And without the risk of them potentially converting somebody who might not play along. No matter which side you're on in this game, every move you can possibly make is incredibly risky. Especially this early on. So it's just a matter of cutting your risks and going for the best possible option at any given point.

So for now, they might think it's better to just keep their group as small as possible until they can figure out something more concrete. The fewer people who know a secret, the easier it is to keep, after all. I don't think it's a stretch to say something like that might be their line of thinking? Feel free to correct me if I'm way off here.