❦ Chapter III - Thoughts [action]
[Sitting near the river bank as last time, a gloomy Edward seemed to be idly plucking the strings of his lute until his somewhat somber thoughts popped into view. For those ever curious about Anna, this would perhaps be the only time anyone could see the lovely face of Edward’s fallen love. Images of a brunette woman dressed in a gold dress could be seen dancing within the white cloud that lingered over the bard’s head. The melodious notes of his lute matched too perfectly with the woman’s dancing, almost as if the bard was reliving this happy moment within the comforts of his mind.
However, eventually such an image changes to one of happier times since Edward was thinking of his friends. With Cecil, Rosa, Yang and young Rydia now coming into view within that thought cloud, a little smile settled upon his face now. His thoughts eventually stray from the others, focusing solely upon the young summoner during. A smiling seven or eight year old Rydia lingers for a moment before being replaced by the image of her older self. Although, once this happens Edward’s thoughts become a tad dark once a demon horned Kain Highwind appears with bat wings and kidnaps poor Rydia!]
(Nngh… Kain, you louse! I cannot believe she's in love with that man. He's no good! I swear he isn't, but Rydia won't listen to reason...)
[Wishing he could defeat the evil dragoon knight, a humorous image of Edward riding a white chocobo stabs the wicked Kain in order to protect his dear friends. This thought clearly had to be an illusion for Edward doesn’t possess the strength needed to ever defeat a man like Kain.
But he can dream, right?]
However, eventually such an image changes to one of happier times since Edward was thinking of his friends. With Cecil, Rosa, Yang and young Rydia now coming into view within that thought cloud, a little smile settled upon his face now. His thoughts eventually stray from the others, focusing solely upon the young summoner during. A smiling seven or eight year old Rydia lingers for a moment before being replaced by the image of her older self. Although, once this happens Edward’s thoughts become a tad dark once a demon horned Kain Highwind appears with bat wings and kidnaps poor Rydia!]
(Nngh… Kain, you louse! I cannot believe she's in love with that man. He's no good! I swear he isn't, but Rydia won't listen to reason...)
[Wishing he could defeat the evil dragoon knight, a humorous image of Edward riding a white chocobo stabs the wicked Kain in order to protect his dear friends. This thought clearly had to be an illusion for Edward doesn’t possess the strength needed to ever defeat a man like Kain.
But he can dream, right?]