[Alphinaud is still shivering from the remnants of the cold, but the conversation is serving as a distraction from it, somewhat.]

I was practiced in the art of summoning. With the aid of the grimoire, I could cast various enfeeblements. And I was able to summon a Carbuncle to fight at my side and deal the heavier hits.

[Although... this person is probably unlikely to know what a Carbuncle is.]