"Hope seems fairly straightforward. Not the type for open deceit."

Just as a not aside. Honestly, he could be a lying liar, but so far Amos has seen little evidence of it. Hope seems rather like an optimistic golden lab: willing to please but perfectly puzzled by these strange humans.

"All he said of the door was it was a magical artifact. They can be self-powered, where I come from. Just how they do."