I don't know what defenses it has. Or had. I couldn't even tell if they've all been dismantled.

[The tower itself hadn't been as of when he'd been brought to this world, that he knows. But then again, even aside from any defenses it might have had, the structure itself is hardly going to be the easiest to tear down. If only for its sheer size.]

And that's all we could do. Kill them before they killed us, or worse. But that was before the Eorzeans showed up.

[Why things might have changed is something he doesn't clarify, or not immediately at any rate.]