Rude watched in silence as Cissnei slipped past. While he could understand her position to some degree, at the same time he was from much farther along in her future. A lot had changed since Tseng had taken over the Turks and Rufus Shinra had come to power. It wasn't easy to stand by someone who was constantly suspicious of your loyalties, especially when that someone was a fellow Turk. As much as he could understand where she was coming from, he also couldn't seem to fathom it exactly. If nothing else, he and Reno had no reason to lie to her.

Turning back toward the scene in front of him, he just continued observing Rufus' interaction with the wild fiend. There was no reason to speak up about anything at the moment. He was certain that both Reno and Rufus could pick up on Cissnei's hesitation just as easily as he was able.