"W-what do you want?" The nurse that found Kobato and Zelda was still in the room and had been whispering in hushed tones with Gerad when Ib walked in. Her tone got more insistent when she saw Sephiroth walk in. "Who are you? You can't be here!"

"Calm down," Gerad said calmly, sizing up the little girl and her comically taller friend. "Just more o' those Heroes I'd say. Come to bite off more'n they can chew." The grizzled man looked down at Ib. "Whaddya want, girlie?"