vivisucre:

Balthier and Fran took back the Strahl without telling anyone right ? What if.. what if they both got serious injuries from the final battle and the crash, leaving huge scars, and they were not ready to show them to their friends yet.

Balthier would not want to worry them, so he would leave without a word, so they could meet again when Fran and him recovered and would accept themselves.

vivisucre:

A subtle but very important cinematography I’ve found in the entire scene. 

There is an Occuria in each frame during the scene with Ashe. Now you might tell me “they are on a small round platform of course you’d see them”. But really, the dev could have chosen other angles. Ashe is surrounded physically and mentally by Occurias, and we, as the player, are too. 

The only two exceptions are : 

When “Rasler” appears. Ashe is in shock. She understands what he is, a tool of the Occurias. The camera shows a close-up view on her shaking lips.

The second one is when the party shows up. The Occurias are trying to manipulate Ashe, but the second the party appears, they are off-screen. They all heard the voice of the Occuria, and they immediatly state what should be obvious : “you won’t listen to them right ??” 

[458/?]

vivisucre:

A subtle but very important cinematography I’ve found in the entire scene. 

There is an Occuria in each frame during the scene with Ashe. Now you might tell me “they are on a small round platform of course you’d see them”. But really, the dev could have chosen other angles. Ashe is surrounded physically and mentally by Occurias, and we, as the player, are too. 

The only two exceptions are : 

When “Rasler” appears. Ashe is in shock. She understands what he is, a tool of the Occurias. The camera shows a close-up view on her shaking lips.

The second one is when the party shows up. The Occurias are trying to manipulate Ashe, but the second the party appears, they are off-screen. They all heard the voice of the Occuria, and they immediatly state what should be obvious : “you won’t listen to them right ??” 

[458/?]