[ Sigh. Deep sigh. ]

Archer. Learning more about our adversaries will give you the edge in battle. I can advise you, but I won't be around all the time.

[ So he just tells her about the whole war thing as succinctly as he can. ]

The point is, we don't know everything Noir can achieve right now. This might be their work, directly or indirectly. We have to be careful - if the dragons are augmented with magic, they'll be much harder to kill.