Quote Originally Posted by Sapphic View Post
Doubt it would be Lahabrea as the Ascian in Ishgard is firmly entrenched and set up to be in a position to pull the strings. Lahabrea had a different agenda.
Actually the scene at the end of 2.3 showed us that it was Lahabrea and Elidibus that were pulling the strings in Ishgard as it was the pair of them stood beside the Holy See. I don't actually think it will be Lahabrea in the trial though. The 2.5 story seems to be focusing a lot more on Nabriales and his personality is quite rash and impatient which suggests to me he's being set up for a fall. He'll probably be the first Ascian that we actually kill outright, whilst Lahabrea is more likely to be a long-running rival/antagonist figure.