And the gods are all right with that? What exactly constitutes a strong heart? Questions rise one after another in his mind, only for Somnus to push them aside. Those aren't important right now.

"The Heartless originate from people, then."

Darkness is spread by people. In a way, so was the Scourge. But it would be too disturbing to think that the Scourge was born from them. As for the darkness of which this boy speaks, it raises yet even more questions about what came first in the overall equation.