situation.

Have you been stealing from other people in your time here?

"I've stopped for sleep and dew in other places. When I've been approached about that I've squared up with whoever approached me. I don't know for certain if the places where no patrols made themselves known belonged to anyone because I don't know how to tell by looking, but at the time I was traveling with one of your kind, who directed our travel, and it's possible she could tell."

And are you planning to continue doing that?

"If you'd like to direct me to somewhere I can get dew without this problem I'm not attached to the idea."

We would pretty strongly prefer you live in unclaimed territory. It would avoid a lot of problems. There's some not too far from here. I could get you a map. 

"That would be great. I can sing for it."

I actually want to know what you are. And what you are afraid of.

"I'm a leaflet."

He waits a while to see if she will answer any other aspect of either question.

Nope. Staring intently at this net.

Maps are expensive. I don't want a song. Do you want to propose some questions you are willing to answer?

"I don't know what else might interest you. I don't even know why the bit I didn't reply to interested you. Perhaps it would be less expensive if I copied the map over."

Not really. The labor's not the expensive part. 

We thought there were two kinds of people. There are apparently more than that. This is of interest to us. You have abilities we do not. You think you can leave, or will be able to leave soon. This is of interest to us. You have been here only a few days, but read and speak our language. This is of interest to us. People who cannot hear speak oddly, as they have no feedback to shape their voices, and you do not. This is of interest to us. You are very obviously frightened of something, and this is of great interest to us because perhaps it should frighten us also.

"I'm willing to talk about how I talk."

There is some spoken discussion. 

Please tell us about that.

"I don't speak your language. What I'm doing is called plain speaking, which is what all my kind do. We don't encode meanings in exact sounds or shapes like you do. I can usually hear, but have found it recently expedient not to. I'm not sure that never having been able to hear would make me sound strange to you anyway, though."

Why do you prefer not to hear?

"...I don't want to answer that, and if I decided to I think it might turn out to be a surprisingly expensive question."

Not all courts have any members who are literate. I am concerned about what would happen if you encountered one that did not.

"Well, I suppose I could try sign language or try yes-or-no questions to figure out what they wanted."

I do not really expect that would work. I am not sure who would get hurt when it failed, though.

"I'm not sure either."

I find that more worrying. More catastrophes happen when no one's sure who will win than when everyone knows it.

"Like I said, I'm happy to go be in unclaimed territory instead."

And we would like to arrange that, if it won't be catastrophic for neighbors in the near future, which we currently feel underequipped to assess. Are there assurances that would enable you to answer more of the questions?