[ He glances toward the chocobo as it coos, evidently quite content between both treats and attention. ]

It seems a fair few of us joined the ranks at that time.

[ Dion knows the description doesn't quite suit, yet he knows not how else to describe it. They have been enlisted, in a sense, though they are not a formal military force. ]

Perhaps it is to be expected... Yet I hope not all missions are to worlds we cannot aid.