"Perhaps." He offered a resolute nod in response to her as well. Bangs on either side of his head falling forwards and back with the soft motion where he nodded in the direction of the puppet rather than at Selen directly.

Sephiroth's defensiveness seemed to be wearing thin as he looked back to her finally, pulling a light smile out of his mouth and taking a long breath in.

"I find that it's just as much my duty as it had been during the battle."