"Horrible thing. War.
I don't particularly know how that war started.
All the books I've found on this war talk exclusively about its consequences.
Maybe that's because everyone who was around for the start of it was killed.
The super soldiers that emerged by random chance in the fray were terrifying forces of nature.
I don't know if he was the most powerful, but Terry Cruise was the final one. "

You think about this for a moment. You feel disoriented, being introduced to wars you've never heard about, but you nod your head in understanding.
You ask him, how did Terry Cruise die?

"After the war was over, and he had said his piece in that book, he left.
He's somewhere out there.
Trying to make peace with the things he's done."

This is too much to ponder right now.
Why not change the conversation topic?
You ask Niles how long he's been here, and if this place has anything more to offer.

"I... I've been here for years. I can show you around I guess. There are a couple of interesting places, even if they won't help you escape.
It'll be fun I guess."