There was nothing planned about their pause, and Ace truly wished he wouldn't have had to occupy himself with similar disruptions at the very beginning of their journey. Alas, the damage had been done, and all that was left was to seize the lantern out of the petrified moogle's arms, and as he'd motioned her to remain close, the blond once more turned to Minato.

"I appreciate your input, but I don't think she does." There was a pause before he slowly resumed their stroll, clutching onto their source of light with one hand and ensuring his grip on his weapon with the other. Not that any blood-thirsty monster could be really defeated with a pair of dice.

"...I assume you speak from experience?"