Quote Originally Posted by Alberel View Post
  • She is also returned to Forgotten Springs to be rehabilitated...why is she treated differently?
  • How is it possible for him to do this if he is tempered? Is he even tempered? Or is this just a ruse?
Thoughts?
I don't believe she was returned to Forgotten Springs to be rehabilitated, just that she was moved there. Just like in the real world there are some people with severe mental instability who can't be rehabilitated, but it would be considered inhumane to kill them so they're kept and given as much comfort and care as is possible. I believe this is what's happening with Loonh Gah's mother.

And as for the leader begging for mercy I think there are two possibilities. Either A: He's tempered and its a ruse like you proposed or B: He isn't tempered and was a genuine worshiper of Ifrit (though, if this is the case I still think it was a ruse).