After hearing what Claire had to say, Aqua felt as if she were a bit less agonized and more determined than before. Maybe it was just because she got some sleep in her and thankfully hadn't received any injuries. The fact she had avoided Aqua's comment about the food led her to believe the red-head hadn't eaten anythin, but she wasn't going to complain on the matter. Aqua didn't want to come across as too... motherly.
"Well, it's good to hear you're still in the mindset of wanting to keep people around. Even going so far as to help ones like Teresa." Aqua frowned.
"I don't understand why one of our own would just attack a member of the group without being a traitor." Aqua paused before adding.
"But, then again, Frank attacked you. Maybe Teresa was attacked for similar reasons..."
Aqua listened, surprised when Claire opened up about her brother and friend. The keyblade master couldn't help by sympathize for her situation.
"I'm honestly not surprised. The Coalition doesn't always use the most noble of methods when it comes to their mission. I mean, they try their best, but I suppose sometimes they get desperate." Aqua smiled gently.
"But hey, I'm sure you'll get your brother and friend back. I have people I'm fighting for to."
Reaching into her pocket, Aqua pulled out her star shaped wayfinder charm.
"This is my most precious possession. It's a charm. My two best friends have ones just like it that I made for them. They're like... brothers to me. I was raised with them. Right now they're gone, and I don't know where they are, what they're doing, or if they're still alive. But I know if Akibahara destroys all life, I'll never find them. So that's why I'm here," she told Claire, fingering the charm with her thumb.
Aqua wore a bright, determined look on her face.
"We have a lot of people relying on both of us, so we can't give up now. And actually... there's something I wanted to speak with you about too," she told Claire.
She wanted to offer Claire the same thing she had offered to Abel and Aoko, a way to help her.
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Still looking toward Teresa, Claire mulled over Aqua's theory. "I'm not sure. I don't know much about her, so I'm unsure of her history with these games... Even if she was a traitor at some point, that shouldn't be a reason to attack her. It's wrong. If the Coalition plans to kill the traitors they find..." Claire paused, wrapping her arms around herself. She looked worried. "I don't think that's right. My brother... wouldn't be for that."
