[He just nods along; everything Dymlos is saying is sensible and believable, after all.]

I would suspect so. From what I have heard, this colony has not been around as long as one would believe. That means that either that entire premise is a lie, or the broken down nature of that place is purposeful and not incidental.

[Someone fucked shit up there.... but why?]

If it was destroyed, and then locked and hidden away... there must be a reason.