[Mary offers Cid a nod, and a far more satisfied one this time.]

Apart from seemingly protecting us during our little jaunt through time I agree we don't owe her anything. And even that came at the cost of more lives. But a woman like her is the sort to be prepared, and to benefit even when things don't go precisely according to her machinations.

[She doesn't want to step into any more traps than she already has to this point if she can help it. The device she handed over to Palitutu still troubles her.]