The next day the group traveled to the Thoda Geyser. The group had been forced to keep Cloud and Kratos away from each other. So far the strategy was working perfectly, Cloud and Kratos hadn't spoken a word to each other all day. Cloud laughed upon finding out that the boats to the Thoda Geyser were nothing more than wooden washtubs with paddles. Raine, being scared of the open water, refused to ride. Cloud replied enthusiastically, which made him seem more like Lloyd than anyone else, "Pick your ridin' buddies!" "Colette, would you be willing to ride with me..." Lloyd asked nervously. "I don't think you are capable of protecting the Chosen by yourself Lloyd..." Kratos replied coldly. "Back off the kid, he's doin' his best," Cloud replied in high spirits. Raine replied, "I-I'm not going..." Kratos replied, "Very well, the Professor will ride with me..." "I said I'm not going!" "You said it yourself in Iselia, we need your help. You know more about the seals than anyone else here..." "Alright, fine..." Cloud asked, "Lloyd if you don't feel secure looking after Colette anymore I offer to ride with her..." "Appreciated!" Lloyd responded. The boat rides were arranged Colette rode with Cloud, Raine rode with Kratos, and Genis and Lloyd rode alone. Colette cried on Cloud, muttering about how she felt about Lloyd thinking he was weak because of what Kratos said. Cloud responded in a reassuring voice, "He doesn't think he's weak, he knows how strong he is. It's just that Kratos keeps putting him down... Dry your tears, hope will shine through..." "Why do you think that?" she asked him. "I don't think I know..." he responded. Arriving at the dock, strangers swore that the two were related. This disturbed Kratos slightly. Colette was completely oblivious to it, she was talking happily to Lloyd and Genis. Cloud simply laughed it off. They approached the pedestal that would allow them access to the water seal. "Undine, Summon Spirit of water, is sealed here..." Cloud thought, "better warn Genis not to use fire magic." "Hey Genis, remember not to use fire magic here, the creatures here have a severe resistance to it. Use lightning or ice spells." "Alright..." Genis responded. "Oh, Lloyd why don't you take the lead, and remember don't let your guard down!" Cloud suggested. "Is that wise?" Kratos asked Raine. "It'll keep him focused..." Raine responded. Lloyd sighed he was about to say something but Genis cut him off, "Don't even say it, Lloyd!" A light smile crossed Cloud's face until they reached the seal. Adulocia and it's Amphitra underlings appeared. The group battled the creatures, it was the first time that anyone had really paid attention to how Cloud fought. His style was nothing like Lloyd or Kratos's, somehow it reminded everyone of how Colette fought. One long blade, strait edge, yet somehow that was reminiscent of Colette's fighting style. Cloud was still a swordfighter though and preferred to be close to the battle itself doing massive close range damage. He attacked the Amphitras first covering the others who were prying desperately at Adulocia. Then turned his attention to the main beast unleashing his techs on them; Braver, Cross-Slash, Sonic Thrust, and Demon Fang. These were just his oldest techs newer ones were Blade Beam and Climbhazard. The others watched and even Kratos was impressed with Cloud's unique style.