Something with teeth is not an issue as far as I'm concerned. [He was a big, grown centaur who could take care of himself in a fight. Monster encounters were hardly an issue.] But as to your question, this is really the first time that we have had the good fortune to find ourselves in a place like this.

[Forests, he means. Something that isn't a war zone or the inky black floating space that BASE occupied between missions. Chiron's tone makes it clear that for him, this an absolute blessing, and not one that he's very keen to question any further than he has.]