Ace nodded, turning around in the direction of the Crystal of Fire, a route he had become rather familiar with over the course of the past few months.

He occasionally looked at Ramza as they walked, at the same time making sure not to miss anything important along the way. "At least it was nothing personal." Even if his companion's scores could imply otherwise. "... My moogle once spent weeks trying to arrange meetings between me and another Hero. It was as subtle as you could possibly imagine."

Unspoken went the fact that such tactic had actually worked out well in the end, weirdly enough. Still, he could only appreciate it after it had happened.