A Goddess? [ That's...potentially very helpful. Aerith glances from Viridi back to the lava behind them, biting her lip as she goes. ] Makes sense that you wouldn't be a big fan of the fire, then...

[ If only they had someone with water abilities. She doesn't have any such materia for herself, and huffs out a sigh into the warm air. ]

I think all we can do for now is to try and block it off - like you're doing now, if you can keep it up. [ And maybe in the interim, she can identify some kind of exit...? ] ...What did you mean by more direct help, though?