[ Even from behind, Riku will be able to tell that Arden lowers his head and grabs at the back of his neck. His hair hasn't been cut once in his 17 months in Verens, but there's still enough spiking there to tell what he's doing and it's made clearer when he turns to the side. ]
Not so with people like Sora and Riku. They have someplace to go back to and a quest to complete on top of all that. So maybe Zenyatta did too.
Finally he raises his eyes to somewhere around Riku's chest, not quite meeting where his eyeline is behind the blindfold, where Arden's been so careful to look in every other conversation. ]
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Yes. He's gone.
[ Arguably the most fraught topic for Arden even in general without talking specifically about someone he became close to, since he's been actively working towards finding a way to ensure that he - and Naminé - never go back, and die in the process of returning, or so they both believe. This is a better world for them.
Not so with people like Sora and Riku. They have someplace to go back to and a quest to complete on top of all that. So maybe Zenyatta did too.
Finally he raises his eyes to somewhere around Riku's chest, not quite meeting where his eyeline is behind the blindfold, where Arden's been so careful to look in every other conversation. ]