"A noble cause." Albert smiles a bit but it turns down again at Jack's confusion. "I'm not sure it's the future. There are people from other worlds here, other universes potentially. It's entirely possible it's some kind of alternate reality from ours."

If indeed he and Jack are from the same one. He's never heard of a Guardian as an actual position so they could be from separate realities as well. It's all very confusing, but it makes him feel a little better thinking that in his own reality things may have turned out differently. Granted, they're probably worse given what he came from, but he doesn't know for sure and would prefer to hope.