[Until they snap back to Noctis, a brief moment of uncertainty flickering through him. He smothers it, quickly, with an expression that twists into a grin.]
Oh, I remember now.
[And Ardyn Izunia, he laughs. He laughs in a farce of bitter humor, though none of it is truly felt. He wished for this, didn't he? For the truth to be dumped in his lap, unceremoniously, open and raw. Terrible thing that it was, but it fit in so nicely with everything else he had felt up until now that he had no choice but to accept it as real.
One more piece of this dreadful puzzle. One more layer of hate to add to what already felt like a burden, slowly but steadily crushing him beneath its heel. It's a dizzying revelation, and Ardyn can't help but lean forward, palm on the corner of Noctis' desk, leaning into it. That laughter of his spills forth again, unbidden. He somehow manages, between the amusement that feels hollow:]
You're right, Noctis. I did kill her. I left her there to die.
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Oh, I remember now.
[And Ardyn Izunia, he laughs. He laughs in a farce of bitter humor, though none of it is truly felt. He wished for this, didn't he? For the truth to be dumped in his lap, unceremoniously, open and raw. Terrible thing that it was, but it fit in so nicely with everything else he had felt up until now that he had no choice but to accept it as real.
One more piece of this dreadful puzzle. One more layer of hate to add to what already felt like a burden, slowly but steadily crushing him beneath its heel. It's a dizzying revelation, and Ardyn can't help but lean forward, palm on the corner of Noctis' desk, leaning into it. That laughter of his spills forth again, unbidden. He somehow manages, between the amusement that feels hollow:]
You're right, Noctis. I did kill her. I left her there to die.