[Naminé is so proud of her friend in this moment, as terrifying as it is to be staring at this Calamity Ira right in the face. The boy she knew before would have raged without end at anything and everything that seemed to be the cause of his weakness, especially if the cause was himself. But he's showing so much self-awareness. So much bravery in the face of the faults he still sees in himself. It's precisely that part of him, that part of him that isn't willing to give up in spite of adversity, that she knows will carry him through this ordeal.

It's not something that he inherited from Riku. It's what he's learned by himself, experiencing so many things yet unknown to her, living and finding his own way.]

I'm sure he did.

[She looks at Ira too, her hands clutched to her chest in a quiet plea for him to believe them.]

I know you did. I know you did everything you could. I know because you did everything you could when I was in trouble, too. And I will always, always be grateful that you chose to do that, despite everything. The things that happened in the past-- we shouldn't forget them, because the past teaches us how to do better than before. How to smile, how to be more trusting. How to not make the same mistakes we did before, and to be kind on ourselves if and when we do.

But we shouldn't let our pasts keep haunting us, either. You've already been through so much...you've changed so much. The person you are now is the person you grew into from the person you were before. So it's okay. Whatever happened before...we understand. We accept you as you are regardless.