Ardbert looks up to Noctis and smiles at that statement, quiet but true, like only one whom can understand the weight of the decision that Noctis had made. He puts away the crystal behind his back. Then he steps forward and claps Noctis on the shoulder.

"Good. Keep it. Such things aren't worth your life. For that is what it takes, and there's only three things worth that: family, friends, and your world."