Dorter City - balthier quest stuck

[Ramza108]

Hi love the lion war mod for psx so far.  I've run into an issue that might've softlocked the game. 
I am in Dorter attempting to get balthier.  However after the first few bits of text a thief comes out interrupting Ramza's dialogue. That part is scripted but then the gahe freezes.  No amount of waiting is going to make the game or dialogue progress. Unfortunately since this quest locks you into dorter and initiates battle as soon as you leave, it would appear I'm now stuck. Any ideas for workarounds?  I'm playing the game in openemu

[Ramza108]

Just realized I have a previous save outside of this bug or script hangup so I can come back to it.   I don't know if Balthier's quest is time sensitive or not.  I am pretty happy now that I have a certain riskbreaker in my party now.  TOUCHE

[Nyzer]

This bug was recently posted in the Lion War Bug Report topic.