[Asch's patience certainly seems to be better than it used to be. He wonders if he should go easier on him. The prince he met is still relatively fresh on his mind, after all.

He takes a sip of his drink before responding.]

After you were lost? Not much longer. The fighting came to an end within two days, when the Commandant finally arrived. There weren't exactly any significant turns in the battle over that period of time, aside from the Third Party being relentless in attempting to seize all the ground we had taken. [He pokes at the bridge of his glasses.] We were able to hold onto that ground quite nicely, as well as the captive scientists.