Faust let out a deep breath before slowly opening his eyes as Fateen entered. The meditation calmed his nerves slightly, and prepared him for what he was about to say. He doubted he could really hide anything from this old lady, nor would he have bothered to in the first place. "Ma'am," Faust began quietly. "I overheard your plans. Against Cipher.... However, I'm not going to do anything about it." Faust shifted forward. "I plan to help you fight Cipher, but for now, I'm still technically your enemy." Pausing a moment to sigh slightly at how confusing that was, Faust continued, saying, "Agate Village is safe from Cipher, but only because I had joined them; it was a deal of sorts. Since you're against them, I will inevitably have to fight one of those you have recruited. If your group manages to protect the village, then I will certainly help you too."

Faust was sincerely hoping that they would be able to defeat Cipher. Every thing he did was so awful that he shut off his emotions to do them. For a moment he was silent, but then suddenly remembered how familiar the others were. "Oh, also.... Do you know if any of the others were from Agate, too? At least two of them sounded pretty familiar to me."