Reno stood on instinct, feeling uneasy at Sephiroth's gaze. He'd never seen the other man here before -- either because Sephiroth was in Esdham, or... well, Reno assumed he just didn't come, even when he was in the city.

But he did come. And he was here now.

"... Sephiroth..." Reno stared at him for what seemed like an eternity, though it was probably only a few seconds. Finally, he frowned. It wasn't hostile. Just sad.

"I'm sorry about Angeal," he said finally, looking over at the crystallized figures from Gaia. "I was hoping he'd stay longer this time..."

He was hoping Angeal had managed to defeat whatever this process was and was truly fixed, for good. Obviously he was wrong. Only two months out, and then here Angeal was again -- solid as a statue.