He realized when Kadaj suddenly rounded on him that those words had been the wrong ones to say, and now it was too late to take them back. He looked down at the ground and let his head drop forward in a silent apology, refusing to look back up even as Kadaj took off back the way had just come.

Shifting on his feet, he motioned for Sephiroth to go on ahead of him before following them both out into the hallway.

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