Halt! This area is currently
under the control of the
Imperial Knights!

The Royal Guard... This is
the Commandant's private
force of elite knights.

What are the Commandant's
forces doing in a forest like
this with hoplon blastia?

I have no reason to answer your questions.
Any civilian activity is restricted by law
in this area.

Hmmm, be that as it may,
why are you pointing that
weapon at us like that?

Bring it on!

Man, that escalated
quickly.

Well, we're off
to a good start.

So the mysterious group of people
was the Imperial Knights...

But why did he
attack us?

Maybe because they're doing something here
that they don't want anyone to know about?

You mean...with that blastia?

Maybe, yeah.

...

You said yourself that you
wanted to come along, so
straighten up!

...I know.

Watch out...!

Estelle...!

...What did you just do?

The same thing she did in Heliord!

Estelle's power took the aer
and made it dissipate!

You've got to stop doing crazy things like that...

I'm, I'm sorry! I just thought about
how everyone was in danger, and
before I knew it my power...

Her power is starting to unconsciously
respond to her feelings...

That last attack came from that blastia.
It was aiming straight at us.

Which means that Estelle will
end up using her power every
time we're shot at.

...But then...what
should I do...

Hey hey, you saved
us, didn't you?

Yeah, if that had hit us head on,
we would've been goners for sure!

We should be mad at the fact that they
shot at us, not that Estelle protected us!

We've sworn to settle Estelle's
problems along with the world's
problems.

Everything we're doing right now is
towards that purpose. We shouldn't
let the details get in our way.

But won't Phaeroh get mad if she
keeps doin' stuff like this?

Whether it's by a blastia or by Phaeroh,
I don't wanna be barbecued alive!

Come on, this is simple.
We just have to do something
about that blastia, right?

That's right.

Let's pummel the jerks who are
controlling that blastia!

All right, let's go.
Try to keep a low profile.

...

Don't dawdle or we'll
leave you behind.