Aerith had managed to get past the guards relatively easily and made her way down to the proper place. She hadn't told Cloud or Leon where she was going, but she didn't really feel the need to since neither of them were in the habit of keeping tabs on her or her on them.

So, equipped with her quarter staff, she headed out for the Islands. She'd always wanted to see them, but not in this sort of setting. It felt wrong this way, but there wasn't anything she could do about that.

Glancing around, she waved at Riku and Sora. "Hello!" she called as she walked up. "It's good to see you both."