[ He huffs out a short laugh at her agreement, considering he'd been thinking of mainly the before, but after this? As Aloy said in not so many words: a wise choice. With only catching bits and pieces of communication on occasion Claude only has the vaguest idea of what's been going on in terms of the factions' getting along. Solvunn was where his mind immediately went at the mention of any gods being revered.

But after is still a vague undetermined time in the future compared to what they can do now, and her next answer certainly puts a lot more into context. ]

That's... an impressively long amount of time. [ Seems like the safest response there without knowing the reason(s) of why that might've been the case either as a kid or recent history, and Claude peers back over his shoulder to see their makeshift shelter's getting closer. ] I can't say I have even a fraction of the experience you or others have, so we're fortunate to have you.

[ A beat. Also not a good choice in words, so - ]

Well. Fortunate as any of us are for this, considering none of it's been exactly ideal.