"Ah, your wings. They're not unfamiliar to me, of course." Not that he's ever seen Zack bear them before. He studies them anew, thinking of Angeal, of Genesis. "I have few positive associations with them, but that's not what I meant. I referred my current situation, as I assumed that was what your meaning."

He pauses, because the "current situation" is so complex, and it's difficult to pinpoint what makes him most uneasy. Sephiroth being Sephiroth, he can't say it's the deaths of his friends that have shaken him. Instead, he speaks about his work.

"There's been a great deal to do following the Modeoheim incident." With less personnel, there's been more work for him. He's seen as indefatigable, powerful, so no one hesitates to increase his labors, and he never complains, not while he's awake. Even now, his statements are relatively mild. "There is unrest. Morale is low."