Since the encounter with Lufene, Vivi had started to become less and less overtly afraid and more and more overtly irritable. He hadn't been able to find the courage to challenge Lufene but after spending the last few evenings thinking of numerous ways he could have said 'no, shut up' and stopped her from saying things he was more than ready to pick a fight with her 'father'.

He didn't like being afraid and so, problematic as he was aware it was somewhere in the back of his head, he was more than happy to continue onwards replacing it with anger and false 'I could have done' bravado. He walked faster than usual, determined to go and fight Garland before he was afraid again. He fumbled around in his pocket, withdrawing a small bottle of Ether. He had only been able to find three in Lindblum when he searched, the relative rarity of them combined with sudden demand in the form of people stocking up for the shrine missions had made seeking them out difficult. He'd been careful with them so far, resting rather than using them so to save them for emergencies.

This was, he was fairly sure, an emergency. He held the small bottle up to Refia once the sled had stopped.

"Um. You were casting float this whole time, right? And we don't have anyone else who can heal as well as you. You can have this."