"Juliette Gunzler is Raine's sister and your ex-wife. She betrayed you in Sorceress War and now Garett Deling mysteriously committed a suicide and she took over his job. What can we conclude?"
"I don't know. We'd have to ask her, but I'm afraid it's impossible under these circumstances..."
"Hey, I know!" Laguna snapped his fingers. "We could arrange negotiations between Dollet, Balamb, Esthar and Galbadia. If I'd give them a hint that Esthar might be willing to stop supporting Dollet, I'm sure she'd agree to come."
"Sounds good, but the negotiations must be arranged on neutral soil. Maybe Trabia?"
"Nah. They won't be able to provide necessary security and accommodation because they're still rebuilding their Garden. Besides, they might think that the Trabians are their enemies because of their close relations with Balamb."
"You're right. And Timber is still in almost chaotic state without a proper government."
"But Centra... Its population might be 1, but it's a neutral country. And I'm sure that Headmaster Cid would be able to persuade Edea to let us come there."
"Right, but there's nothing but desert on that continent. Well, except the Chocobo Forest and that old orphanage."
"And White SEED. Their ship would be more than perfect for us."
"Hey, that's right! Well, shall we go meet Cid?"
Cid liked Laguna's and Gunzler's proposal.
"Very well. I shall travel to Centra to meet my wife, but B-Garden hasn't been fully repaired yet, so I need you to provide me some kind of transportation."
"Right. We might need Ragnarok later, so I'll give you another airship which is capable of landing there," Laguna said and added: "Don't worry, it's as good as Ragnarok."
"Good. It's just that all the SEEDs specialized in protection are occupied right now. Maybe you could...?"
"No problem. Kiros and Ward shall accompany you. They won't let you down, Mr. Kramer."
"Great. However, I'm afraid that only two persons won't be enough if something happens, so Fujin can come along, too. Just to be safe."
Author's note: I hate writing little chapters like this but sometimes you need them to take the story forwards.
