Reno watched from a distance, at least for now. It was hard to see Cloud so hopeful. Of course the town looked "normal," as if nothing had happened -- that was the whole idea of the Shinra cover-up. They hadn't really expected any of Nibelheim's original denizens to still exist... or to come back.

Cloud deserved the truth, but he needed to see it with his own eyes. So for the moment, Reno waited, watching and listening.