"We'll find her," Flonne replied, supremely confident in this claim. In her heart, she felt that Etna would secretly want to be found, after all. There was a bond between them that would always lead them to one another! Or so the fallen angel felt, ignoring her own rumbling stomach to scan their surroundings.

"Ah!" she gasped suddenly, skipping ahead of Laharl in one direction. Several feet away from them, Etna's bright red hair could be spotted through the crowd. "Etna-saaaan!" she called happily, waving her hand as she drew closer. "We've been looking everywhere for you!" She stopped in front of the bench, catching her breath. "What are you doing here?"