[One of his eyebrows rises and he shakes his head, a denial as much as an expression of his surprise.]

For one, people aren't born...sensitive in that way to spiritual energy. Everyone must train so there's nothing for anyone to keep track of. Secondly, being a cultivator is a choice. Unless they're born to the main gentry families, children must apply for membership to the sects and parental permission is necessary. [He pauses.]

Spiritual energy isn't feared. It's a normal part of the world I'm from and it's been around as long as anyone can remember. But the Force...you have governing bodies to keep track of it? [He sounds unsettled.]