( No time at all for him? Well of course, he's not some half-rotted corpse. But so much has changed since then for her and Clive that it seems impossible to relay it all in a timely manner. But Cid should know -- they'll simply have to catch up together.

It is very much like him to put his own death and mortality aside, however, and she gives a slight nod of her head. )

Thorne's generosity knows no bounds. ( Her brow creases: it's clear that she doesn't believe that it is out of the goodness of their hearts. She has spent too long fighting for others to do it again without question. ) I will not deny that their magic lessons are proving to be insightful. But he and I can't help but try and find the other shoe that's no doubt waiting to drop.

( It's not paranoia if they're sure they're right. )