Quote Originally Posted by Tyjacon View Post
IMO There is a reason that questline wasn't cut.

1. The Company of Heroes lost a lot of fellow comrades in their victory over Titan, they knew how difficult that battle was. They didn't want the guilt of sending you to your certain death, in their minds, after seeing their comrades die. They were testing your ability.

2. At this point only a few people outside of the Scions know you already defeated a primal. And there were others claiming the same. In their minds you are probably another Trachtoum, (you remember?) that guy in Gray Goose who killed the primal Tidus (the reason that questline wasn't cut).

3. The feast wasn't a celebration feast. It was a enjoy what is probably going to be your last meal feast. Common in the medieval era.

4. It was a prelude to increase the emotional impact of the 'Pray, Return to the Waking Sands' scene that follows.
That and at this point in time not everyone and their ex solider suffering from ptsd friend know you have the echo or that you're the WoL if ur a 1.0 player. As you said they lost a lot of people as Titan and Leviathan both got summoned in that five year stretch between Bahamut's rampage and the game's start.