Something in 5.3 MSQ felt off to me (SPOILERS)

[Rannie]

Is it? I'll have to go back and watch some cutscenes. I didn't think they come out and said it just that Venat had led that faction, so there was still a chance it ended up being us, maybe so Venat didn't gain that sort of power or something.

If Venat is anything like in XII, we don't want someone like that in a position of power. Though it would go along with how the Ascians think Hydaelyn is bad.

in the cutscene the second crystal memory that had popped up had two Amaurotians one being Venat talking to a worried one about Venat becoming the heart of Hydaelyn. And thats also when they revealed that Elidibus also became the heart of zodiark when Venat said something along the lines of thia was probably how the convocation felt when Elidibus became the heart.

Venat, also in that cutscene assured the other that they would always recognize the form Venat took because they had the ability to take on whatever form they desired.