

Squall faces Edea during the SeeD's assassination attempt of her.Įdea surfaces in Timber where the president of Galbadia, Vinzer Deling, announces her as a new ambassador. Squall graduates and is sent out to a mission, but strange events are unraveling as Ellone has arrived at the Garden from the White SeeD Ship and told Cid Edea has abandoned them. Twelve years on SeeD has become a robust military force known around the globe, but Cid and NORG's relationship has deteriorated, with NORG pushing for SeeD to be a pure business venture, while Cid is still preparing for the day Squall will take on a sorceress.

Squall grew up in Balamb Garden and trained to become a SeeD under Headmaster Cid's watchful eye, though he never learned of his significance or role in the Garden's founding. As the SeeD's true purpose would be to battle a sorceress, they specialized in magic use, namely in the use of Guardian Forces, despite the controversy on their purported adversarial effects.

SeeD's true purpose as an anti-sorceress force was concealed, and NORG came up with the idea of selling the SeeD services, and thus the SeeD was formed as a mercenary force for hire. While Cid went ahead with the Balamb Garden project, meeting the Shumi NORG and receiving his financial backing, Edea went into hiding on the White SeeD Ship with Squall's step-sister Ellone and other orphans from the orphanage who did not get adopted or enrolled into the Garden. The establishing of an anti-sorceress military force was seen as a danger for Edea, as she is a sorceress herself, and Cid and Edea decided they can no longer stay together. To prepare him for this future ordeal Edea and her husband Cid started the Garden to train Squall as a SeeD operative, along with other aspirants and children from the orphanage. Edea said there can be only one Squall in this time, and the teenage Squall disappeared back into the time portal.Įdea came to believe that one day Squall, a boy in her orphanage, would defeat an evil sorceress. Edea was confused when Squall introduced himself as a SeeD from Garden, but Squall said they were her idea. The sorceress died and passed on her powers to Edea, and Squall addressed her formally with a salute. One day, a dying sorceress from the future appeared at the orphanage from a time portal alongside a teenage Squall Leonhart, whom Edea recognized as an older version of a boy currently under her care. Edea operated an orphanage for the children orphaned by the Sorceress War. Sorceress Edea and Cid Kramer were a married couple who lived on the Centra coast near a lighthouse.

A teenage Squall tells Edea about the SeeD and the Garden.
