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When Vaan joins Balthier and Fran aboard the Strahl for "pirate training," he expects adventure, riches, and maybe a bit of glory. What he doesn't expect is how easily the skies - and the infuriatingly charming man who flies them - will start to feel like home.
From chaotic heists in Bhujerba to sleepless nights under the Dalmascan stars, the unlikely pair stumble through disasters, arguments, and close calls that blur the line between rivalry and something softer. Between sandstorms, mist-haunted ruins, and stolen bottles of skyfruit wine, Vaan begins to see that Balthier's wit hides more scars than swagger, and Balthier learns that Vaan's stubborn hope might be the one thing still capable of surprising him.
An adventure across the skies of Ivalice - full of laughter, ghosts, and the quiet realization that even the loneliest sky pirate might find someone worth sharing the horizon with.