Togusa can only hope that he's been able to express the respect he has for Lucian. He's a very knowledgeable and kind man, who has skill in a field that Togusa knows he would never even be able to approach. So he listens carefully. It takes him an extra second to run the term Lucian uses through double-translation (French to Japanese to English- oh!), and then he smiles in understanding. Oh, of course Lucian wasn't in the military, he wouldn't have been accepted with a blood condition. Togusa mentally kicks himself for his thoughtlessness there.

He sympathetically nods when Lucian finishes. "I understand. It was quite a risk, but you undoubtedly did a lot of good going where you were needed."

"And I suppose that also answers my next question which would have been how did you end up here? After a few years doing that, anyone would want to spend their time somewhere quieter. There are plenty of us who are grateful that you did."