Taking a steadying breath, the last guardian looks up. Her features are creased with worry, yet as she moves her glance between the two there's a fierce determination in them.

"If Yuna reaches Zanarkand the way things are now, she fights Sin and dies for sure. She thinks it's the only way. It's not!" It looked like, the girl believed this at least. No need to tell them, Tidus and her - had not found it yet. The Al Bhed desperately hoped the two not being Spiran would work in her favor.

Releasing a muffled, frustrated sound, Rikku clenches a fist. The motion slow to not draw attention. "It's not like, I think you could ever stop her. Even if she wound up at the starting point of the Pilgrimage, Yuna would just start all over again. This stupid portal business totally messed up the plan to save her! You can buy me time to fix this, or I'll do it on my own. Either way you choose, your best bet of surviving this mountain - is helping me protect her."

Not bothering to wait for an answer, she turns heel to jog ahead and catch up to the summoner, letting the cold mountain air sting her face clear.