Tear had found a vacant bench not far from a café that seemed to be popular with the city's residents. To the casual on-looker Tear might have appeared to be watching them, but in reality she wasn't paying the least bit of attention to any of the strangers.

It was difficult not to be actively doing something right now, but all in all it had probably been for the best to remain in one place, otherwise she and Luke might have passed one another and continued to wander. The waiting part wasn't problematic, really. Tear was more concerned about what she was going to say when Luke found her. It had been a year since she had seen him, and despite having kept herself busy during the months that followed, the events on Eldrant and her words back then, still weighed heavily on her conscience.

Then hadn't been the time, and she had almost realized it too late. Luke had finally made up his mind about what he had to do, and that decision had been necessary. Luke's resolve was what had stopped her from saying something selfish.

Now wasn't the time to dredge up the past either, she decided. The important thing was gathering everyone together and assessing the situation. Tear had yet to learn much about Paixao, and what little she did know failed to sit well with her. Hopefully Luke had managed to find out something about the place since his arrival, and then there were Asch and Natalia, and as she had discovered only moments earlier - Anise. They had to find a way back to Auldrant somehow - all of them. Together.

It was around this time that Tear heard hurried footsteps closing in.