Jade sighed in relief, the sound of the crumbling rock behind her. A crowd had gathered around the temple there faces showing confusion and fear. Jade's heart felt for the people of Kilika there temple defilled, there people scared and confused. And just as the woman had run off into the woods did the people exchange looks of<br/>concern as she spirited away into the woods.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Good she's safe"</span>Jade thought to herself as the villagers began to crowd her. She swallowed hard what could she tell them? Would they believe her? These worries clouded and swarmed in Jade's mind.<br/><br/>"What's been going on? What was that ...thing?" A woman asked her small child sheltered in the mothers arm.<br/><br/>"I'm...." She sighed heavily.<br/><br/>"I'm not sure exactly but your village needs to prepare for another possible attack from the fiends. I will send word as I soon as I can figure any of this out."<br/><br/>The people exchanged looks but nodded in unison. They had trusted her to keep them safe they would also trust her word as well. Edward began to stir at her side.<br/><br/>"Jade?" He mumbled his hands pulling himself up using her slight form to steady himself. Jade delicately steadied him.<br/><br/>"Take it easy Edward, your still pretty beat up" Jade warned, Edward hissed in pain as his hand gripped at his chest, Ifrit had really given them a run for there money but now here he stood. His body feeling like a child's play thing, but he would live.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Thank the Fayth's"</span>he thought to himself as his head leaned gently into Jade's head. The sudden weight brought Jade back to thoughts of Edward and the look alike<span style="font-style: italic">Shiva</span>.<br/><br/>"I..I need to get him back to the airship. I'll send word when I can." She replied to the in closing crowd. With the wave of her hand signaling the crew of the wing gulls to her that we're insight.<br/><br/>"Everyone return to the ship after tending to any injured in the attack"Jade called into the mic on her earpiece. The echo of replies played through the piece, with that Jade handed off Edward.<br/><br/>"Put him back together and return to the ship, I've gotten something to take care of. " Jade replied releasing Edward from her grip, he grimaced and gave Jade a wink.<br/><br/>"I'll be tip top in no time, and back watching out for you" he said as the two trudged along through the crowd. Jade edged through the crowd to thick foliage of the forest of Kilika. As soon as she was out of view of the village her legs began to quicken their pace as she ran through the thick bushes and large trees. A few times she tripped her breath ragged from the heat of the forest. But still she carried on her feet plunging into the earth beneath her.<br/><br/>Finally the metal wings of the airship came into view, Jade smiled in relief. Slowly her feet slowed down pounding into the earth. Jade leaned forward her hands gripping her knees as she caught her breath<br/><br/>"Shiva?" She called as she began to regain her breath despite her injuries.<br/><br/>"I'm here, are you okay?" She called out.