The last thing he would attempt to do would be to guilt Cloud into anything, but that was what he felt as though he'd done right in this moment. It was just within his mind, he knew, but the feeling lingered with the ex-General as Cloud murmured his answer.

"If you are certain," Sephiroth muttered softly while tracing his fingers along his partner's body. "Either way, you would do best to rest until they arrive."