Sephiroth would notice in short order that yet another pair of eyes was fixed upon him. Ashelia moved herself closer to him within the group. She could understand Sephiroth's reaction - subtle, but as someone who had known him more than a year, somewhat apparent - but it still gave her pause. If these people held up his doppelganger's actions as an example of greatness, as some holy endeavor in aiding the Calamity's ascendance...was Sephiroth the kind of man to be swayed by such things? She thought not, but she thought not about a lot of things.

So, the Queen hung back with him, preferring to let Zelda do the talking - between the two of them, Zelda was a much friendlier face for first impressions anyway.