"Lloyd, you should go talk to her. She'll listen to you."
"I don't know if I'm the right person to do it. I hardly know her."
"Despite that, you're a great motivator. If anyone can, you can get her to face Volt again."
"Are you sure Professor? I'm not…"
"Go on, go to her. Plus, I think she likes you Lloyd."
"W-what?"
"No, I mean it. Even when she was trying to kill Colette, you were really nice to her. Go on, Lloyd." He sighed in resignation, and left the Professor to find Sheena.
When he found her, he was surprised at how small Mizuho was. He had barely gone anywhere before seeing her. Sheena could have heard everything they were talking about. Even…that part.
Lloyd suddenly felt nervous. How did he actually feel about the summoner? He peered around the building, and watched for a moment as Sheena talked with Corrine. While she could have easily heard Lloyd and Raine, Sheena was talking too quietly for him to hear her.
Lloyd took a deep breath, it was now or never. He stepped out from behind the building only to run smack into Sheena. He feel back to keep from falling on her. She didn't even flinch.
"Hey, Lloyd," she said as she helped him up. The small summon spirit was gone.
"Um,
hi…Sheena."
"Corrine told me you were here. You heard
didn't you? About how I failed to control Volt and I killed
several people?"
"Sheena, that was an accident. You've grown up since then."
"But you could be killed," and under her breath she added, "and I couldn't stand it if you died, Lloyd."
"What was that last part Sheena?"
"N-nothing."
"Oh, well don't worry. We won't die."
"Really? How do you know?"
"Because you're going to succeed. You'll make the pact with Volt."
"What if I can't Lloyd? What if I fail like last time?"
"Then I'll cut him down myself, and that will be that." Sheena was forced to close her eyes as tears welled up. She had never been so happy before in her life. She couldn't let him see her cry though, even if they were tears of happiness.
"Thank you, Lloyd." Lloyd smiled to her, and thought to himself, "Don't worry, Sheena, I'll always be there to protect you."