"If I was there with you, you wouldn't have had to stand against him alone," she said quietly. "I'm not good for much sometimes. But even if I couldn't summon the Keyblade I could at least be a distraction. And Roxas and I got pretty good with a forked stick."

"My impression is he would have looked after Sora , anyway," she muttered, looking down at her hands. Then she looked up, startled. "You did that?" she asked, shocked. She was torn between horrified, awed, and humbled.

"Unless they decide I need to go back where I belong, inside Sora," she said softly, confessing her fear.

She gave him a weak smile back.