"That is well observed," he murmured. A sharp mind and good etiquette made Aerich suspect this tactician had occupied a position of prestige, rather than some mercenary army or another.

"There are, too, merits to the current system." This took a conversational tone: there was no interest in arguing so much as continuing what he considered an interesting dialogue. "Consider the moogles which rendezvous with us here. To have prepared and assigned representatives for each summoned individual suggests an uncommon level of organization in a desperate time."

Aerich would defer on the comment regarding swordplay, except to observe, "I may need to seek some lessons regarding play. Weapon aside, the armor that has been selected for me is somewhat curious. My understanding has always been that an excess of metal leaves one especially susceptible to sorcerous attacks."