He nodded when Saina agreed with him as they should leave soon. He listened more when she explained where the others were. Food? He could have used some... for some reason he thought they were going to come  up here and eat. Not that it mattered, really. "Ill have to give it a try next time." He said with a slight smirk. 

As she then said they should clear the way, he nodded, "I agree...the faster the better." It would be good, perhaps this is what he needed to get closer to her so that she would recognize him for who he really was.

But before they could enter, Eva had run up the stairs after yelling and embarrassing herself. It was cute to watch, but his face didn't reveal it. After mentioning she wanted to do this with them he simply nodded and stepped out of the way as she pushed the cloisters of trails open. 

Gippal then added that he and Urick would stay near Eva, while Saina and he would clear the path. A wise choice as he was the most experienced, and again it would give him a chance to work alongside Saina. Once inside he walked calmly. As the first fiends came towards him, he did not hesitate, nor break his stride as he quickly unsheathed his katana and slashed through anything that came near him. These fiends were extremely weak compared to the ones in Zanarkand, so it was child's play for him. He didn't waste any energy as they moved forward deeper into the cloister, each strike was definitive and simple. 

He looked over to Saina and asked, after noticing her use of the Katana, and before at the stadium with her magic, [color=9e0b0f]"Where did you learn how to control ice magic so easily?" [/color]