[The worst part of it is - he's not entirely wrong, technically, but he's not right either. The burden of having a heart is a lot to bear, but it's not a burden that he minds, most of the time. It aches, and hurts, but he would much rather shoulder it than plunge back into the darkness.
But also - having a heart or not has no bearing on the struggle he's going through right now, with the vines and the sap and facing down Xemnas alone.]
I always thought you were smarter than that, Xemnas.
[The disparaging commentary is a paper-thin shield more than anything else, but it's better for his pride than asking for help, and explaining the merits of having - or not having - a heart was not his place. Not when he'd only so recently regained his and hadn't quite figured out how to handle it, yet.]
This has nothing to do with my heart and you know it.
▶ Xemnas
[The worst part of it is - he's not entirely wrong, technically, but he's not right either. The burden of having a heart is a lot to bear, but it's not a burden that he minds, most of the time. It aches, and hurts, but he would much rather shoulder it than plunge back into the darkness.
But also - having a heart or not has no bearing on the struggle he's going through right now, with the vines and the sap and facing down Xemnas alone.]
I always thought you were smarter than that, Xemnas.
[The disparaging commentary is a paper-thin shield more than anything else, but it's better for his pride than asking for help, and explaining the merits of having - or not having - a heart was not his place. Not when he'd only so recently regained his and hadn't quite figured out how to handle it, yet.]
This has nothing to do with my heart and you know it.