Lexaeus was silent for a long moment. This was an admission he'd rather not make, though neither Isa nor Saix seemed to be the sort of person inclined to share this sort of information. Still, it was difficult to admit, even now.

Finally, he spoke. "We needed the strength of the keyblade on our side in order to recover our hearts and make things right. We would have - are going to - make everything right again. To this end we recruited Roxas. But Sora's power would have helped as well, as would have Riku's." He paused, then continued, "In addition to this, in our effort to regain our hearts, we ventured into actions that were not wholly...honorable." It hurt to admit that, in that place where his heart should have been.