Quote Originally Posted by Rosenstrauch View Post
5.3 spoilers, natch:




This conversation takes place after 5.2, wherein Ryne bore witness to the Starshower at the Crystarium alongside the other Scions, the Warrior of Light, and a dozen or so NPCs. The Warrior of Light heard Hydaelyn's voice there, as did everyone who awakened to the Echo in that scene. Ryne did not. It's surprising, I know—I thought she absolutely had to have the Echo, being Minfilia's reincarnation and all. But apparently she doesn't have it.
Ryne can't have the echo. If she had it she could not have been possessed by Minfilia to begin with. It's why the Ascians don't simply bodyjack the WOL/D.