Celes blanched. She was helping her? Why? Was it because she looked pathetic and weak? No... that wasn't what her eyes were saying. They were set, determined, and calculating. Already she could see that she knew what she was going to do and the former soldier had a feeling that nothing she'd say would dissuade her.

"Celes... Celes Chere," she replied, feeling very much like a bird with two injured wings.