He listens, quietly and intently, but this turn of the conversation leaves him feeling more out of his depth than anything he's had to contemplate since his arrival. He knows - has had to have known - that there are forces that move the world beyond his control or understanding, but as long as he was never really a part of the world, any concerns he had were only ever abstract ones.

"Strategy." He repeats, although it's evident from his expression that he's slightly lost in this part of the conversation, "Like... trying to control the city? Or going into war?"