Garden to Cauldron

The next morning I bathed and dressed and donned the Guespiere along with my trial sword.
When using Ninja as a support job, one can wield two swords.
Though I was kind of sad to have to leave my shield behind.  It felt like Sha-chan was with me when I wore it.

Kup-oh Kiki you have a gentleman caller!

Thanks Sarrima, I’ll meet him outside.
I quickly stuffed two “insta” scrolls in my pack, re-raise and warp, and ran to meet Zidea outside.

All set?

 I am!

Once at sky, we fought angry pink birds and magical pots.
Zidea explained the advantages of en-spells to me.  Showing the difference between using a tier one and tier two version of the spell.
He also explained the advantage of using the Ninja support job.
I tried to take it all in while doing battle, as well as ask a few questions.

So, what about the Scorpion Harness?

Yes, that is a very good piece to have.

It is?  Another red mage I know told me it would be a waste, and that he preferred to wear Goliard for the haste when soloing.

Your other friend is foolish, then.  Scorpion Harness adds accuracy.  Goilard does not, and let me tell you that haste won’t help you hit or evade.

Oh… 

If there are one thousand red mages out there, then there are one thousand different opinions on how to do the job best.  But, I think perhaps your friends are not giving you the best information to help you.  Don’t worry, I’ll set you straight.  And then you can come up with whatever way suits you best.  What I will teach and tell you isn’t the final or only way to do things.  Take what you like and tailor it to your own needs.

I smiled and nodded.  I knew I had a lot to learn yet, but felt like I was in good hands for the training.

We put a small dent in the 400-bird trial and got a key before Zidea had to take his leave.
I pondered on all he had said while hunting for the coffer that held the magical map.
Altana graced me as I found it with ease.

Map of Ru’Ann Gardens {mine}! =^_^=


Later on I met up with Zidea again.  This time we journied to Ifrit’s Cauldron to fight bats.  Apparently the magian trial moogle thinks bats and birds are the same :/
While there, Zidea managed to aggro three triple bats and a bomb xD
After we defeated the first or second set of bats, Zidea grinned at me.

Were you freaked out a little when you saw all that aggro?

No..  no point in freaking out.  I just... handle it.
That's right, freaking out just gets people killed.

Yes.  Besides, I have reraise on.  So no worries, hehe.  If two red mages can‘t handle three triple bats and a bomb, then we‘re doing it wrong! =p

Yes, you are right!

Zidea chuckled and we continued fighting.

You know... I must admit, I did wonder...

Hmm?

If you did that on purpose to try to see if I would freak out and run or...

Haha!

If you were trying to show off! =p

The first.  If I were trying to show off, I would have pulled a lot more!

We shared a hearty laugh and finished off the bomb.

Later on, one of the creatures we were fighting was hiding a key!

Unfortunately, we couldn’t locate the coffer and I was far too sleepy to continue wandering around.
Zidea assured me we would find it next time and bade me a good nights sleep.