Gaius and the two Ascians... Two Ascians with red masks, Deudalaphon and Altima, male and female...
Gaius is fleeing the fire after our fight against Ultima and encounters two people: Valdeaulin Ganathain and Severa Souther. Coincidence?
I wouldn't be surprised if these two were Ascians and, like Gaia, simply wanted to live their new lives. So the three of them invent a nice story, Gaius gets their masks, and the world believes that two fewer Ascians exist.