the girl's name is yulie ahtreide and she is being held captive by the intruders after being captured by a "drifter" for hire, arnaud g. vasquez. after the invading army attacks ciel and brings the sphere crashing down, jude, yulie and arnaud join forces to find the army's true intention behind yulie's abduction. with the help of another drifter, raquel appelgate, these four idealistic teens travel the war-torn land of filgaia in search of truth, their own identities, and their separate paths to adulthood.