"Oh, I'm quite certain of that. No doubt mine would be in the same position, had I not willingly relinquished it before leaving Radiant Garden."

He couldn't imagine Xehanort not wanting that extra layer of control.

"But that does not necessarily mean he removed your partial heart along with it. The two are separate, and I am proof that retaining the beginnings of a secondary heart is not enough to prevent the transformation into a Nobody."