Ryoko grimaced at Salforge's hand and pushed it away. "You don't have to force yourself to act so agreeable, not for me. This is our job, remain competent and there will be no issues between us." She leaned back in her seat and crossed her legs, making herself comfortable. "So, you must have something planned, go on." She rested a hand on her cheek and watched as the mercenary halfheartedly attempted to call Heartless to him, it didn't work. She let out a derisive yawn. "Come on, you know better." She chided as Salforge set up to try again. As he alluded to, the fact that he did not have what one could call a 'heart' made it rather impossible for him to reign over the black creatures. He enlisted the help of a nearby palace guard, Ryoko could see where this was going. She watched undaunted as Salforge killed the man and ensnared his heart inside his immovable blocks. The man's heart was the catalyst he needed, and with it he successfully summoned a large group of Heartless to command. 

He sent the creatures to hunt for Gavin, and soon the library was silent once more. "A very straight forward plan, Salforge, though at most it will only force them to abandon whatever refuge they reside in..." Ryoko's voice trailed off, and she slanted her eyes at him. "What did that boy give to you that was so important?"

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Asahina's ears twitched like those of a rabbit. The people Alem called had arrived, and she had no idea how they were going to react to her. She braced herself for the worst, just like she always did. The last thing she wanted to do was become upset and hurt someone. She moved her eyes to the left to see two people at the door. A short man that appeared to be a local, and a young woman that clearly was not from anywhere close to this world. She seemed vaguely familiar, but she didn't know why. Alem and the young woman exchanged words, apparently the blond was quite impressed with him, though that hardly mattered at the moment. She wondered what it would take for someone to be impressed by her...

Okal awkwardly approached her, clearly putting on a front of what she assumed was supposed to be a calm demeanor. He stammered a greeting, but before she could answer him the woman spoke up. She turned her head upon hearing the word of the legendary blade, the Keyblade. She looked the woman in the eyes. "The Keyblade?..." She hadn't thought of the Keyblade in so long, it felt like a distant memory that had been dug out of the earth. She possessed a Keyblade, but she could not summon it, not as she was now. She could still feel it, however, her heart was too clouded to allow her to wield it. 

"The Keyblade is capable of unlocking and opening a heart, I have never seen it done before, yet it is possible in theory to unlock a heart and separate the darkness inside from the light. Such a thing was outlawed by the Keyblade masters, for a heart without it's counterpart makes for an incomplete human being." She looked from the woman's eyes and traced a circle around her chest with a finger. "I suppose... that doesn't apply to me though, now does it? This is pure conjecture, but I believe removing the darkness from me may be safe, due to it not truly belonging to me originally."