[ That's a question she only recently learned the answer to. She glances down, thoughtful. ]

As an organization? We were hired by various governments and civilian organizations as soldiers, bodyguards, operatives... assassins. We did what they would pay us to do, whether the targets were monsters or human beings.

That... wasn't the true purpose of SeeD, though. [ And now she hesitates. This is the complex part. ]

... SeeD was created to prepare a specific group of people to face an impending threat that would destroy the planet if left unchecked. Only one woman knew it was coming, and she created the Garden and SeeD to ensure that we'd be ready.