Were he to ask, she would have likely confirmed it was the latter. Though the question for the meantime snapped her out of her current train of thought to one of perplexity. Was it simply out of an old loyalty to his job as a Turk, or something else? Though one look at his ever-watchful gaze told enough. Goddess, she practically brought about the events that caused his death and transformation and he still...cared? About her safety?

She wasn't sure what to make of this, but considering the awful truth of today she was not willing to look a gift chocobo in the beak. Despite how large the elephant in the room between them, she wasn't exactly looking forward to the walk alone.

"If it will put your mind at ease," she supposed.