“You can form a party with other people,” he pointed out in a dry tone. Wasn’t that what most people did, if they preferred not to be alone? Maybe he was a new arrival. What did he mean by leading a movement? Did he want to defect against the empire?

His Moogle might have run into trouble, or maybe there just weren’t any people nearby. Mikaela called Shinoa over, then asked the other man, “What does your Moogle look like? Have you tried summoning him with the flute?” He planned to send her out to look for him, if needed.