"How long since then?" It was confusing, talking about his time like it was past tense. One day it would be, but that day was long into the future.
"Th-thanks for telling me." Anthony was, in all honesty, glad to know that he wasn't fighting a losing war. It gave him a little more hope, even if he wasn't able to participate in the remainder of the war. At least he knew the people who were still there, who weren't whisked away to some crazy island that didn't really seem possible, were going to turn out alright, if they didn't die in the remainder of the fight.