Though Vala had already moved ahead, Locke had stopped for a moment to look around and get a better idea of just what kind of area this was. Or rather, the kind of people that came here - and so far, he saw nothing out of the ordinary for this kind of place. He turned to Vala to make a comment about this, and only just then noticed that she wasn't there anymore.

Must've already gone on without him, he thought. No biggie. He looked around for her, found her a moment later - and then saw a certain someone else nearby that made his whole body tingle with hatred and dread.

He couldn't help himself. "You scum, what are you doing here?!" he suddenly cried out at the very sight of the green-garbed figure that he'd grown to hate over the past year or so. His hand automatically reached down for his knife, though that would have helped little if Kefka were here for a fight...