[As Ardyn fights to get his words out, Ignis holds him silently, rocking him slightly and eventually letting one of his hands thread its way into the redhead's messy hair. The request and the fears behind it don't surprise him. They are all very human reactions from a hurt man who is unused to being so very human, more human even than he was on Monsun, however as much as he wants to do everything he can to comfort Ardyn, this request is not one he can grant him.]

I'm not wrong.

[His voice is every bit as confident as it is soft. He is steady and unwilling to be moved on this.]

Pryna showed me Noctis' fate for a reason and I choose to believe that reason was because she felt I could change his fate either through my own actions or through influencing another's actions. If I can change one fate, I can change another and now that we stand outside of Bahamut's influence, I feel there is even more chance for success. This is not the time to give up the fight, beloved.

[Ignis leans back only far enough to attempt to find Ardyn's gaze, pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead afterward.]

I swore to you before I wouldn't stop until you found your rest and that has not changed. You will not be cursed to live in this darkness forever. I won't allow it.