There was something admirable about stopping to consider the well-being of who were ultimately their adversaries, not to mention hopelessly optimistic. "Watching so many generations fail, she must have lost any hope that the solution could be anything different."

Following a longer pause, he returned to a question that the mention of the Guardian had sparked in his mind. As much as Cloud might have hoped to distance himself from the subject, it seemed like too important of a clue to be pushed aside.

"... When you spoke with Garland, what else did he tell you?"