More than capable perhaps, but Balthier wasn't about to gamble with his and Fran's lives against an opponent that seemed to quite literally be in its element. Especially considering they had only fought against the creatures once before. Not an ideal situation, this. "Aside from the occasional spot of trouble, I'd say we've been having a better time than most." There were fewer people set on capturing the pair of them than in Ivalice, for example.

The sky pirate aimed his gun and fired, the loud crack of the gun halting the conversation until Balthier saw a pair of glowing eyes fade into the dark. "Managed to keep out of the eyes of the more unsightly members of society," he continued. "Hopefully the would-be puppet masters as well."