[ That frustrated grunt from Cloud is all the answer that Zack needs, and while his grin persists for a little longer as a result, he lets the subject drop there. They really don't need words to explain how important they are to each other, it's true, but he'll make sure to dredge some up anyway. Once they're in the midst of the ceremony.

Cloud decides to entirely change the subject, and while Zack could make some remark about how this sort of paranoid talk isn't very romantic, just for the sake of flustering his friend, he refrains. Mainly because he's wondered the same thing. ]

Guess it depends on how much the planet is... well, an entity that can make its own choices. Aerith could talk to the planet back home, right? It had... I dunno, some kind of will.

[ In truth, Zack still doesn't really understand it that well. ]

But you've interacted with the Coven more than I have. Have they done anything to make it seem like they're hiding something? Seems kind of strange that they had all those mirrors set up already, like they were just waiting for us to come through.

[ After being burned so badly by Shinra, Zack isn't willing to take anything at face value. The Coven seems to want to take care of them at least to some extent, but for what reason? Because they stand to gain something from it? ]