"I can see the appeal," he admits, and leans his forearms on the railing next to her, looking out over the water. "There's certainly more security here than what I imagine even the average society offers, anywhere."

He doesn't expand on his thoughts, but, well - he's the one who suggested this trip. Obviously the appeal he can recognize does not extend to anything that he actually feels. Maybe his world and his life is some phenomenal paradise; maybe he just doesn't like being trapped.