"What do you mean why? Isn't it because they were simply using me? After they got their work done, they left," Ryder responded.
"You're wrong. I think it's because they didn't want to put you at risk. You can see that for yourself. If they didn't care about your needs and only cared about themselves, Chaos wouldn't have let you live a separate life," the shadow answered.
" Instead, he would have merged with you since staying away was more dangerous for him," he added.
"Dangerous how? With your memories, I know that it would affect him a little to separate a fraction of the soul, but that doesn't mean anything. Any disadvantage would have been offset by the bracelet and his increased powers. So I see no disadvantage," Ryder responded.
"From a certain point of view, you're correct. It's not very damaging to separate a fraction of your soul on its own, but what you're not seeing is the risk in it."
Ryder looked at the man with a questioning gaze.
