"It is already late morning," Tifa tried instead. "You father will be back for lunch in a few hours. Why do you not rest and eat a little something, and then after lunch he can take you to your room?" It wasn't that she didn't approve of the idea of Sora going to his room, but she liked him here with her better.
"Riku," Tifa repeated. Was there a good way of telling him that she had no idea where Riku was? She didn't want to alarm him when he already wasn't feeling well. "I am sure Riku is getting reacquainted with the castle. He has people here he still knows. And Sora," she turned her son's face towards her, "Just because you have become accustomed to something, sweetheart, does not mean that everyone here is the same." Especially his father.