As Luna made her way down Mushroom Rock Road, she looked out at the sea. She wonder how Yuna felt, traveling this same road, knowing her fate. Was she scared, Luna thought as she gazed at the sky. Then her thoughts went to her father. How did he feel? Luna remembered learning of his two guardians, Sir Auron and Sir Jecht. Sir Auron had returned, but not Sir Jecht. Luna wondered if Sir Jecht was even still alive. Probably not, Luan thought. It was getting dark, and Luna decided to stop for the night. She had stopped on a side path so she wouldn't be in the way of other travelers. She put her back to the natural rock wall and closed her eyes. She shivered from the cool ocean breeze blowing around and eventually fell asleep.

She awoke the next morning to a couple of elderly men standing above her. At first she thought that she was hearing the ocean, but come to find out it was human whispers.

"Ec cra ymeja?"

"Buga ran eht caa."

"Oui buga ran."

"How about neither of you do and say you did?" Luan said, sitting up and rubbing her eyes, not even realizing she was speaking in Al Bhed.

"Couldn't you make it to the Highroad Inn?" The man on the right asked.

"No. It was getting dark and I was sleepy."

"This is no place for a young woman to sleep. Especially at night. Fiends walk around here more at night. Next time make sure you can make it to the inn before you set out." The man on the left said.

"I'll keep that in mind." Luna said as she stood.

"Where are you headed?" One of the men asked.

"Luca."

"No, you're not." The other said.

"What are you talking-" Luna stopped short when she the guns the men were carrying.

"You're coming with us."

"I don't understand."

"You're under arrest for the muder of Marako."

"What? He was going to kill me! That was self-defense! I can't believe this!" Luna said. Upon taking another look, the men weren't as old as she had thought. Not again, Luna thought as they walked. They arrived at the Highroad Inn and entered. They were sitting at the table in the lobby with Mr. Rin walked in.

"Mr. Rin!" Luna cried, standing up.

"Ced." One of the men said, grabbing her arm and roughly pulling her back down into the chair she was sitting in.

"Fryd yna oui tuehk? Mad ran ku!" Rin cried, coming to Luna's aide.

"Cra sintanat Marako! Oui ghuf ra fyo y rekn uvvelym!" Rin just stood there for a few seconds.

"Is this true?" Rin asked in English.

"It was kill or be killed. I swear I would never kill anyone unless I had to! I had no clue he was an offical!" Luna cried, tears spilling down her cheeks.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Look." Luna said, pulling her shirt down over her left shoulder, showing Rin the scar from where Marako had stabbed her. "I have another on my right leg. Do I seem like the type that would kill someone just to watch them die?"

"No, you do not. Wait. I was told that Al Bhed could trust you. Mad ran ku. Cra ec du pa dnicdat."

"Pid."

"E cyet, mad ran ku." At that, the Al Bhed men stood, practically dragging her to her feet.

"Come with me." Mr. Rin said in a gruff tone.

"Yes, sir." Luna said, following him. After they had gotten outside, Rin looked at Luna and asked,

"Was it really you that killed Mr. Marako?"

"Yes. But like I said, it was kill or be killed. He had broken an Al Bhed out of jail. Braba had killed my guardian. I had another guardian, and Braba killed him, too." Luna explained.

"Braba? That was Marako's yougner brother. Marako looked up to him and would have done anything for him."

"Well, he was going to kill me. I wasn't going to sit there and let him kill me."

"I do not blame you. Where are you heading? I thought you wre going to fight Sin."

"When the Hymn was played, something told me that I needed to go to Luca."

"I see. I shall walk you to the end of the Highroad so that you are not bothered."

"Oh, no. I couldn't possibly trouble you."

"No, I insist."

"Thank you. If you know what all I've been through in the past couple of months, you'd completely understand mygraditude."

"Well, anything to keep you comfortable. So, you think something is going to happen in Luca?"

"Maybe. I'm not completely sure."

"Well, there is only one way to find out." Rin said, looking ahead thoughtfully.