... [Ardyn raised a hand to the back of his neck, ostensibly a nervous gesture one would see in a lot of people; but in reality he simply brushed a hand across the stolen sigil imprinted in black. The symbol of an organization he'd had a hand in dismantling, however indirectly.]
There's...far more than I've said. Some things I've brought up with all of you, a few I've only said to Junpei, and still more I've only told Church. But it's not a matter of lying or keeping secrets--not anymore. Not with any of you, I just...don't know where to begin, and perhaps I find myself still wondering if there truly is a line none of you are yet aware of.
['Is there really nothing we can call 'unforgivable' just for the sake of staying together?']
[Ardyn still wasn't sure of the answer to that. He trusted the others, and yet trust for someone who had been scarred by a kingdom's betrayal could only reach so far.]
...I've done worse to Noctis than the network can. So as much as I have faith he'll survive, I-...don't know what might happen if it should come out that he didn't.
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There's...far more than I've said. Some things I've brought up with all of you, a few I've only said to Junpei, and still more I've only told Church. But it's not a matter of lying or keeping secrets--not anymore. Not with any of you, I just...don't know where to begin, and perhaps I find myself still wondering if there truly is a line none of you are yet aware of.
['Is there really nothing we can call 'unforgivable' just for the sake of staying together?']
[Ardyn still wasn't sure of the answer to that. He trusted the others, and yet trust for someone who had been scarred by a kingdom's betrayal could only reach so far.]
...I've done worse to Noctis than the network can. So as much as I have faith he'll survive, I-...don't know what might happen if it should come out that he didn't.