[Aerith lets herself relax after hearing Kel's answer. She eats a bit, thinking of the soldiers back home. She loved Zack, but not that part of him. She knew how the other soldiers could be. Zack wasn't as bad as some of them. Cloud hadn't been like that at all. Kel, at least, seems normal, and she's thankful for that.]

Some people... like to fight. They like it too much. It's always scared me.

[Suddenly she realizes how she sounds and laughs at herself, embarrassed.]

I can handle myself, though! I'm not helpless. I can fight when I have to. I'm sure you understand.