"Because of the magic?"

"Yeah, they didn't think they could win."

"I didn't know there were reds in the army, were you doing the same thing we were?"

"The reds in the army clear bodies and dig latrines and stuff."

"Isel said if there were angels doing red jobs for their side of the war and we weren't red, it'd scare you."

"If there's nothing they need us for we'll die."

"...uh, what?"

"...everyone hates us. Uh, apparently that's not the same where you're from. Or something. But here if we didn't have to do the work no one else wants they'd get rid of us."

"Um, yikes."

     "You could maybe go to Earth?"

"Why does everyone hate you - in the videos they didn't act like that -"

"The videos were different. Maybe because you're magic or something?"

"I don't think we're allowed to go to Earth - are we -"

"I'm not sure."

      "Earth would take you. I guess this place might not let you leave."

Nod.

"That's really terrible, wow."

        "We're not supposed to teach you how to get us but if people might kill you -"

"How to get you?"

"Uh."

       "We're really not supposed to -"

"Sure, but -"

       "It's unprofessional -"

"Sure, but -"

"Why aren't you supposed to -"

"It will cause them all kinds of security problems."

       "Like, the Oahk soldiers could learn how to do it too, and then it'd just be a war with magic on both sides, that kind of problem."

Reds frown to themselves.

"I can't really imagine them killing people, they seem nice enough -"

        "Well, they killed people in the war -"

"Not that many, they were using stun weapons where they could."

       "Those people didn't have red hair, though."

"Some of them did, that one said their cousin -"

"Who are you talking about...?"

"The Amentans who know how to, uh, get us, and who explained we couldn't tell anyone - your new government -"

"...everyone hates nonmagic reds."

"...then why'd they do the videos?"

"I dunno."

Angels look uncomfortable. "You could write an Earth newspaper or something? People would probably be activists about it."

     "Yeah, they would."