Herewith another who had been shaken to their core by the vision that the Sage had imparted? It seemed like it, but given the amount of time --much like him-- that she'd been here and what they'd seen during that time that didn't seem to make very much sense. To Sephiroth at least it seemed to be the 'newer' Heroes who had been affected more; those that perhaps had a doubt how this place invariably threw all sorts of waves for them to weather or crumble at.

Not that it excused it, at all, but where Zelda had always been so positive and full of energy before, being in her presence while she was like this only served to heighten Sephiroth's concern for her. He knew that she'd recently lost someone special to the stasis and while he didn't know Link half as well as perhaps he should have made an effort to; he knew what that felt like also.

"Hey-" He leaned forward as she turned back to the tea but didn't move to prevent her from doing so; overbrewed tea of this type was really something else.

"-I know that feeling. I know it probably doesn't help to say and I apologize for the assumption but..." Sephiroth stepped a little closer, ready to offer a supportive hand in finishing setting a tray for the tea to go on so that he could carry it to a more comfortable room they could talk within.

"We don't know. But that doesn't mean it's hopeless; we can't do anything to help them, but giving up would help even less."