Cloud had kept quiet during all of this, but he was watching it unfold. Something was wrong here. He couldn't put his finger on it. Maybe it was the fact that he was using magic now and had to take a different view of the battlefield than he did as a soldier.

He no longer could depend on force and armor to protect him. He had to watch for threats so that they didn't get to him first. His eyes caught what she was doing with her hands but he didn't have a chance to figure out what it was. With the new voice he raised his staff. This place was too narrow and they'd have to move quickly if it came to a fight.