Alicia's first thought after Phill's explanation was that the man was idealistic, but foolish. If he had given up everything for the sake of friends and comrades, she would have understood, but for utter strangers that he had just met? Madness. And then another complete stranger had the gall to insert himself into their conversation. Suppressing the urge to berate the man for his rudeness, Alicia instead gave Leon a flat stare.

[b]"And just who exactly are you?"[/b] She narrowed her eyes, suspicious of the man. And then her eyes glanced past him to the window...where a squadron of Ylissan fliers could be seen. They were mostly Pegasus Knights, but a few Wyvern Riders could be seen among then. Paling at the sight of the wyverns, Alicia nevertheless grabbed her lance and followed Phill out to the stable, quickly mounting her own pegasus when she arrived. 

[b]"To the skies, Bellerophon!"[/b] She cried out, gripping her lance tightly as they took to the air and dashed straight towards an Pegasus Knight that was caught out of her formation. To her credit, the Ylissan flier realized her situation, and she veered off, trying to evade Alicia and her mount. Both Pegasus Knights clashed in the skies, their pegasi soaring at each other as the riders thrusted lances. The Ylissan knight came around for one last pass, but Alicia pulled back on her mount's reins, forcing Bellerophon up, and evaded a lance strike entirely before retaliating with a thrust of her own, catching her foe in the chest with her lance. The Ylissan rider coughed out blood, but before she could retaliate, Alicia whirled her lance around with a cry, sending the knight hurtling to the side before she slipped off the lance entirely, falling to the ground below and through an overhang, crashing with a sickening crunch right next to Ambra. 

Back up in the sky, Alicia glared at the incoming fliers, brandishing her blood-covered lance with a whirl. No more running away. No more being chased for days on end. With the allies she'd found, she could finally fight back.

[b]"Come! Face the daughter of Ylisse's greatest general!"[/b] Alicia roared, sending her pegasus hurtling towards the ground where the Ylissan riders were landing.