Radley is very nervous. He would never normally go around fire and volcanoes willingly, but the sound of the mission had seemed up his alley and he is desperate to get home. This is hopefully the final part they need. As usual, he is very presentable, as he is meticulous about showers and clean clothes every day. He knows Astrid, but has only barely interacted with Riku, and isn't sure how well they will hit it off or work together. He hopes for the best.

"Let's try everything we can to avoid battling him," he says. "We might be able to win him over by smooth-talking him. I was thinking of playing up the angle of agreeing with him that the machine part is a sign from the gods, and they chose him to keep it safe for us until we could get it."

Hey, for all he knows, maybe that's true. He hopes it won't be considered blaspheme.

"How do we convince him that the gods are interested in what happens to us, though?"