[ Perhaps it will surprise him, the way that Aerith not only listens to what he has to say, but seems to consider it—and then, how she shakes her head when he suggests she try it herself if he doesn't believe her. ]

No... I have no reason to try it if you say it's dangerous. [ For as many as their differences may be, he has never sought to hurt her. ] It would be stupid of me to eat it out of spite alone, right?

[ Something about the way he said it, though, makes her frown, tilt her head in curiosity as her lips purse. ]

...How long have you been trapped here?