"...Oh." That changes things. It shouldn't, given how far beyond him all of this is, but it does. If nothing else, it means the threat is interdimensional, and that's scary.

"Missionaries," he repeats slowly, like he's tasting the word. "Hmm. So-- we're meant to a humanitarian force, then? A disaster response team." He's familiar with disaster response; that's one of the hands of the Guard. Not the one he ended up going in to, but an important duty of the Guard nonetheless.