"B-because I followed Miss Kalki's orders. And...and because I was too s-scared to do anything to help, kupo." Tern did his best to explain, paws clinging to Asbel's shoulder as they continued on their way. He wouldn't even be mad if she didn't want to be his friend. Some of the other moogles at Mognet Central would still float away without a word, even after he finally got up the courage to greet them.

"Where? Well, I don't really know exactly," confessed Asbel. "The research facility was destroyed, but she seems to have made it out okay."

At least, if that letter she'd sent them was to be believed. Asbel decided then and there that some things were better left for later. He wasn't ready to try explaining doppelgangers to Sophie just yet.