[Alice glances back over her shoulder a moment with an expression of understanding.]

I'm thankful my own experiences have been short ones. You have done well to work your way out of such a state.

[Glancing forward and down at her hooves a moment she continues:]

Before I arrived here there was an incident involving a group of terrorists. I fought with their tank but by that time the damage they had done to the city and the bodies ... well. I wasn't very happy about it, we'll say that.

[It really was the closest Alice had ever gotten to what one might call incensed.]