Well, yes. I'd imagine that's something most people would like to avoid.

[She sure knows she'd rather not be devoured by some hungry monster. That does beg the question - ]

...until those of us who are new here begin to transform, ourselves, are we in the same sort of danger as the locals...?

[If she has to prepare to defend herself from monsters and monster hunters, she'd rather get started on that sooner rather than later.]