"The area the seeds grow in is very small - a small plateau, apparently just more than a day's journey southeast from Aqures Ixen." Ashelia regarded the two men carefully, recognizing Sho instantly from the Chocobo Eater battle. He didn't seem very impressed with her in general. His presence here, though, spoke more about him than any reaction he might have had in the heat of battle, in the queen's opinion.

"I, myself, am an adequately skilled tracker. Traps and snares are not by any means my area of expertise, however. As for physical protection, I think a party of four or five should be enough, if I were planning conservatively." It would have to be the right jobs, of course; if the battle with the Chocobo Eater taught her nothing else, it was that a well-balanced party would survive anything. "Thus have I summoned you all here."