"Presumably. Or else he was unaware that it did not serve the purpose he expected it to." Xemnas had certainly wanted something, wanted it enough to keep existing, so to speak, on sheer force of will, like the rest of them, and what could that be, if not his heart?

The Pricklemane yipped and nuzzled happily against Xion's hand. What an excellent person Barkley had! Its own person was still better, of course.