[ Despite Geralt's more ominous suggestion, Altaïr says what Hilda is thinking. Not that she's certain she wants to go that far to investigate something that may or may not be a lead, but she can't deny that she's undeniably curious.

It probably wouldn't be difficult to see where Hilda is going with her line of questions. Just because she's asking them doesn't mean that she's going to actually follow through with it. The wastelands isn't exactly close and travel out there doesn't seem like her idea of fun. ]

Two or three years ago isn't that long ago. Was there other things that weren't mining related like other machine parts or structures? If they weren't careful about their cover up then there must be something else there, right?