Given the desert, his heavy armor wouldn't have been a very good idea, so while he still had his gunblade at his hip Cloud had opted to use some of the mage gear he still had. It would be less defense, but better than having to clear out all the sand later.

Looking around the group he did some quick calculations. He'd go with Yuna. Allenby could cover Ales. And of course Sephiroth could handle his end of it himself. It didn't matter that they weren't the same as they were back home, he had faith in his childhood hero. Giving a few finger gestures he tried to quickly and silently suggest the arrangement before following after Yuna.