Another cave, this one more confusing than the ones before, but not really very big.

Rydia can inflict a fair amount of damage on certain enemies free of charge with the Ice Rod. Gilbart's status attacks may come in handy too, but Cecil will be the main source of damage. Don't miss the Lamia Harp for Gilbart, which is his most powerful weapon (as already noted, he's really not much of a fighter).

In the depths of the cave, the party comes across a large depressed area.

He steps forward, and huge pincers stick out of the ground.

He steps forward, but the pincers take a swipe at him.

She nods, and the inevitable boss battle begins.

This battle is quite straightforward, except that the Antlion will react to all physical attacks by using Counterattack Horn. Gilbart should *not* attack, since his damage is feeble and he'll just provoke counterattacks. His status attacks are useless too, so he might as well just Hide unless you need him to pass out Potions. Cecil does well enough attacking to make it worth taking the counter, but have him defend instead if anyone is at risk of keeling over. Rydia should Summon Chocobo, period. Blizzard and Thunder are far weaker, and Chocobo should hurt more than Cecil's attack. Even better, the Antlion doesn't react to any sort of magic at all, so there are no negative side-effects. The Antlion has no elemental resistances or weaknesses.

They leave the cave and take the hovercraft back to Kaipo.

Cecil finds Rosa still in bed.

Fade to black.

Gilbart walks out of the house and stands by the lakeside.

He pulls out his harp and begins playing.

Then a monster leaps out of nowhere and attacks.

Combat ensues. Keep attacking to trigger the reaction scripts that Make Things Happen. Anna will appear after Gilbart's first attack.

Attack again for more dialog.

Anna fades out.

The monster's defense and evasion are now set to zero.

Attack again to finish it.

Combat ends. Anna is floating over the lake.

Anna drifts away...

...and disappears.

Unfortunately, while this may be good for plotline character development, it does nothing to make Gilbart more effective in combat beyond the experience gain from the battle.

Rosa is good with a bow and great with White Magic. She starts at level 10, and already heals better than Tella by level 13 (when she learns Cura). She's not the most durable character, though. For best results, rearrange the party to have three back-row positions, with Cecil as the only one in the front.