[ Her own exhaustion doesn't matter, she thinks, as she focusses on Cloud. He might say that he's fine but she's not sure she can trust it, not when her heart is in her throat and she's watching him with a careful, intense gaze, wondering how far she can push him, how much she might be able to nudge forward, how much she could question.
He's not well, she thinks, and she shakes her head as she puts the bandages to one side.
She doesn't bother washing her hands. They'll just get dirty again when she has to swap the bandages later. ]
That's okay. You have time. You're safe now.
[ Aerith stares down at their hands all the same, wondering how they got here, how Cloud managed to drag Zack all the way through Midgar and own to her doorstep. They were meant to find her, she thinks, and she was glad she was here, waiting for them, hearing the whispers on the wind.
Motioning to the door, she shifts nervously. ]
There's a shop not too far away. If you follow the paths you'll be able to make your way through to the market.
[ And it's easy to pass him some Gil, too, because he doesn't look like he has much in the way of money. ]
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He's not well, she thinks, and she shakes her head as she puts the bandages to one side.
She doesn't bother washing her hands. They'll just get dirty again when she has to swap the bandages later. ]
That's okay. You have time. You're safe now.
[ Aerith stares down at their hands all the same, wondering how they got here, how Cloud managed to drag Zack all the way through Midgar and own to her doorstep. They were meant to find her, she thinks, and she was glad she was here, waiting for them, hearing the whispers on the wind.
Motioning to the door, she shifts nervously. ]
There's a shop not too far away. If you follow the paths you'll be able to make your way through to the market.
[ And it's easy to pass him some Gil, too, because he doesn't look like he has much in the way of money. ]
I'll take care of him. I promise.