"Right, I figured that must be the case. It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense if everyone came through the Officer's Academy where I went to school to get here."

And he opens his mouth to ask about the whole tower prison thing, but then he gets entirely distracted by the building they're in. It's very large, the floor raised slightly with parallel sunken sections on either side, leading into dark tunnels disappearing off into the distance. Claude wanders as far from Varian as he can while still being in earshot to take a closer look, only to leap back in surprise when a loud honk sounds from down one of the tunnels, a great rumbling shaking the floor. He raises his bow, a hand on one of the last few arrows in his quiver.

(Thankfully at this time of night, the building is mostly deserted. Someone on the opposite platform gives Claude an odd look, but just shuffles away from where he's pointing his bow rather than say or do anything about it.)

"You're absolutely sure whatever's about to come down that tunnel isn't dangerous?" he asks, glancing sidelong at Varian so as to keep his gaze on the bright light making its way closer at considerable speed.