Acquainted enough to know a Garlean while not acquainted enough to know their history, it seems.

He flicks a glance to the guards as they proceed unabated. The guards seem wholly unbothered by talk of 'dreams'. Interesting. "The apparition was much too authentic for a dream." No, he could see the flames as the city burned and feel the heat in each ember. That is beyond some simple dream. "At least, in my experience. Perhaps yours was different?"