Rygdea

===''[[Final Fantasy XIII Episode Zero -Promise-]]''===
{{Q|I always bet on the one who looks likeliest to win. I don’t fight if I don’t think I’m going to win.|Rygdea to Fang}}
Rygdea and several Cavalry troops capture the fugitive [[Oerba Yun Fang|Fang]] the day after she returns to [[Bodhum]] from [[Euride Gorge]]. He takes Fang aboard the ''[[Lindblum (Final Fantasy XIII)|Lindblum]]'' to meet with Raines, after which Raines tells Rygdea to bring Fang to her room in the residential area of the [[Airship (term)|airship]]. Rygdea warns her not to try anything since [[PSICOM]]—Cocoon's anti-[[Gran Pulse|Pulse]] army—has set up barricades around Bodhum. He tells Fang the Cavalry helped her by overwriting PSICOM's surveillance system and sending them false info so the Cavalry could capture her quietly.

When Fang asks why the Cavalry would help her if they are enemies, Rygdea answers that it's in their interest as they both have the same enemy. Fang is looking for her friend [[Oerba Dia Vanille|Vanille]], and Rygdea suggests they make a deal: he searches for Vanille and in return she and Fang don't let themselves get captured by PSICOM. Fang agrees and Rygdea returns to Bodhum.

As he walks for the station to the shopping mall, Rygdea hears [[Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)|Lightning]] call out his name, recognizing her from a few days ago. He asks if she knows where teenagers like to hang out and gives Lightning a vague description of Vanille as an outgoing runaway who likes caring for animals. Lightning tells him there are pet shops in Bodhum, and tells him of a café by the beach where many young people hang out. Taking Lightning's advice, Rygdea visits the café. Seeing how everyone around him is acting without a care in the world, Rygdea notes PSICOM has covered up news of the Euride incident, and how only perceptive people like Lightning know something big has happened if PSICOM is moving in. As [[Lebreau]] fixes Rygdea something to eat, he describes Vanille to her. Lebreau says she will let him know if a girl matching his description comes by.

Rygdea takes one last look around the mall before returning to the ''Lindblum'', where Fang is unsurprised to see him return empty-handed. She says Vanille might be near a forest or ocean for food. Rygdea is caught off guard when Fang asks why he is with Raines. Rygdea says Raines is an important Sanctum figure with many people's lives in his charge. Fang asks if Rygdea stays in the army because something about Raines appeals to him, but Rygdea doesn't answer at the risk of revealing too much. He calls himself a man who relies not on his feelings, but on whether or not something makes sense, and that he does not fight unless he is sure to win. He says Fang misread him, but Fang disagrees. Rygdea leaves Fang's room and hurries to the airship's bridge, as a moment ago PSICOM announced they are lifting the blockade around Euride.