So if they don't want us in their keeps then why are the doors wide open?

If the Brions want walls to keep us out, why don't they just build the walls immediately? If the Brions are so smart they should know about prefabrication and how fast they could put up unbreakable walls in a matter of hours if not minutes.

The Brions are supposed to be so smart and so devious and have hundreds of slaves and guards working for them yet they can't build walls that can't be knocked down despite them being worked on for hundreds of hours? Melabrion's Keep doesn't even have a wall builder yet so does he want us out too? Melabrion stated that exiles could hunt in his mines so does he count too or has he changed his mind since then?

Where I come from, it is safe to leave our doors unlocked without having to worry about people coming in destroying all our belongings. Where I come from, pets do not need to be locked up in cages or kept in pens to be kept safe from their neighboors. I'd like to think that people enjoy similar protections here in Puddleby, but I guess not, with people like you running around.

Oh, I think I see your point. The creatures inside the keeps are the Brions pets which is why they defend their home against all invaders which would be exiles.

So once again, why aren't the walls finished by now and why aren't exiles being physically prevented from entering the keeps? The Brions should realize that exiles travel where they are able and kill what they can and if they really care about their keeps and pets so much they should lock the door and provide another way for mystics to get access to the Ethereal Amulet trainers.

And besides, when did the Brions become our neighbors?