You must take it all back.

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Anyone who happens to pass by or through the library may find one of the large bookcases pulled out of its proper place. Where there once was a wall, there now stands an wide, open passageway. The far side of this hallway opens into a room that, while spacious, does not compare to the size of the library itself. Much like the room it branches off of, this one is filled with shelves of books, one long table, a desk, and other such furniture. There's even the dusty pelt of a orange lion spread across the floor.

Master Xehanort is hunched over the table at the moment, flipping through the yellowed pages that make up the book laid out in front of him. He scans through its contents, chapter by chapter, until at last he folds the tome shut and sets it aside, into a pile of books stacked nearby.]

He came after me the other day.

[He says out loud as he skims the bookcases and selects another old, faded volume. It wouldn't be readily apparent to passersby who he's talking to unless they dared to venture in. Oh, but if they did, they'd be treated to the sight of another man, not quite as old as Xehanort, slumped in the corner of the room, head bowed, eyes open but glazed and unseeing. Eraqus doesn't stir as Xehanort goes on.]

I have reason to believe he would have destroyed me, had he the ability to at this point in time.

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[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

[Simple curiosity, tries to take a bite of me---

... Oh. That's...not a good sight. Ven here tenses up immediately.]

Master!

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, boy, your Master's lights are on but no one's home, so to speak. Xehanort doesn't look up from his book.]

Ventus.

[erasemefriend.livejournal.com]

What'd you do to him?

[Soooo suspicious]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

This was not my doing. What reason would I have to attack a trusted colleague?

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ ...Well. Distracted by the familiar voice, she'd made her way closer, cautious. She's definitely not sure what to think of what she sees though. ]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[His gaze shifts off the book to the girl standing near the entrance of the room. He doesn't say anything, but he's definitely watching her.]

[temporaltrap.livejournal.com]

[ She'll just act like she doesn't know either of them. ]

U-Um, sir? Should I find a healer for him...?

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Still watching her. Very closely.]

You needn't waste your time on such a task, miss. He is beyond the help of healers.

[destati-13.livejournal.com]

[Well, he had just been looking around the library to try and get an idea of Christmas presents to get people, but it isn't every day you see a secret passage opened up in the library. So Roxas naturally had to investigate and was drawn to the sound of a voice.]

... Is he dead?

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Xehanort takes his time answering, flipping through a few pages and glancing over at Eraqus first.]

Not quite.

[destati-13.livejournal.com]

[He has no idea who either Xehanort or Eraqus are, so he doesn't seem really worried about the situation. He's a nobody though, so it's not like he could be really worried. Thus why he's just going to walk up to Eraqus to peer at him.]

What's wrong with him?

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

That is what I am trying to find out.

[He gestures to the stack of books.]

I could ask the same question of you, though.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[The library's so familiar to this young man that the out of place bookcase is like a smack...
What he sees when he investigates, though, even more so.

He lets out a rather audible gasp as he reaches the hidden room.]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[The gasp draws his attention and as he glances up, a very slight smile tugs at the corners of his mouth. He folds one arm behind his back and resumes thumbing through the book's pages.]

Xehanort.

[lower-case-x.livejournal.com]

[He nods.]

That's me... sir?

[Better be polite, he thinks. Especially if this person (this oddly familiar person) could be involved in whatever happened to the other.]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

Actually...

[He clears his throat, taking a closer look at one of the pages to make sure it isn't what he's looking for.]

I was introducing myself.

[orchidenchanted.livejournal.com]

[Hey Xehanort, do you hear bow stings pulling from somewhere? Yep, Namine is trying to be intimidating with an arrow ready and pointed at him, eyes narrowed.]

What did you do?!

[Sends a glance look Eraqus's way.]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Xehanort may be old, but his hearing is still impeccable. He lifts his head, sizing up the girl and the weapon she holds. He doesn't look particularly concerned.]

It is what I did not do that has led to this most unfortunate of situations.

[orchidenchanted.livejournal.com]

Fine, what didn't you do?

[She might not look all that intimidating, but hey. She can hold her weight.]

[bulletbites.livejournal.com]

He?

[ Clearly there's something called eavesdropping, Braig turning a corner and looking towards Xehanort with a book in hand -- a book of science, too. To be specific: The chaos theory.

Oh yes, Braig is daring as the man that kidnapped the other once, but this is a Nexus. Let's not kill each other now and all. ]

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Forgive him for looking less than pleased to see that guard from the Garden stroll in.]

Ven.

[basstune.livejournal.com]

(He's curious. Curiosity killed the cat. Sora doesn't waste any time in going down the passageway. For being someone who relies on sound so much for his power, he's surprisingly silent. After he gets to the doorway, he stands there for a little while--the guy talking to himself is creeping him out--and takes a few steps forward. He quite audibly gasps, quickly going back to the doorway and snapping a hand over his mouth. Oh holy crapola that isn't healthy!)

Wh-what the...

[masterxehanort.livejournal.com]

[Curiosity may not kill Sora this time, but it certainly sticks him with Master Xehanort's attention.]

Pardon?

[basstune.livejournal.com]

(He's smarter than to point out the guy in the corner, even if his eyes can't go away from him. He met him before, too...)

Oh, uh--I'm just... gonna show myself out, Mister Crazy...

[stalksthewind.livejournal.com]

[And de doop doop strolling on in all purposeful like is Vanitas. Well, maybe purposeful. If anything, he heard the voice of his Master and followed to the source]