Rinoa is surprised Squall can be so casual about the thought of Seifer being dead and says she feels sorry for him. Squall thinks Seifer would hate to hear someone say they felt sorry for him, and he begins to laugh. Once again, this sets Rinoa off. She asks him why he thinks Seifer might already be dead. It's pretty simple, really. The sorceress and Galbadia have joined forces. Seifer attacked the President, so it's not surprising if he's executed as a result. Rinoa says she's going to keep hoping he's alive, but Squall thinks that mentality is silly. Reality isn't so kind, and things don't always turn out the way you want them to. That's why as long as you don't get your hopes up, you can handle anything. You feel less pain. Once again, we see Squall emphasizing remaining emotionally detached from the events around him, mostly because he DOES realize how harsh reality can be. If you EXPECT reality to be harsh, then it doesn't hurt as much. At least, that's Squall's way of thinking on the matter. He's conditioned himself not to let anything bother him, even if it does make him look cruel and uncaring.
And of course, that's exactly what Rinoa thinks of him, and she tells him so. Squall doesn't really seem to understand, but he apologizes to her anyway. After a while, the Forest Fox leader informs us that Galbadian troops are withdrawing, so this is our time to get outta here. As Squall tries to ponder where they should go, Quistis reminds him of the Garden Code, Article 8, Line 7. Being the studious, attentive-to-detail type that he is, Squall remembers that this rule states that if they can't return to their assigned Garden, then they should report to the nearest Garden, which is Galbadia Garden in this case. Quistis says she's been there several times, so it's not a big deal.
As you leave the house, a Galbadian soldier runs onto the screen. If you talk to him, you'll find out that it's actually Watts in disguise. He'll inform you that all the trains running out of Timber are being closed down for security reasons, but there's one more train scheduled to leave. That's the one we've gotta be on. Before you leave, Watts will ask you to take care of Rinoa. You can either assure him that everything's under control because of client's orders, or you can tell him to be careful as well, which will make him happy. Either way.
When you go to the train station, you'll meet a "Mysterious Man," who's actually just Zone in disguise. He's managed to secure the last five tickets out of town. He gives one to Rinoa, three to the SeeDs, and after much deliberation, he forces Quistis to take the ticket originally meant for him. With that, we're off!
...Man, I need to find some way to streamline these writeups, but it's not like I'm even TRYING to be lengthy! I just keep talking about it!
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"Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?"
"I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!"