What were the Borderlands like? Dangerous?

[ They sound dangerous. And she obviously likes that, or at least she seems to, from the quick written reply. ]

Explorers often meet that sort of fate. And he likely knew that was a possibility...I really think this sounds like a book I'll actually like, thank you.

[ She may or may not have pulled out every book with "war" or "dragon" in the title, with a lot of misses. ]