... I know, Alice. But... this will be very serious! We need to be at our best! You're the one of us that's the smartest about fighting, so... I'll need you especially!

[That, and... asking Alice in particular just felt natural. Jade, or Smoker, or any of the original Shepherds might have known more, but... Alice was already close to her already...

... that was it, right? That was all of it, right...?]