They were coming out of the sewers, taking the winding paths and myriad ladders, after Don Corneo had weasled his way through their fingers and escaped. Tifa, Aerith and Barret were a ways ahead of them, completely reluctant to bear the stench a second longer than they absolutely had to.
Leslie, on the other hand, had gotten used to the foul odour after repeated visits down for all the shady work he did. He suspected Cloud hung nearby just to make sure he didn’t slip out of their deal the way the don had slipped past them.
“It’s... not my place to bring this up,” he admitted, already asking himself why he was saying any of this. “But... Aerith asked me a few things just now. Well, first she asked for seeds,” he said, though he didn’t seem to understand what for. “And then she said I had connections here and thought I might have heard something... something about that sword you’re carrying.”















