Riku gave Sora a gentle hug. He knew that Sora had wanted to be there. The Princess had been, and the Lady Princess and her son. Riku had stayed behind with Sora to take care of him and keep him company, but he'd head about it later from Hayner.
"You can be here to welcome them home," Master Zexion said, taking a few more things out of his bag, mostly medicines to leave with the Prince if the pain got bad, and something to help with the swellings around the stitching in his side. "That will mean a lot to them, I am sure."