It broke my heart when they took these two (origin) main characters away ..

[Verdan]

I miss the dynamic that Yda and Papalymo had (I legit thought they were a couple when I first met them in game), but I'm not unhappy with the direction in which the story has

Considering the lyrics to Stormblood's song contain the line "A lover lost" in them, I'm... pretty sure they were.