He takes a deep breath at that and leans back in his seat. His eyes close, and he can still perfectly see Xehanort's face as he eagerly led them all down a path they never should have set foot upon. He wonders, had the man looked just as proud when he convinced Dilan to cast his heart aside?

"Some people are simply utterly reprehensible, and lacking even the barest trace of shame or compassion. I, and most of my fellow researchers at the time, were convinced by one such individual that by probing the secrets of the darkness within human hearts, we might uncover a way to save others and even our very world. In our foolishness, we crossed many lines, and ultimately lost our own hearts and our very humanity. In such a state, we cared not who we harmed...I cared not who I harmed, so long as I gained ever greater knowledge."