[Ardyn didn't answer at first; if Yuuri turned around she'd see he didn't look shocked or upset. It was more like when she'd asked about his birthday--as if he was trying to recall something mildly inconvenient to have forgotten.]
Let-...let me think. [Ardyn hesitated, speaking up mostly to confirm he was still there and trying to come up with an answer. Start with what he knew first, that would be easier.]
Our father was the first king of Lucis--the hero of the Astral War that ended in our bloodline being granted the Crystal. He founded the kingdom and built Insomnia.
[Objectively, he remembered he was the son of the Founder King, of course. More vaguely he was almost sure Izunia had taken after the king in appearance and...possibly demeanor? It was hard to recall with any clarity; those memories felt at once within reach and also two thousand years away.]
I think...he was likely a bit more serious himself. I can remember they were often preoccupied with matters of establishing a functional kingdom and reinforcing the capital.
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[Ardyn didn't answer at first; if Yuuri turned around she'd see he didn't look shocked or upset. It was more like when she'd asked about his birthday--as if he was trying to recall something mildly inconvenient to have forgotten.]
Let-...let me think. [Ardyn hesitated, speaking up mostly to confirm he was still there and trying to come up with an answer. Start with what he knew first, that would be easier.]
Our father was the first king of Lucis--the hero of the Astral War that ended in our bloodline being granted the Crystal. He founded the kingdom and built Insomnia.
[Objectively, he remembered he was the son of the Founder King, of course. More vaguely he was almost sure Izunia had taken after the king in appearance and...possibly demeanor? It was hard to recall with any clarity; those memories felt at once within reach and also two thousand years away.]
I think...he was likely a bit more serious himself. I can remember they were often preoccupied with matters of establishing a functional kingdom and reinforcing the capital.