[Kairi's breath catches in her throat. The question throws her and so her only immediate answer is the truth.]
I don't know exactly.
[But it's not good enough, and it would be lying to leave it at that.]
When I woke up in Hollow Bastion, Sora disappeared. There was a man there, with white hair and yellow eyes. He called me princess.
[Like Riku's shadow. Kairi suppresses a shiver.]
And then you appeared and told us to run. But you weren't really there. You were a part of him, somehow. You held him of, and we left, me and Sora's friends.
I pulled Sora back and we left for Traverse Town. Sora was going to go back to find you but... You'd lost your heart, Riku.
[She stops, her voice quavering. But she's not done. She can't leave it there.]
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I don't know exactly.
[But it's not good enough, and it would be lying to leave it at that.]
When I woke up in Hollow Bastion, Sora disappeared. There was a man there, with white hair and yellow eyes. He called me princess.
[Like Riku's shadow. Kairi suppresses a shiver.]
And then you appeared and told us to run. But you weren't really there. You were a part of him, somehow. You held him of, and we left, me and Sora's friends.
I pulled Sora back and we left for Traverse Town. Sora was going to go back to find you but... You'd lost your heart, Riku.
[She stops, her voice quavering. But she's not done. She can't leave it there.]