The woman in white walked towards Cid and Strenn. She looked at Strenn and said "I had no idea you'd be back so soon. I'd expect you to take longer to find them both"
"Well, to my luck, I found the other while returning with this one."
"You don't mean him," she said while pointing at Ames, now awake and standing, "do you?"
"Well aren't you just a treat." Ames said sarcastically.
"Is this really him?" the woman asked.
"Indeed. He is the fourth. And I've told you of the mercenary already, Elia."
"What the hell are they talking about?" was the only thing going through Cid's mind.
"Now how are you so sure these two are them?" Elia asked.
"I just knew. And I'm sure you as well felt it upon these two entering. I'm sure you felt that same connection that I did. You know it has to be them."
"I gue-"
"Enough!" Cid finally erupted. "Alright now, Strenn, would you care to explain something? Like, I don't know, maybe, who this woman is? Why we brought the thief here? And, of course, what in the hell is going on?!"
"I was about to ask the same question." Cid heard Ames say behind him.
"Quite, thief!" Cid commanded.
"Cid, I..." Strenn began.
"Listen to me." Elia said. "I need you to calm down."
"I'll calm myself when I hear an explan-"
"This is something far beyond that which can be explained in a trifle conversation." She told him. "I need you to calm down and I'll try to sort things out as best as I can. Just know, what is about to be said will change your life."
"Alright. Just get to explaining."
"You as well." She said, looking at Ames. "You too must listen, and you too must also prepare to hear life-changing information."
"Alright. Whatever. Le'mme hear it."
"This world is on the verge of ruin." Elia said.
"And you know this... how?" Ames asked.
"Take a look at these." Elia said as Strenn gave to her what appeared to be an ancient box. She opened the box to reveal four crystals.
"These crystals are reflective of the four elements keeping the world in balance." Elia stated. "They no longer shine as they did in their former glory. Rather, they've grown dark. I fear the sheer darkness capable of doing such a thing."
"And what does this have to do with us?" Cid asked.
She held one in her hand, as did Strenn. The two in their hands began to illuminate with a very dim light. She then handed the other two to Cid and Ames. Upon grasping them, the remaining two crystals began to light up.
"See the way they illuminate in your grasp?" Strenn pointed out.
Elia looked down at the crystal in her own hand. She then looked up and said "When Darkness veils the world, four Warriors of Light shall come." She paused and then went on to say "That's an ancient prophecy passed down from generation to generation. And now, here we are. Four of us. I'm sure all of us felt that surge go through ourselves each time we met one another. It's a connection. And look at the crystals, shining, even if dimly, in each of our hands. Do you not see? The prophecy... spoke... of us. We are the four Warriors of Light."