[Alice nods a little gently at the talk of the monsters' difficulty. She wants to ask some more specific questions of course given she assumes he's fought them before. Knowing one's opponents was always a good starting point even if Alice relied more heavily on just pushing through situations.

He mentioned the military unit though and there she goes, immediately intrigued.]

In Springstar? I saw a group marching there when I was in town. I don't suppose those were yours?

[Her smile brightens considerably.]

They were in very good form. It made me a little nostalgic honestly. It's been quite a while since I've had to do any marching like that.

[It hardly felt like so many years since she was a fresh soldier.]