"I thank you," Basch said as he turned back to Balthier.
"I'd avoid crowds, if I were you" Balthier replied. "In this town, you're still a traitor, you know."
"The resistance will surely find me soon," Basch said as he turned to Vaan. "Fates will we meet again, I would pay my respects to your brother. However, I've no right to see him yet..." Vaan hesitated at his words while Balthier turned to him.
"You're a fugitive now, too," he said as Basch walked away. The man felt horrible for all that had happened. Vaan was right, it was his fault... He walked into the nearest inn, renting a room for the night after buying a small dagger. He couldn't possibly visit the grave of the one he loved most like this.
Once he was satisfied with his looks he found his way back to the gate. He started searching the desert high and low for something important. He couldn't count how many times he'd been attacked, how often he'd been forced to run back to the gate and hope the pack of wolves chasing him would give up. But when all hope seemed lost, his eyes fell onto the object he'd been searching for.
He began running from the desert to where he'd heard Vaan was going, Migelo's or something of the sort. As he walked in he saw a long line of people, he hid himself the best he could and tried to search out Vaan.
"Can I help you?" questioned a young boy. Basch tried not to look at him too much.
"I'm looking for Vaan..." he said silently, hoping the boy didn't know his voice.
"He should be at old Dalan's place," the boy replied, "I asked him to go down there as a favor for me." Basch nodded, bowed, and left the boy where he stood. As he began his walk to Low town however, he noticed Vaan and caught up to the boy.
"I'm sorry to bother you," he said as he approached, slowing his pace. "If you're too busy I'll leave you alone for now..." Vaan turned around, seeming a little annoyed.
"I know, you want to see my brother-" Vaan stopped, mid-sentence, intrigued by the item in Basch's hand. "Those are..."
"Galbana lilies..." Basch replied, taking a good look at them, "Reks really liked them... I thought it only fitting that I bring some with me while paying my respects." Vaan shook his head, ushering for Basch to follow.
Before Basch knew what was going on, he found himself in a small hospital. His heartbeat had quickened slightly, but he knew better than to get his hopes up. Maybe Vaan had given his ashes to the person he loved. He hated the thought, but it wasn't as though Reks belonged to him.
"I'll see if it's okay for you to go in..." Vaan said as Basch leaned against a wall and waited. He didn't exactly want his identity given out, but if it was for Reks... The door opened gently as Vaan poked his head out. "I can't promise you the best conversation," he said, somewhat down. "But maybe you can... I'm sorry for lying to you." Vaan quickly opened the door for Basch and sat up against the wall. Basch gave him an odd look but began walking into the room. When he was all the way in, he heard the door close behind him as he found a small table holding a couple urns. He shook his head, confused. One said mother and the second said father. His heart beat a little faster, perhaps the lie Vaan spoke of was... No, Reks was dead...
"Captain..?" came a voice from behind him, Basch's heart sank as he turned around. "So I have gone crazy..." Reks whispered as he tried to look away. "But even if you died... Even if this is a dream, I'm happy." Basch walked over kneeling at the bed.
"It was all a lie Reks," Basch said as he tried to gain the boy's eyesight. "A lie from Ondore, I was never killed" Reks threw his head in his hands.
"As I was made to lie as well!" he yelled as he began crying. "I knew it wasn't you, the voice... It wasn't your kind voice speaking to me..." Basch placed the lilies onto the bed and lifted Reks' head, getting a better look.
"The most important thing," he whispered as he wiped away the others tears, "is that you are still alive." Reks fell into Basch's arms.
"As though I could call this living," he cried, "I've been stuck here, told I was crazy... My brother never believed what I said. I even started questioning myself."
"If you had..." Basch replied as he put his arms around the other, "I would have understood." Suddenly the doorknob rattled as Vaan walked in.
"His doctors should be coming in to see him soon..." Vaan said as Basch slightly blushed. He wasn't exactly expecting this turn of events. "I... Understand everything now, we need to get Reks out of here." Basch nodded, picking Reks up and carrying him as he grabbed the lilies he picked earlier. Reks didn't fight as he started clinging to the captain.