[Ugh. This is the worst. He feels stuck in between friends and it's really upsetting him. He clenches his teeth.]

It doesn't control them. Squall, you don't know them like I do. They just protect their own. They're the most loving people I know.

[He can't answer Squall's questions about if it had been someone else taking the task because he doesn't know.]

All I know is that they were just trying to scare you off their tracks. It's not your fault but it's not theirs either.

[Sora huffs loudly.]

If it's anyone's fault this all happened, it's mine. I took her up there and someone saw her.