Another bout of fanfare interrupts their conversation before anything more could be said of Kimlascan politics, and then the Moogles lead another suitor toward the pair. A shock of flowing red hair, serious green eyes analyzing the situation, and the best outfit he could put together in short notice because first impressions were important. Like Natalia, the Moogles had misled Asch into believing the event was something more diplomatic, like a meeting of powers uniting against the rapidly spreading Calamity.

The clamor surrounding Asch's arrival meant he had no clue what she and Yuri were discussing, which really is for the better given his feelings regarding the subject in spite of having resolved his identity.

Natalia was glowing and radiant as ever, but Asch—

"What are you doing here?" Not directed at Natalia, of course, but rather the miscreant otherwise known as Yuri Lowell. "Don't tell me they summoned you here, too!"