[ Noctis can only stare at him, silently flabbergasted. How had he convinced himself to come to terms with this? He's tempted to ask this, but ah, doesn't he already know the answer? That devotion, the loyalty -- Ignis' dedication is second to none, and a part of him aches because how is he possibly worthy of this, how is he worth the price Ignis pays, that Luna paid for his sake?
Then stay here, he wants to say. Never leave. But he knows Ignis better than that, how the man would follow him to the very ends of the earth until he cannot, and he can barely swallow past the lump in his throat. Noctis can't fail him, too. ] Of all the things to say no to, Iggy.
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Then stay here, he wants to say. Never leave. But he knows Ignis better than that, how the man would follow him to the very ends of the earth until he cannot, and he can barely swallow past the lump in his throat. Noctis can't fail him, too. ] Of all the things to say no to, Iggy.
[ Why did it have to be this one? ]