Rinoa and Selphie were best buddies, but Rinoa respected Quistis for her maturity and sound advice. The comfort that Quistis offered felt warm and solid and practical - Rinoa still felt like Quistis was older, even though she wasn't.

"Yeah." She nodded. "That's what I'm doing, for sure. I just wish things were easier... I saw a mirage in the desert earlier. It looked like the flower field Squall and I made our promise in. Then I remembered that Squall hasn't seen that yet. He doesn't know we made a promise..."