Urick looked to Saina as she said his name, her tone different from her normal emotionless one. He could see her expression was filled with wonder and awe. He tilted his head to the side, confused on why she was like this after his simple answer to her question. She turned to him completely and asked another question. [b][i] [color=662d91]"Which is easier to lose your way in... the forest... or the mountains?" [/color][/i][/b] Urick pulled his head back at the question. What a random one. He never had anyone ask such philosophical ones to him randomly, He had received a few while training with the Ronso, but that was to focus his training... This...this was different. He blinked a few times, staring into the distance for a moment as he thought about it. Logically it was the Forrest, in his book. But that wasn't what the Question was about. He hummed as he thought about it. He looked back down to Saina to see her still looking at him with wide eyes and a smile on her face while the gentle breeze blew the hair around her face. She stood like that for a few seconds, He could tell by her silence and the way she looked she wasn't expecting an immediate answer. realizing this he gave a tiny smile back, but his face blushed even more. No one...no woman... has talked to him like this... it was a strange feeling. The Captain called for everyone to board, she turned and started walking, stopping and calling back to him to come with her. He nodded but took in a deep breath as he did. A bigger smile came on his face when Saina wasn't looking, and made his way towards her, and walked with her to the boat. --------- Eva looked at his hand before smiling and placing hers in it. He helped her up and walked with her to the ramp. He looked over at Urick who was looking at Saina while she walked towards them. He noticed the giant, even though silhouetted by the setting sun behind him...looked a little taller. Not in a literal sense. He smirked and shook his head as they walked up the ramp behind Nai and Alex, Saina and Urick would follow up behind him then Maximus bringing up the rear. As soon as everyone was on board the ramp was shoved off and ropes were untied and tossed into the water while the crew pulled them up to stow them away. Gippal stopped at the side of the boat and leaned against the railing, looking to the island as it slowly moved away, the large paddles on the side of the ship began to move, This ship was still ran by chocobo power, Gippal remembering talking to the Captain many years ago asking why he didn't move to Machina engines. He had said he didn't understand them and seemed to break down all the time. Chocobo's though he understood and there were few problems with them. He also rather be slower but never be late, than be faster and risk the ship breaking down. The group was silent as they watched the island grow smaller and smaller, a dim light from the sun was still visible but no sun was visible. Gippal allowed Eva to sit on a crate next to him while he plopped himself on the rail to look at everyone there. The only one that was missing was Sifen, who he figured someone will let him know soon enough, maybe even himself. Gippal had decided this was the best time to inform everyone who Thane was...at least to his knowledge. "Three years ago..." He started to say, loud enough for all of them to hear and know he was speaking to them. " Urick and I were investigating the disappearances of people in Zanarkand, seeing if it was Fiend related or something worse. A few weeks of searching brought up nothing. Nothing that was more than a normal Adventure or person living in Zanarkand couldn't handle. We were about to pack it up and head on to something else when I ran into Thane the first time. He was too strong for me, as Urick was off buying tickets for the transport out. I was quickly defeated and knocked out. Only to wake up in some Ruins somewhere in Zanarkand, Till this day I still don't know where. Apparently Thane was the one behind the disappearances. He snatched people who wondered to far off and was using them for some Experiments, all of the experiments were related to Summoning's and Fayth's among others...." Gippal paused as he rubbed his scar over his heart. He shook his head and began again. " For a year I was forced into slave labor, doing what ever, saying he would Kill Urick if I defied, Apparently Urick spent six months looking for me, only to get nabbed as well. But Thane made it sound like he had Urick all along. Six more months of this, both of us told the other would die if they misbehaved. I finally found Urick by luck as we were being shuffled into a new dig site he wanted to start. Upon seeing each other we both went into action, freeing ourselves from our chains we made our way through the the ruins to Find Thane and kill him." He looked to Eva and said, "That's when we ran into Eva. She was next in line for one of his sacrifices in his experiments, I've seen this happen a few times before with the others. Thane had just killed one poor girl just before Eva, and as he moved to her Urick and I swept in, Urick fought Thane while I grabbed Eva, who was coming to as I held her in my arms. It was clear even with our surprise attack Thane was still too strong for us. So we ran. And have been ever since, Thane close on our tail. I tried going back there but I can't find the entrance, and my father...well he doesn't believe me." He finished with a sour tone. As he looked away for a moment. "That's what's happened to us in the last 3 years. Why we didn't return home. Because Thane promised he would hurt you guys if we did. Six months ago he suddenly stopped pursuing. We thought he simply gave up. Apparently not. " Looking to everyone. He waited to see if they were gunna ask anything or not.