"That makes two of us," If Leo was with them, then they'd probably would have had a chance at recruiting. The mohawked general seemed to simply flock bright-eyed, ambitious soldiers to him. But that was neither here, nor there, no matter how much Celes would've have loved to see a familiar face from home. She toyed with the red gem on her necklace, thinking. "We'll muddle through it somehow, I'm sure, Hughes."

Celes closed her eyes, and let her mind drift, "I shall continue to see what it is Dias and his comrades are doing down in the basement. I must admit curiosity over any particular agenda." She cracked open an eye and watched Hughes. "He seems to be a good man, if his loyalty to his friends is any indication." Wholly a different kettle from Luxord, in fact. Though the young general was sure that her interest in the Nobody was one borne of curiosity. "I don't think he'll disappoint us."