...Really?

[ Oh, they are. He doesn't complain to her about them, of course, but she's not stupid. She knows.

What Noctis brings up next has her heaving a soft sigh, though. ]

Indeed... I have heard it as well, though I think far less often than you and the others. He will not open up to me much, though I wish he would. I hope that the conversation you two had was not too... dark.

[ You know. What with the whole 'i'm-a-monster-why-don't-you-hate-me' spiel and all. ]