For our own good, right?

[ And there might be, strained and soft as it is, a bit of a chuckle in the back of his throat at that. Because, yeah, he definitely gets the feeling Arden knows exactly how that feels. ]

But I wouldn't... I wouldn't let him dictate my heart anymore. Try and tell me that I'm weak, that I'm useless, that I failed protecting Naminé, that no one needed me here with Sora around.

[ His words fall softer and softer as he speaks, tired from everything but at the same time, feeling as though he needs to say this. ]

I needed to show that I'm the one in control and that the Darkness doesn't control me anymore.