Who knows, maybe an academic will also come in handy, but since Hob is starting to get the feeling this might not be his world, his knowledge of earth history could be useless.

The compliment is returned with a smile. Balthier can tell that Hob is more than content with his work these days and saw no need to be a soldier again, until now.

"Let's hope you find a way to pilot us out of here, then." It might be possible.