As they would walk into where the casket of Justine was, her face looking so peaceful. Wesley may never have had much time to speak with the late Justine, but of the words exchanged, he could tell that she had been through a lot. And through what Emiri has shared through the proxy of her mannerisms, Wesley could tell she was a strict woman. Yet, as Wesley looked at her lifeless face, there was something quite lovely about her. Maybe it was his weariness, but Wesley could see that there was a lot of love that she had. Perhaps he was looking too much into it, but Wesley liked to believe that she was that kind of woman.

[color=fff79a][b]“Nadeline,”[/b][/color] Wesley said, arm on her shoulder, [color=fff79a][b]“it’s okay to grieve for your aunt. You were obviously close to her, so do not feel ashamed for crying. You are a strong person.”[/b][/color] Wesley said, his words seemingly taking effect as she would regain focus. 

[color=lightblue][b]“Well no shit.”[/b][/color] Savayna said bluntly. Wesley shot her a look. [color=lightblue][b]“Sorry, but Nadeline is right. Your soon-to-be people won’t take this kindly. I wouldn’t be surprised that they would blame my Archadia, or perhaps your Dalmasca, Wesley, for this tragedy.”[/b][/color]

Wesley didn’t want to believe it, but that was a possibility. It was highly unlikely that the three countries could go to war, but even if a possibility, it was worth considering. [color=fff79a][b]“I don’t deny that you may be right, Savayna. But let us not forget that my dearest sister Cassandra, nor her council, want war. Or Jaakuna’s brother and current Emperor of Archaida, Roman want war either.”[/b][/color] Wesley said.

[color=lightblue][b]“Whether they wouldn’t isn’t the point. These Rozarrians don’t know who truly did this, and thus war may be pursued through pressure upon Nadeline’s living aunt.”[/b][/color] Savayna said, shockingly actually acting like her former profession.

Again, she was right. Wesley looked at Nadeline, trying to gauge her opinion the matter.
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[color=ed1c24][b]“So, even you noticed, huh?” [/b][/color]Jaakuna said, feeling somewhat relieved.

Jaakuna didn’t want to have to tell the entire story, so he was at least releived that Grant had noticed something. Still, that didn’t make it easier for Jaakuna. He still had to tell Grant that he actually trusted Levi. The woman that, on more than one occasion, even before Jaakuna’s adventures with Emiri and everyone else, proved to be riding thinly on the line of being trustworthy. There were times that Jaakuna recalled her being sweet and kind, but perhaps that was just a front. Truly, Jaakuna - and just about everyone else that she came into contact with - ended up saying the most famous phrase in all of Ivalice: Don’t trust Leviathan.

[color=ed1c24][b]“I wish I could, Grant,” [/b][/color]Jaakuna admitted. He took a deep breath, knowing what he was about to say was going to make him look like the worst boyfriend ever. [color=ed1c24][b]“Okay, so when we were alone on the Ifrit, waiting for you guys to come back, we had done some [I]activities[/I], Levi, out of the blue, showed up.”[/b][/color] Jaakuna sighed, [color=ed1c24][b]“she hinted that she had it in her skill set to cure her. I was skeptical, but Emiri wanted to try. She wanted her memories back, so I did it with high caution.”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, only guessing how Grant was feeling about just the mention of Levi’s name, [color=ed1c24][b]“and after a while, Emiri’s memories returned. I was happy, and that’s when we went off to Stigma, first to erypt, to tell Aloa of what happened in Stigma. She checked Emiri’s head to see if anything had gone wrong, and Aloa informed me that something was …off.”[/b][/color] At this point, Jaakuna was starting to clench his fists. [color=ed1c24][b]“I didn’t address it then because we had to go to Stigma. When we arrived, and after we had gotten to the throne room where Justine’s body laid lifeless, I saw hints of Emiri being off. She seemed happy about Justine’s death.” [/b][/color]Jaakuna said, recalling the awkward feelings he was experiencing see Emiri happy about Justine. [color=ed1c24][b]“And then..”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, sighing deeply,[color=ed1c24][b] “when we were battling Lola, I saw it, but only this time, it was like it escalated immensely. It’s like she had warped into someone entirely different. It was like,”[/b][/color] he hesitated, unable to even say it out loud, [color=ed1c24][b]“it was like I was looking in a mirror of my nightmares. It was like I was reliving my horrors as Zodiark’s Pawn..”[/b][/color] Jaakuna said, switching glances from the plate of food in front of him and Grant’s golden eyes.