It's as sharp as a knife to the chest, when he says that. Her wince was better disguised this time -- though still a flash on her face as she looked him over again, helmless. "What happened how could this -- "

Her eyes found their way to his crystal as she placed his crowning armour gently down, then laid a hand gently on the side of his head. Immediately, a curaga spell warmed at her fingertips. At least his crystal was still intact, still whole -- maybe that meant she still had a chance!

"You can't -- " she didn't want to hear him say that, "we've... overcome death once already, haven't we?" Another glance at that crystal. She knew what had happened to Sephiroth and Ace in that vision of the future. Once their crystals had shattered...

"Kain, please!"