Riku paused, eyes narrowed as he looked at the Beast. Yet the creature didn't seem to recognize him. Could he be from before Hollow Bastion? The teen, though still guarded, put his left thumb away in his pocket and looked to the man next to him. I don't think they're from the same world.

He raised his brows at the old man's words. "Who?" Riku looked at the hand on his shoulder a moment, wondering what he'd just gotten wrapped up in. Looking back to the Beast, his expression was much less severe and perhaps a little more on the curious side, if not just as serious as ever.