...Oh, I'm so glad
you are all safe!

Huh.

You did this, right?
Had the inn open up its
rooms free of charge.

And just who are you?
Watch your tongue. Do you
know to whom you are--

There are many who have escaped
with only the shirts on their backs.

I felt this was one service their
country could provide for them.

Hmm, okay.

Actually, I'm more
interested in what you can
tell me about the capital.

The capital... Zaphias is no
longer a city fit for any person.

The city's barrier blastia began giving
off a great light... And the town was
wracked by earthquakes and lightning...

However, the real terror came after that.

A glowing fog appeared from the barrier
blastia, and quickly spread throughout
the city.

The plants it touched grew hideously
large, and the water became poison...
It was hell itself.

The aer is out of control...

Oh, that such dire events could
befall Zaphias, jewel of our
glorious empire...

If the aer has covered
the entire city...
What is he doing to her...?

Th-this is that turncoat
Alexei's doing, I'm sure of it!

He came to us demanding our
obedience. When we refused, he
swore he would reduce us to dust!

Alexei...

That beast even had the gall
to t-turn the Royal Guard on
us after we made our escape!

Then how did you come
all this way unharmed?

Flynn held them off for us.

It is thanks to him that we
refugees arrived here safely.

If he hadn't come to our aid
just then, we all would've died.

Oh, I'd love to hear more about
how great Flynn is, believe me...

But I haven't seen anyone
from the lower quarter here.

What happened to them?

I'm sorry. I haven't
seen anyone either.

They must have been
left behind. With all
that aer flooding out.

I-it was all we could do to save ourselves.
With all that was happening we were
unable to take everyone with us.

We did all we could!
You must understand!

...Oh yeah?

Hey...

I'll be at the inn.