[Mary had heard folk say that before. Soldiers who had given up on any hope of seeing their homes once again. Some were distraught about it, and she pitied those men. Others held it as a point of pride, laying their lives on the line in the face of the pirates who had attacked them. She pitied them all the more.

But Sephiroth...no, there was no pity. She knew he was better than this even if the drink was making him say otherwise. Still knelt in front of Sephiroth and alongside Jade she held out her hand in offering.]

If you want to cast off your duty that's fine. Stand for yourself then. Lean if you must, but use those feet of yours to move forward.