"Exactly," Axel says with a grin. Even if Roxas never fully appreciates that he did what he did trying to protect him, he knows Roxas can at least understand that looking out for the people who matter is paramount, especially in a situation like the one they're in now.
Axel is confident he can trust Sora, and now that Riku has been brought up to speed with Sora's time frame, he's confident he can trust Riku as well, even if they're not as friendly. He's been on his best behavior, trying to bolster the budding alliance between him and these kids from the other side of the fence. Axel's never had much luck picking a side and sticking to it, but after hearing what the Organization has truly been up to, even the Cliff Notes version, has him thinking maybe it's time he anchored his feet on this side of the line in the sand after all.
He smiles a little at Roxas' question, pulling at the back of his neck awkwardly.
"We have been, sure," he says. "Sora is... well, Sora. You know how he is, he wants to be everybody's friend, so I feel like even if I hadn't already decided to throw my hat in with him he'd probably still have my back anymore." He gives a little sigh. "Riku's a harder nut to crack, but... while I'm not sure I can say we're buddies yet, I trust him not to stab me in the back, and I like to think he trusts me to give him a hand if he needs it." He meets Roxas' eye and looks a little sheepish. "I told myself, when I got here, that... you'd probably be disappointed in me if I wasted my Next Life not doing what I could to help out the people who are fighting the good fight for the right reasons," he said.
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Axel is confident he can trust Sora, and now that Riku has been brought up to speed with Sora's time frame, he's confident he can trust Riku as well, even if they're not as friendly. He's been on his best behavior, trying to bolster the budding alliance between him and these kids from the other side of the fence. Axel's never had much luck picking a side and sticking to it, but after hearing what the Organization has truly been up to, even the Cliff Notes version, has him thinking maybe it's time he anchored his feet on this side of the line in the sand after all.
He smiles a little at Roxas' question, pulling at the back of his neck awkwardly.
"We have been, sure," he says. "Sora is... well, Sora. You know how he is, he wants to be everybody's friend, so I feel like even if I hadn't already decided to throw my hat in with him he'd probably still have my back anymore." He gives a little sigh. "Riku's a harder nut to crack, but... while I'm not sure I can say we're buddies yet, I trust him not to stab me in the back, and I like to think he trusts me to give him a hand if he needs it." He meets Roxas' eye and looks a little sheepish. "I told myself, when I got here, that... you'd probably be disappointed in me if I wasted my Next Life not doing what I could to help out the people who are fighting the good fight for the right reasons," he said.