"Really?" Lloyd blinks at Opal, nonplussed. "But... I've seen lots of people use four elements or more - even one of my other friends and my dad." Thinking about Kratos still brings a dull ache to his chest, even after making peace with his father's decision to leave more than a year ago. He doesn't want to dwell on that right now, though.

Fortunately, the topic of conversation right now makes it pretty easy to forget about things like missing his father.