Because I couldn't live with myself if you ended up getting hurt during all of this.
It was a knee-jerk reaction of a thought that was banished the instant Sephiroth realized he had thought it, the only tell that something like that had passed his mind was a heavier series of blinks almost as if she might be able to read it behind his eyes if he hadn't done so. The intensely serious expression he held, along with the frown dropped at the same time as he stumbled upon it.
For a moment or so, he was left looking blankly at the glass of water before chancing to reach for it and take a sip. It went down well, but since when had his throat become all dry? It was blamed on the humidity in the greenhouse though, of course.
"Because-" He started, still for the most part trying to find the words that would be appropriate to say. He didn't want to hurt her by trying to protect her, but at the same time it was either that or allow her to put herself in the line of fire.
"-because it's not safe for you here. You might get hurt, or-" Sephiroth shook his head as the thought of Terra being killed knotted somewhere deep in his gut. He wouldn't be around to be able to stop that, and it tore at his intention to leave here and go back to Esdham. Considering he wasn't sure that he wanted to go back to work there anyway, but duty had called him.
30th June
It was a knee-jerk reaction of a thought that was banished the instant Sephiroth realized he had thought it, the only tell that something like that had passed his mind was a heavier series of blinks almost as if she might be able to read it behind his eyes if he hadn't done so. The intensely serious expression he held, along with the frown dropped at the same time as he stumbled upon it.
For a moment or so, he was left looking blankly at the glass of water before chancing to reach for it and take a sip. It went down well, but since when had his throat become all dry? It was blamed on the humidity in the greenhouse though, of course.
"Because-" He started, still for the most part trying to find the words that would be appropriate to say. He didn't want to hurt her by trying to protect her, but at the same time it was either that or allow her to put herself in the line of fire.
"-because it's not safe for you here. You might get hurt, or-" Sephiroth shook his head as the thought of Terra being killed knotted somewhere deep in his gut. He wouldn't be around to be able to stop that, and it tore at his intention to leave here and go back to Esdham. Considering he wasn't sure that he wanted to go back to work there anyway, but duty had called him.
"-a lot of people will end up getting hurt."