[ She... pays no attention to the odd sounds going on behind him. Obviously they were not meant to be a focal point of his entry. She keeps herself set to audio, however; he'd heard her voice before and it is distinctive enough, with her soft measured tones. ]

Adjusting to idleness tends to go against the nature of a soldier.

[ It is odd for her to be in the position of being more familiar with the need for recreational activities than others, if only due to recent experiences of having to forcefully adjust her own nature. ]

I have not come across such items as you have mentioned here, but perhaps those can be created to fulfill such a purpose for exercises of the mind, if you can inform me of what is required in them.

[ Chess she's more familiar with, mahjong not at all, but interpretations vary, even so. ]