You...you don't have to do anything! You've done enough. More than enough. No one has any right to ask more of you! [The thought of adding to Noctis' burden is almost enough to bring Ignis to his knees. This is why he didn't want Noctis to know the truth. Noctis did nothing wrong. He gave everything even though he shouldn't have had to. How could Ignis do any less when given the chance?]
I offered them everything. My body. My mind. My life. Why didn't they take more than my blasted vision? I would have gladly given it all to save you! What was the point of Luna--of Pryna--showing me your death if I wasn't suppose to change it? Why make me see you pinned to the throne...
[Ignis voice chokes off then, his body trembling even more than it had before.]
Why was my life not enough? What more could I have given them? I just wanted to see you safe and happy. It's all I've ever wanted!
[He should stop there, but now that he's started, Ignis can't seem to turn off the words. The roll out of his mouth, scattered, confused, the product of someone whose had way too much time to think on his failures and no way to shut off his mind.
Even if he wanted to.]
Should I have gone with Ardyn? Would that have changed anything? Prompto... Oh Astrals, if he had me, he would never had gone after Prompto. I could have spared him so much pain! And, maybe....maybe I could have changed something before he killed me! The Crystal was there and I had the Ring and...
CW: Suicide Ideation (even if he doesn't recognize it as such)
[The thought of adding to Noctis' burden is almost enough to bring Ignis to his knees. This is why he didn't want Noctis to know the truth. Noctis did nothing wrong. He gave everything even though he shouldn't have had to. How could Ignis do any less when given the chance?]
I offered them everything. My body. My mind. My life. Why didn't they take more than my blasted vision? I would have gladly given it all to save you! What was the point of Luna--of Pryna--showing me your death if I wasn't suppose to change it? Why make me see you pinned to the throne...
[Ignis voice chokes off then, his body trembling even more than it had before.]
Why was my life not enough? What more could I have given them? I just wanted to see you safe and happy. It's all I've ever wanted!
[He should stop there, but now that he's started, Ignis can't seem to turn off the words. The roll out of his mouth, scattered, confused, the product of someone whose had way too much time to think on his failures and no way to shut off his mind.
Even if he wanted to.]
Should I have gone with Ardyn? Would that have changed anything? Prompto... Oh Astrals, if he had me, he would never had gone after Prompto. I could have spared him so much pain! And, maybe....maybe I could have changed something before he killed me! The Crystal was there and I had the Ring and...