[ a unintentionally loaded question, though he doesn't strike her as the kind of guy who thinks children fighting to the death is tragic. she speaks casually, like this is Totally Normal. ]

I trained as a fighter for most of my childhood, won a competition when i was 18, and was set to live the rest of my life in as much peace as I could imagine with all my winnings. Things got a little out of hand at home, and the next thing I knew, I ended up in some unfamiliar hotel-prison with people from other worlds. As soon as I got used to that, I woke up here.