[ There is hardly a right way to ask, not when what the members of Ironworks accomplished had been nigh impossible save for their resilience and determination to make it so. Thancred doubts such a thing will take place again in the history of Etheirys, past or future, and when he considers that it's almost dizzying. It's no surprise that G'raha had taken his role as the Exarch so seriously.

He swirls his ale around in the glass for a moment, but doesn't hesitate when Claude asks his question. Who would have thought they would be having such a deep conversation on their first meeting? Not that this is anything overly personal for Thancred, not like it seemed to be for Claude. Thus, he doesn't mind sharing. ]

From the past. I'm from the timeline that benefited from their efforts and who did not have to watch our star come to some grim end, though other attempts were made on it even after that.

[ In that case, with Meteion, it had been up to Himeka and the rest of the Scions to see it all through. While Thancred has not quite lived through those events just yet, he knows what comes to pass. He knows that they succeed. ]

All is well now, however; you need not worry. [ He lifts up his glass then to take another long drink, finishing off the last of it. ]