Angelia
Cavall opts for silence as they listen intently, a stillness falling over the hound at Otoka's words. There is a long pause as Cavall busies themselves with the tea, before deciding upon a polite smile.

"That is a relief. We were worried of divine outrage from a certain few, if denied their worth so quickly after such a harsh loss. Young Daedalus for example, should he deign return, would likely not take it well; By his hands were we the cherry-picked few."

"To think, a traitor... Is it?" Cav humors a moment later, pouring them their cups to let steep, "One simply must wonder. That would certainly explain a few things. Namely, that coworker of hers. This makes twice we've seen her appear with intimate knowledge of the matter at hand."

"... Or did Xion not mention that, that she appeared again right before we faced Pira? Bearing gifts to aid our fight, no less. Her being a mole, if you will, would make sense considering the convenient timing of her benefactor."

"We must ask, what all _do_ you know of the events that transpired?"
Douglas
"One of the hooded members showed before the fight? Troubling..."

"These black hooded ones, known as Organization XIII... I have not met with nor seen the actions of them myself, but on several accounts, they have been known to toil with those who seek to aid the light. Be it with riddles and puzzles, or outright attacks. Assassins, as Dado and Master Aria put it. After their fight against Maleficent, it apparently came to light that Xion was one of them, or at least worked in their ranks. By Xion's testimony, her memories were erased, and she can only recall a few things like names. Master Aria came to the conclusion that, although it may not be intentional, she could still be a spy in disguise. We are not fully sure what other spells could have been cast on her heart when her memories were sealed. She could be bugged, or even a sleeper agent, Master Aria theorizes. Xion claims to no longer align with this organization, but with her heart having been manipulated this way, there's only so much we can take at face value. I am allowing Xion to rest here for now until we come up with some sort of restoration plan... Something Aria said before she passed out is she did not think it wise to allow her back here again until we can confirm she is one hundred percent not a traitor."

*Otoka took a nice long pause after his lore dump to take a few sips of tea.*

"As for your battle against Pira, I was only able to spectate the moments in which the stones I handed out to all of you were active. The darkness was too great to watch from afar normally, plus... That magic stuff isn't really my strong suit. You all did well to hold your own against her threats... As for Pira herself, Master Aria informed me that Pira was a researcher and the ruler of Radiant Garden before Maleficent took it over. Something they did caused the heartless to become a real issue... Unfortunately that was all I was able to learn about her before the worlds started to pull towards the darkness."

"Her goal, I'm uncertain. But if it was anything like Maleficent's it was to use the Door to Darkness to sink all worlds into the dark. Much of this information was already shared with the group before you departed, however."

*He rubbed his chin, thinking to himself.*

"I also haven't seen the extent to the damage myself yet, but the darkness has entangled itself within each unsealed world one way or another. From what I know from Master Mod Gnik's research, clearing or purifying the strongest effected source of darkness should return a world to relative normal to where it can be sealed without adverse effects."

"These young ones... No, not just them. All the worlds need to hold on to hope. As of now, things are looking decently bleak. However, I believe you, Nilus and Gursht, Ranoa too with a bit of time, proved yourselves worthy of being called Guardians of Light."

"Not to discout young Dado. He too has already proven himself to be a worthy guardian."
Angelia
"A spy, is it?" Cavall echoes with a laugh, bringing their own teacup to his snout, "We think... No, yes, indeed. Her being a sleeper agent would make more sense than the alternatives, regarding the prolonged talk of her 'true allegiance' whenever this hooded figure appears before Xion. Of course, that could in itself be a ruse to drive a wedge between the lot of us... However, if multiple sources say it to be the truth, it might very well be the truth."

Pausing upon the realization that they were rambling, Cavall closes his eyes with bemusement, before regarding Otoka.

"Ah. So that was the only part you were unaware of. You understand that we know roughly the same as when we started. A net zero gain of knowledge has been earned. If it was Pira's intention to sink the worlds, how was she aware of the formation of the Kingdom Hearts that was ultimately her downfall? We do not believe that is the full story, either— It is most frustrating, that we hadn't the chance to talk things out." Cavall certainly hadn't missed that pleased smile she wore to her death.

"... We have found ourselves in quite a pickle. We are most thankful to be in this pickle with competent individuals." The hound chimes with a light shake of the head, "We wish to be included in the thought processes behind the restoration of the worlds; While our hand is bound, this new generation may yet grasp the very key we need. After all, if it so simple as routing a single source... We have quite a team already, do we not? Sans young Daedalus and Xion, of course."

"Not to discount the young man, but to restate his willing absence from our future missions."