Of all the things that he might have expected Rikku to say, that had to be the lowest possibility on the list. Rikku had always been supportive of Yuna, so much so that it was obvious even to Sephiroth who really only knew either of them as passing acquaintances; Rikku and him had sparred on occasion in the past, Yuna he'd seen more often when he'd used to frequent the hospital more.

A flick of a glance across to Jade, questioning in case the other man had any inkling about this, before Sephiroth turned his sharp attention back to Rikku; trying to pinpoint some tell, anything, in her body language about what brought this concern on. Moreover, why bring it up now, when they were apparently reaching the end of their journey.

"- not sure that I understand..."