[Croix would be lying if he said that the crying didn't make him want to stop and... ... well... how do you help a crying tree? ... Regardless, part of him does want to try.

This whole room hits too close to home - to the fake Metafalica, the land turned against them. And Luca... maybe there's something else going on here, something different than what he'd first assumed on instinct.]

... Go ahead. I'll catch up.

> You put your LANCE away and walk back down the STAIRCASE, toward the gathered TREES