The twisting paths of Guadosalam almost felt nightmarish to Meena. They went in every direction up, down, crossing over one another in a maze like fashion. She followed Trommel closely for fear of getting separated and being lost.

"There are numerous shops here to accommodate the pilgrims who pass through on their way to the temples." He said as they walked by various different colorful doors. The writing above them was in the Guado language and was indistinguishable to her. They walked down a path to a large door on the bottom level.

"This is I guess what you would call in your tongue a pub. The Guado gather here to relax, drink, and enjoy watching Blitzball games on the large sphere inside."

As Trommel and Meena were talking they were approached by two Guado. Young men, they came up to her rubbing their eyes as if trying to see her better.

"Lady Anima! It is you!" they said kneeling down to her. "We beg you to forgive us of our past transgressions to you!" they said calling out to her. Meena gasped in shock and was frightened. She looked to Trommel at a loss for words. In the background she could see several other Guado had focused their attention over to them because of the outburst of the two. They started to run over to her murmuring in a commotion upon hearing the name 'Anima'.

"Oh dear, please…" Meena said becoming more and more nervous. "I am not Lady Anima, I am but her sister. But I am sure that her fayth hears your prayers and forgives you."

The two Guado looked at her in surprise and disbelief.

"Lady Anima…you're her sister?" they said stammering.

Meena nodded solemnly her jet black hair shining in the different lights.

"Forgive us, we did not know. We thought in one hopeful moment that we may be able to ask her personally…for the Lady's reprieve. We were truly terrible to her, we drove her and Seymour away because of our prejudice, we Guado realize now that it was wrong, and we betrayed ourselves in doing so." The Guado said holding his head down in guilt.

"My sister Lady Anima, was hurt by what she experienced here, but nevertheless she understood it. She is a fayth now, and she looks down over all of Spira wanting to protect it and all its peoples, including the Guado. If she were here to say it she would absolve you for your past wrongs, she has always been a woman of understanding."

The Guado all looked at her with their wide and shining dark eyes. The two Guado before her felt as if giant chains had been released from them. They nodded slowly.

"Lady Anima was a woman of valor; we do not deserve her understanding. Whenever I am at the temple hearing the song of the fayth I will pray to her."

Soon the crowd dissipated and Trommel and Meena were once again left alone on the winding paths of Guadosalam.

"I surely wasn't expecting that." Meena said with a half laugh looking to Trommel.

Trommel was holding a handkerchief to his eyes drying small tears from them.

"…Trommel? Are you alright?" she asked him surprised.

"What you said about Lady Anima touched my heart, as I still sought forgiveness from her." Trommel put the small handkerchief back into his pocket and sighed.

"Trommel…" she said surprised by him.

"Well then, shall we go on? I have saved the biggest part of Guadosalam for last."

"What would that be?" Meena said curiously.

"The Farplane of course…" Trommel said gesturing to a path above them.

"Oh yes, the Farplane, Anima had told me of it." Meena said remembering the conversation with her sister.

Again Meena followed Trommel on the winding grainy paths. This time they went up, to a strange opening orange flags were set to either side of it and a sole Guado stood guard at the doorway. He nodded to them both as they passed him, his eyes following Meena inquisitively. The Pyreflies seemed to become more and more thick as they moved on, almost like the Moonflow Meena had remembered crossing with Seymour. They came to a set of stairs with a strange window to at the top they went through.

"This way Lady Meena, we are very close." Trommel said looking up at the stairs. They climbed the stairs together silently, hearing nothing but footsteps and the eerie sounds of the Pyreflies swirling around them. At the top of the stairs there was almost like a bubble they had to pass through. Meena tested it with her hand unsure of it.

"I assure you its alright, just walk through it." Trommel said observing her timidness.

Meena nodded and passed through the membrane quickly, almost jumping through it with her eyes closed tight. When she opened her eyes she saw that they were on a platform which looked to be high in the sky. Meena gasped and looked back but she didn't see the stairs behind her.

"Trommel where are we!?" She said jumping and grabbing onto him in fear.

"Ah, oh my, Milady." He said in surprise holding her steady with his lengthened arms. "Calm yourself, the exit is there you just cannot see it."

Meena looked for a moment still holding on to Trommel. She could see the stairs leading off, they just looked like they ended in midair it was still unsettling but she took Trommel's word for it. Then she realized she was still gripping onto Trommel, she laughed, embarrassed at herself and let him go. Being that close to Trommel she noticed he had a very nice scent, almost like the smell of myrtle and eucalyptus.

"I'm sorry." She said looking away and fidgeting with her hands nervously.

Trommel smiled at her. "Its quite alright." He whispered. "Now take a look around." He said moving her gently with his hand to see out from the platform.

What looked to be a Sun hung over them with black smoke wafting up from an unseen place to constantly nullify it. Waterfalls surrounded them on the bottom with thundering water crashing down endlessly into a bed of dry land that was covered in beautiful wild flowers. It was a sight that defied nature. Pyreflies were everywhere energetically flying over the landscape endlessly in their bright and beautiful colors.

"If you would like to see any beloved departed ones all you need to do is think of them." Trommel said standing next to her as they both looked off into the endless landscape.

"I would want to see Anima, were her soul here to rest, but…I would also-" Meena was cut off mid-sentence as she saw a figure appear before her. A beautiful woman with long ebony hair and bright blue eyes formed from the Pyreflies, she floated before them with a solemn look upon her face.

"My…Mother." She said wide eyed. "…I, never knew my Mother, she died when I was a child, killed by sin. The women in our family must be cursed as Anima also died leaving her child behind." She looked down in disbelief at the sight before her.

"I wish I could have known you Mother, I know you must wish you could've been there for me. You are every bit as beautiful as Father described. Seymour has returned to Guadosalam, he has grown into a handsome man, he is a summoner now, he works to fight sin." Meena felt strange talking to the ghostly image of her Mother, but the even stranger thing was how she didn't feel terribly sad when looking at her. Since she had never known her Mother, and didn't even remember her death, she wasn't sure what she was missing. It was difficult for her to mourn someone she had never known.

She looked over silently at Trommel. She saw two figures floating before him they were two Guado, a man and woman, holding hands. They both wore Guado style clothing and had the trademark long hands and twisted branch hair of the Guado race. They looked very happy together.

"Are they…your parents?" Meena asked Trommel guessing at the figures he looked upon.

"Yes." He answered.

"They look like a very nice couple." Meena complimented. "They look so happy together."

"Ah, yes, my Mother and Father were the picture of happiness. They did not let the ravages of Sin affect their spirit, in that way they defied Sin." Trommel said looking to her.

"That is touching, if only there were more love like that in Spira."

"Do you have someone whom you hold affection for?" Trommel asked her.

Meena thought about the question dumbfounded, she had never really thought about it. She stood for a moment not saying anything.

"Beg your pardon Milady, it was out of line for me to ask that."

"No that wasn't a rude question, its just… well I've never really had a special someone. After I came back with Anima and Seymour from Baaj my whole life was focused on taking care of them. I had no time for romance. What about you Trommel? Are you married?" Meena asked him back.

Trommel let out a long sigh.

"It would've been my intention." He said simply.

"What do you mean?" Meena asked him back.

"I…waited too long." He said sadly.

"Oh," Meena said looking down. "I don't think it's too late for you Trommel…"

Trommel looked to her thoughtful as if he wanted to say something, but held back.

"Well, we should get back to the Manor now, that is I need to get back to the Manor…you may do as you wish."

"Trommel," she said taking his hand as he turned to leave. Trommel looked down at her hand clutching his for a moment and then back up at her.

"Yes?"

"I want to thank you, for showing me around today." She said smiling at him. Trommel smiled back warmly.

"I am glad I could."

Meena stayed behind for a bit, and talked to her Mother. It was an odd feeling as her Mother did not speak back to her but she did it anyway. She then decided to leave and headed back to the Manor, she hoped that by now Seymour would be back from Macalania Temple. As she entered the Manor she did not see anyone right away so she ascended the stairs and decided to see if Seymour might be in his room. She walked down the familiar hallway with its beautiful accents until she came to Seymour's door. She knocked quietly on the large wooden door with its numerous swirls decorating it.

"Come in." She heard Seymour's voice inside call to her.

She unlatched the door and walked in to see Seymour sitting in a chair looking quite relaxed. He had a large book in his lap he was reading.

"Aunt Meena, how goes your first day in Guadosalam?" he said smiling at her and putting aside his book.

Meena came over and sat in a chair next to Seymour.

"Seymour this place is…very different." She said almost laughing. "Trommel showed me around today."

"Oh, Trommel?" Seymour said looking amused with a smirk.

"Yes…" Meena said looking at him suspiciously. "Seymour, what was that?" she said pointing out his behavior when she mentioned Trommel.

"What? It was nothing." He said laughing to himself.

"Seymour, you know something that I don't!" she said trying to squeeze the information out of him.

"Oh, its not my place to tell you." He said smiling amused.

"Wait, this is one of those Guado smell thingies isn't it? That's not fair, if I was Guado I would know! Now come on tell me what you sensed!" she insisted.

Seymour laughed.

"Alright! If you must know, Trommel has taken an interest to you, romantically…it's quite sweet." He said smiling.

Meena put her hand to her mouth and gasped.

"What…Trommel?" she said in disbelief. She started to blush madly. "Well…what should I do?" she said stumbling in her thoughts.

"Do whatever your heart desires." He said simply.

"Are you sure Seymour?" she said asking him again skeptically.

"Quite sure." He said nodding to her.

"Oh...well, I shall leave you to your reading. I trust your visit at Macalania Temple went okay?" she asked him getting up from her chair.

"Of course, I made quite an impression after I received the Aeon there. They are considering me for the position of high priest."

"High priest? That is wonderful news, I would say I'm surprised but excellence has always been one of your traits."

"Please." Seymour said waving his clawed hand.

"I'm happy for you, anyways, I'll let you get back to your reading." She said starting to exit his room.

"Aunt Meena?" he said to her as she was leaving.

She stopped and looked back at Seymour.

"Please, take advantage of this calm we are currently in…enjoy it." He said not looking up as his head was stuck back into the book he was reading.