The conversation receives a side-slip of a scowl in response to the mention of military and distractions. Still even though Sephiroth didn't really want to hear it there would always be that small part of his mind, that everyone had, that wanted to hear it even if he might not like it or particularly agree with it.

It was important to gain as broad a spectrum of ideas as possible, it might be the last time that all Heroes and various leaders of Crystallis were all within the same room.

"I might refer to the latest of Palitutu's reports." Sephiroth made an effort to relax his stern posture and even drop his folded arms before turning to those that might listen to him.

"You might consider Garland as the harbinger of Crystallis' will, of its will to go on regardless of the fact that its story should have ended thousands of years ago. In that regard, it seems that Crystallis also created the Calamity."

Words often read sat just behind Sephiroth's eyes, where he could see them like a watermark across everything but no one else could. 'Crystallis is like a black hole. It takes everything. And in return it gives nothing.'

"Unless it's completely unavoidable, I will not allocate any military might for the sake of a distraction. Sending denizens of this World against Garland is sending them to certain death. There are other duties that can be allocated within other locations around the World-" Part of him didn't believe he was about to have to say this-

"We win this fight, or there is no coming back at all."