Quote Originally Posted by CyrilLucifer View Post
Belated reply, and I'm sure someone mentioned this that I didn't see, but on this page:
http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/spe...ars_Of_Change/

We can see Minfilia's eyes glowing with the same color as Hydaelyn. Which probably explains why all of the Minfilia close-ups are with her eyes closed.
So, uh, if anyone had any remaining doubts that something bad is going on here (do any of you on the lore forums even exist?), I think you were just proven unfortunately wrong.
I've been hoping that all Hydaelyn is doing is using Minfilia as a direct way to speak to her people (As only Her Echo Users can hear her) and that this whole "Avatar of Hydaelyn" business is a mundane case of "This is more practical for the both of us" rather than "There is no Minfilia, only Zuul!!! I mean, Hydaelyn."