Quote Originally Posted by jessica85r View Post
I got the Mal / Zoey vibe off Balthier and Fran as well, though I still fell in love with the idea of them together. She says a few things to him that realy touched me (unsure how to Spoiler tag, so I won't list specifics). I keep waiting for Balthier to say somehting meaningful back to her though.

In any case, I think Balthier's blase attitude matches well with how serrious Fran is. They're both sad characters, but they're handling it differently. I like to think he might be "goofing off" to lighten her mood sometimes.

Given their lifestyle, I wonder how important their relative lifespans are to the question. What difference does the potential to outlive him by a 100 yeasr make if you both might be dead next week? Fran at least seems deep enough to have thought about this.
Wow, this made me very sad. I like Fran and Balthier, and i have thought of them as a couple before, but the whole situation reminds me very much of Tidus and Yuna (post- Macalania). they would probably want to be together-which would make me happy- but they know that they cant because Fran, like you said, would surpass him in life by quite a few years. Also, Fran has that whole situation going on back home, and may feel as though she is unworthy.

Now, unless i missed the point completely, this is a very saddening situation . I hope they do get together as most of you suggest (i have yet to finish the game).

As for ashe and Baltheir, ashe is still in love with her dead husband (someone said it, i just cant remember who- but props to whoever did b/c they got it right)