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“This....nearly wasn’t as heavy before...” He was grunting while lifting up the two boxes, arms twinging as if going through a spasm and he nearly dropped them. It was taking a longtime to recover, and not at a speed that was relatively good at all. A part of him regretted not staying at the hospital a little longer, but it would affect the blond negatively more than positively with all the nothingness.

“Still, I cant just let pain stop me like before. It’s only a little farther...” For these boxes anyway, making a second trip would be annoying, but effective. 

@vallight

Lowering his hand, Sephiroth allowed his eyes to gently close. For a moment, he opened his mouth as if to breathe in, and in that moment, it almost did seem as if he were taking air into himself -- but there was no breath involved. Instead, it seemed as if the world itself were bending ever so slightly around him, being drawn into him. It stopped as quickly as it had started, but after that brief intake, the silver-haired man seemed more stable.

And so, when he opened his eyes to face the woman before him, he tilted his head up with some measure of confidence. It was confidence he’d surely had before, but now it felt reinforced, and therefore more dangerous.

"I...excuse me, milady? I beg your pardon, but do you know of a church in this place? A temple, perhaps, where one might seek sanctuary?" 

     “Milady, I’m glad to see you’re alright.”

Genuine concern flowed through his voice like a river, conflicting with his current actions of harshly slamming and kneading his heel into the back of a fallen NPC’s back after they tried to attack the songstress when she wasn’t looking. Had Zero not been lurking in the shadows, they may have succeeded, but luck was hardly on their side. He stepped off of them and walked towards her, bow ready as if any NPC could come from any corner to try and attack.

               “You’re going to attract some unwanted strangers with your singing, not saying its bad to listen to..” A clear of his throat, Archer turned the other direction.