Returner Hideout The Returner Hideout , also known as Returners ' Hideout , is a location in " Final Fantasy VI " where the Returners , a resistance group formed to counter the Empire , has its headquarters . It is located in the Sabre Mountains , and contains a shop and an inn . The Lethe River flows past the hideout , and the Returners keep rafts so they can escape in an emergency . Story . Edgar , Locke , and Sabin bring a girl named Terra to the hideout so they could show her to Banon , head of the resistance group . Banon offers to have her join the Returners , but he does not want to force her . Terra eventually makes up her mind and the Empire invades South Figaro soon after . Worried that Imperial forces may be heading towards the hideout , Banon makes an escape down the Lethe River with Terra , Edgar , and Sabin . Locke heads to South Figaro to investigate the Imperial presence there . The player can return to the hideout any time in the World of Balance and board the raft to Gau ' s father ' s house . In the World of Ruin , the approximate location of the Sabre Mountains is covered by ocean , and the Returner Hideout has presumably sank beneath the waters during the end of the world . Quests and Guides . Scrap of Paper . When Terra is alone in the party , a Scrap of Paper can be found hidden next to the table in the Returner Hideout prior to the meeting that takes place with Banon . The player has the choice of either leaving the piece of paper on the floor or tossing it in the trash . Choosing the former will make Banon say a few more lines before the start of the meeting which will make Terra chuckle . The Scrap of Paper is a key item and because of it being associated with an event , regardless of the player ' s choice , it is not added to the key item inventory . Terra ' s choice . When the player reaches the Returner hideout , they ask Terra to consider joining them to help combat the Gestahlian Empire and perhaps learn more about her powers . After speaking to Locke , Edgar and Sabin throughout the hideout , the guard at the door lets her step outside to speak to Banon , who asks if she will aid them . If the player agrees , Banon will give Terra a Gauntlet . If the player refuses three times , or if they refuse once and then speak to the Returner in the storage room , they receive a Genji Glove . The game proceeds the same either way , but there is a lengthy plot - relevant scene if they agree to join that is not witnessed if they refuse , and the player can get the Genji Glove but still see the scene by saying no once , receiving the Genji Glove from the Returner , then speaking to Banon again and saying yes . They will not , however , receive both Relics this way . While the gameplay merits of either Relic can be argued , the Gauntlet comes in very limited quantities , only two others existing in the game far into the World of Ruin , while the Genji Glove can be farmed from Dragons for an infinite supply . The White Cape . The White Cape , a powerful Relic early in the game , is hidden in the hideout . In the supply room in the back , there is a hidden passage in the upper - right corner of the room leading to a chest with the cape . Mog ' s Dances . The player can return to the hideout after recruiting Mog and take the raft down the river to learn the Water Harmony Dance . This is one of only three ways the Dance can be learned , the third way being exclusive to the " Advance " and smartphone releases ( the battle with Leviathan ) . Outside of this third way , the Dance can never be learned in the World of Ruin and must be learned in the World of Balance . Shop . Sells items . Musical themes . " The Returners " is used as the main background theme for the Returner Hideout . " Awakening " replaces this theme during Terra ' s recruitment by the Returners . Etymology . The Returners are trying to return things to the way they were before the empire ' s conquests , and return it to peaceful times . In the World of Ruin , the Returners ' " spirit " lingers , with Celes saying she wants to return the world to the state before Kefka ruined it . Kefka brings death and destruction , while the party wants to return life into the dying world , finally materializing it in the ending . The word " returner " is used throughout the game not simply referring to the organization , but many NPCs in the World of Ruin mention their wish to return to the " good old days " ( the World of Balance ) .