"If you're going to dodge my questions, you should put a little more effort into it," said Neirenn, crossing her arms. "Will I at least be able to recognize them when I see them?" Him not wanting to tell her his name was one thing, but that wasn't likely to be a life-or-death situation. She didn't want to get ambushed and not know what to do. "And do you think my magic would work against them?"

The thought that the boy himself might be a Nobody hadn't yet crossed her mind. She was trying to draw a mental picture of them that came out looking something like the Heartless--something that had once been human, but wasn't recognizable as such anymore.