"You are cordially invited to dine with me and my distinguished guests during an eight day to three week celebration, under a white flag. Failure to attend will result in Sora's death immediately after the celebration and let me assure you, it will be slow and pianful."
Kairi shuddered and Namine looked up from where she was tending to a feverish Roxas. The girl had not left his side since he had collapsed yet again five days pending Sora's capture. The Nobody was sick, and Namine was getting worried. As far as she knew, Sora was healthy.
"That BASTARD!" Riku, having read the letter out loud, raged, throwing the paper aside, "She wants us to watch Sora perform and be her PET!"
Kairi hung her head, "We can't refuse?"
"No! If we do, she will KILL Sora!"
Axel waved a hand dismissively
"I don't know what you are so upset about. This is a golden opertunmity. At the heart of the enemy, they won't imagine we would try to do anything. Not in their own stronghold anyway."
Riku nodded.
"You're right. Still, in order for this to work, we ALL have to attend and stay for the ENTIRE TIME. It will be very hard on all of us."
While the two discussed strategy, airi helped Namine tend to the feverish Nobody on the couch.
"Oh Roxas..." Namine sobbed softly, "Don't give up...please don't fade on me now..."
The princess of heart smiled and put a comforting hand on her Nobody's shoulder
"Don't worry, Roxas won't leave us. Not yet. He's still fighting."
"How...how can you know that?" the blond girl sniffed, dabbing the burning forhead for what seemed like the hundreth time. "He hasn't gotten even the slightest bit better since he collapsed. He is getting worse by the second..."
"I know." Kairi said, her voice strong.
"He hasn't given up Namine. There is just too much...Sora...in him."