[Noctis' gaze follows Castor's to the shield, and his face falls even more than it already has with worry. For her to have that shield, it must have been in her possession at some point, and from the tone of her voice...
Reminded twice. His gaze returns to the black car whose outline is just barely visible in the moonlight.]
You know, when I first heard that Biggs and Wedge had something of mine... I didn't know what to think. Seeing it didn't help, either. Almost like brand new, new mods, and yet... still handled the same way I remember.
[He's silent for a moment, pondering what to say when he just says 'screw it'.] The Regalia here was the last thing I had of my father, when our nation fell. It got us through everything. Collecting the arms of my ancestors, meeting with the gods, so many imperial attacks. When she took that last assault, it was like losing my old man all over again.
[His chin falls slightly, shoulders sagging just as much.] I don't advertise it, because while I'm my people's last hope... I was a fugitive in what used to be my own lands. Noctis Lucis Caelum is my full name, CXIVth in the royal line of Lucis.
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[Noctis' gaze follows Castor's to the shield, and his face falls even more than it already has with worry. For her to have that shield, it must have been in her possession at some point, and from the tone of her voice...
Reminded twice. His gaze returns to the black car whose outline is just barely visible in the moonlight.]
You know, when I first heard that Biggs and Wedge had something of mine... I didn't know what to think. Seeing it didn't help, either. Almost like brand new, new mods, and yet... still handled the same way I remember.
[He's silent for a moment, pondering what to say when he just says 'screw it'.] The Regalia here was the last thing I had of my father, when our nation fell. It got us through everything. Collecting the arms of my ancestors, meeting with the gods, so many imperial attacks. When she took that last assault, it was like losing my old man all over again.
[His chin falls slightly, shoulders sagging just as much.] I don't advertise it, because while I'm my people's last hope... I was a fugitive in what used to be my own lands. Noctis Lucis Caelum is my full name, CXIVth in the royal line of Lucis.