[It's extremely nice to get some answers. Evie listens intently, taking on board all the new information her companion has to share with her. A conflict with great losses and damage to the city. Might that be the reason for the military presence around here?

But she's been offered a smile and she returns it in kind with one of her own.]

Oh, today actually, and it was very confusing, I don't happen to make it a habit to arrive in new places after being pulled from a pool of water.

[She takes Claude's offered hand and shakes it warmly.]

It's nice to meet you Claude, I'm Evie. Thank you for the explanation. And you've been here for a year?