"....all right..." Luke replied with a small sniff.

He then took a moment to gather himself and recompose himself, before sighing.

"Uh... right." he said.

"Right, you asked me up here." he told her.

"Why?" he asked.

"Was it just to tell me who you are?" he asked further.

Luke's eyes widened when he fully comprehended what she was saying to him.

"I..." he stammered.

"You're saying that... I'M compatible?" he asked. 'That I'M a vessel for your power?" he asked.

Terra just smiled, and nodded softly.

"Oh, wow..." Luke mumbled.

"I mean, having more mana than before is always good..." he then said, trailing off a bit and then looking at her.

"But to be honest, I'd like this to happen, because... well, as you've explained it, you need to do it for your own wellbeing." he went on. "And I want to help with that in any way possible."

"..." Luke was silent for a moment, before nodding.

"I... yeah." he said.

"Yeah. I'm ready." he told her.

"There anything I need to do beforehand?" he asked. "Anything special to prepare for this, or whatever?" he asked further, looking around for a moment, and then looking back to Terra.

"Just... yeah, tell me what I need to do."

As she continued on her way, she almost bumped right into Zeke.

"Woah!" he exclaimed.

"Careful, there." he said.

"What's up, Sierra?" he asked her. "You seem really distracted." he continued. "Weren't you going to go and spend some time on the roof?" he asked her further, before suddenly pausing.

"...does it have anything to do with the swelling of mana I feel from up there?"

"....eh?" Zeke muttered.

"Luke?" he asked.

"Who's Luke?" he asked her.

"I mean... I can feel Terra up there, I've felt her mana since she got here, but... wow." he then mumbled.

"But what is she doing up there with this 'Luke'?" he inquired further.

Zeke raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?" he asked.

"You did, did you?" he asked further.

"What?" he inquired.

"Is it related to how powerful she is? More powerful than a dryad has any right to be?" he then asked her.

"Because I KNOW she's not what she's putting herself out to be."

"........woah." Zeke muttered.

"Gaea, herself?" he asked. "Are you sure?" he asked her.

Sierra nodded.

"Heard it myself." she confirmed.

"Wow." Zeke mumbled.

"That is... I never thought she'd come HERE." he said further.

"This is... a rare honour."

Zeke just shrugged.

"Hm." he mumbled.

"Maybe you should." he said.

"I mean, if she had a real problem with it, odds are you wouldn't be telling ME right now." he reasoned.

"So I'd wager that she's fine with it." he told her further.

"Believe me, I don't think she'd be subtle if she was displeased with something."

Zeke waved to her as she left him.

"See ya!" he called to her.

He then paused for a moment, and pondered the situation.

"...Gaea is actually here..." he mumbled to himself.

"Who would have thought." he went on, shaking his head slightly and going about his business.

Meanwhile, Sharp was in his office, thinking heavily about something.

"Hmmm." he mumbled.

"Could it possibly be...?" he pondered aloud, trailing off slightly.

Hal raised an eyebrow when she said what she did.

"...oh?" he asked.

"Was just thinking about her. Funny coincidence." he said.

"I'm guessing she's responsible for the swelling of mana on the roof?" he then asked.

"She is." Sierra nodded.

"Figured as much." the djinn responded.

"...so what did you learn about her?" he inquired.