There was a moment of silence on Saïx's end, and then very slowly a smile spread across his face. Roxas had been an interesting addition to their number, but he'd never reacted this readily to provocation. It probably came of not having a heart that could be stirred to anger before being shattered. If Ven came here and offered him nothing more than precisely what Roxas couldn't have then he might actually manage to eke some enjoyment out of this after all.

"Did he mean that much to you?" Saïx asked quietly. "So much that you'd fight me over it?"

He'd barely met Ven, all those years ago. That he should have made quite such a profound impression didn't exactly seem terribly likely.