"... Yeah, I probably should." He was right. She had every reason to be afraid. Every reason to fear him, or anyone with a kiri headband if she was outside of the village. Her gaze went down then, and although she tried to hide it she couldn't mask the sadness that had appeared then.

"I guess it's just a new cage after all..."

Adela, likely, wasn't aware of what she said (or at least that it was aloud). She loved the village dearly, but with what had happened... The encounter with Shark-san made it obvious that Kiri was still after her, even if Sephiroth himself wasn't. Maybe being a ninja was her own choice, but she wouldn't ever be free regardless of what career she chose. Not really. She wouldn't ever get a choice of where she went without her past breathing down her neck, and it was a miracle she had this mission to begin with. If she reported honestly, any solo missions like this would get taken away from her, forever... Which was both a blessing and a curse.

More of a curse, at the moment.