"...He takes us through dreamscape tours of the Crystarium. 'Tis a beautiful city, but it appears I was not overthinking in my concern over his status as leader after his trials. The people seem to have loved him dearly, but the man seems to have a nasty habit of shouldering far too much and thinking little of his own state."

She turned her head sharply at the sound of metal grinding. The scales swayed, seeming to begin to right themselves, if only slightly.

"My experiment here may have drawn him in. I see too many companions here, shattered." She paused.

"It isn't what I wanted out of this. Are you shattered too? ...Are the others?"