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[ Arden nods with an empathetic grimace. For their own good indeed. And then Riku is repeating himself. At least, that's what Arden thinks. He doesn't know why Riku could have failed to protect Naminé, but the rest of it he gets, in the sense of things that would goad Riku. He imagines it in Larxene's voice, but the impact is comparable.

Realization is creeping into Arden's face. He stops there in the street, craning his neck to see Riku's expression. ]

... The mark on my arm disappeared. I thought you were dead. It felt like you were dying.

[ Or maybe it wasn't Riku. Not all of him. ]

Riku... Did you show him?