Talk of Empire and Resistance rang all too true to Ashe, but murdering the innocent? It was little wonder, had Celes been faced with such evil, that she had turned against her Empire. If only, Ashe thought, studying Celes in silent contemplation, more of Archadia's military had thought like she.

For a short time, Ashe was almost sorry she asked - her eyes lowered, watching Celes' wine swirl about. But then she realised past was past, Gaia being another world, and the ex-general's decision had ultimately been the right one, betrayal or not.

"... It is easy to find regrets within the past," Ashe began, glancing across the guests again. "They should not stain the present, nor future."