"Hey. Enough of that." For once today, he was smiling faintly. Even though his eyes likely betrayed him behind his overly long bangs. He felt for her, really--a being of the same darkness she admitted could comfort. "Just because someone else's problems are different doesn't make your own any less painful."

It was something he wouldn't have said if one of his former allies were still around, most likely. If only to protect... Heh. Maybe being similar to Riku wasn't such a bad thing, after all.

"Whatever happens, I will be here to pull you from the abyss. Even if I have to pull myself from the realm of darkness and dreams itself."