[Zack automatically reached for his sword at the unexpected greeting from a stranger, but there was nothing there. He blinked, astonished. Had he dropped it? He couldn't have. He wouldn't have, not when Cloud's life and freedom had been at stake. Abruptly, Zack remembered the Shinra forces, how many there had been, how desperately he'd been fighting. He reached out for the wall for support, suddenly sick to his stomach.]