Espers are what Kefka wants. 'Eidolons', to some here.
That is his demand to spare Vaan's life. To simply hand such a fiend greater power is surely not an option, I know, yet I fear for what he may inflict upon Vaan should we openly refuse him. Penelo and others mean to search in the hope of discovering their location, to see Vaan freed... Are there any implications as to where Kefka may be holding him?
...I myself can offer little by way of aid. At this time and for the near future, I cannot leave Alexandria; it is almost time.
( Filtered to Marquis Halim Ondore IV )