In more Xillia news, we have to take a detour through the forest to avoid a military checkpoint, where we find out what Elize can really do. It's nice having four party members now because it means everyone can be linked. At the end of the forest, we find Jiao, the huge dude with the big beard and bigger hammer, who wants to take Elize back to the village. He seems to feel bad about the situation she's in there, but he also implies that where she originally came from is even worse. That being said, Jude has no intention of letting her go back, so there's a big boss fight. He's definitely the toughest fight I've had so far, but even then, I wasn't in any serious danger of losing. After the fight, he seems happy that Elize has found new friends and maybe this is the best thing for her after all. A couple of times, Alvin talks about what a "treasure" Elize is. He insists it's because she's such a good summoner, but there's definitely more to it than that.
When we reach the next town, Milla exposes a scam at a vendor's shop who claims his pottery was fired by Efreet, but she says he values order above all else and this pottery is too sloppy. As a result, we meet a girl with ringed hair and her butler, whom I'm assuming is the person the town is named after since her last name is Sharil and this is Sharilton. She invites us to tea at her manor, and Milla is excited about the prospect of it. ---
