[ She doesn't know how that's possible. After all, Alice can think of many ways. She herself was separated from other children pretty soon in her own life, after all. But exactly because those circumstances were so painful, she doesn't want to ask Emporio about his own right now. ]

Then.. trust me. [ Not that all kids in London are well off, but-- ] I know what they're usually like. Children don't usually fight. They're not being shoved to the frontlines of danger like this. Children.. they're supposed to be able to play, to not have to worry about these sorts of things. That's an adult's job.