[ For someone just starting to accept his nature as a replica, he is really frustrated that he can't be in two places at once today. "Stick by her" is all well and good, but he wants to be by Sora's side too - not just defeat Vanitas, but whatever Sora confronts. He has to pay Sora back, over and over, for all the crap he dragged the other boy through in both Castle Oblivion and after.
And he doesn't know Ven that well. Trusts him like he trusts a puppy, really - that he's hardly a danger to Sora, but can he actually stand up to Vanitas for one thing, Vanitas specifically, and was he at least as good a fighter as Arden was? Arden couldn't answer that on personal experience, so his 'trust' in Ven was a significant gap compared to how much he trusted Sora.
So Arden looks down mentally, and nods in assent. ]
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And he doesn't know Ven that well. Trusts him like he trusts a puppy, really - that he's hardly a danger to Sora, but can he actually stand up to Vanitas for one thing, Vanitas specifically, and was he at least as good a fighter as Arden was? Arden couldn't answer that on personal experience, so his 'trust' in Ven was a significant gap compared to how much he trusted Sora.
So Arden looks down mentally, and nods in assent. ]
I will. See you soon, Sora.