"Jessie is here?" Ramza asked. That was something they would likely need to address later. But perhaps it was a matter better left for another day. For now, he would have to place his faith in Kurma and the princess Matsya to counteract the evil she wrought.

"We take full responsibilities for our actions and do not expect your protection, Sir Kurma. Our gifts are not given with the expectation that your children will receive nothing else. It is the act of giving them that matters."

Maybe it seemed moronic to the Heran, but Ramza hoped that if the children could see Heroes of Light risking themselves for the Herans' sake, they would question the hate their leader tried to press upon them.