[Mary watches Sephiroth's expression after he replies, waiting to see if he cracks. After a moment she gives a satisfied nod.]

That's good. You're too fine a man to lose here and now. And if we're going to stop Palitutu and the Calamity, we need to show her we can do it together, and without sacrifice.

[No matter how badly the odds are stacked against them. And no matter what Kalki suggested. And even if sacrifices did occur, they couldn't be something that they accepted as necessary. Not after what that vision showed them.]