[Noctis tries to meet his gaze for a few seconds, but he can't hold it. His eyes flit away as he shifts in his seat.]
...No reason not to be. He hasn't done anything to us.
[The answer is true on multiple levels, as far as Gladio should be concerned. On one hand, Ardyn Izunia didn't truly hurt them until the rite of Leviathan, so Gladio wouldn't know. On the other hand, this isn't Ardyn Izunia. Ardyn Lucis Caelum is family and has been nothing but kind- did in fact play a part in why he's even alive right now, as of a few days ago.
So it's fine. It's mostly fine. He's reached the point where he only occasionally feels that flair of panic when he looks at the man who's become his uncle at this point. That's pretty good, right? Right. And Gladio doesn't need to know why, nor is Noct inclined to let him know about that particular weakness he's still struggling with, so he's trying to play it off.]
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...No reason not to be. He hasn't done anything to us.
[The answer is true on multiple levels, as far as Gladio should be concerned. On one hand, Ardyn Izunia didn't truly hurt them until the rite of Leviathan, so Gladio wouldn't know. On the other hand, this isn't Ardyn Izunia. Ardyn Lucis Caelum is family and has been nothing but kind- did in fact play a part in why he's even alive right now, as of a few days ago.
So it's fine. It's mostly fine. He's reached the point where he only occasionally feels that flair of panic when he looks at the man who's become his uncle at this point. That's pretty good, right? Right. And Gladio doesn't need to know why, nor is Noct inclined to let him know about that particular weakness he's still struggling with, so he's trying to play it off.]