[ Noct answers warmly, appreciative of the sentiment, and feeling the same. He really did get lucky, somehow. His friends picked him, but he couldn't ask to know anyone better. They're a great group of people. Being honest and trusting Prompto in return is the least Noct can do. Even though he really, really doesn't want to share a burden this heavy. Prompto's right. He shouldn't carry it alone. That would be an insult in the face of all they've been through together. So, Noct goes on, however reluctantly. ]
Actually, that's not all you need to know.
[ Maybe they could sleep on this first? Spend some more time getting caught up? Is now really the best time? But will there ever be a good time, or will he just keep putting it off, to spare his friend's feelings, the way Prompto did? Even though he just said he wouldn't want that.
Better to just get it all out in the open. Still, Noct hesitates. Why is talking about the important stuff always so hard... ]
Inside the crystal, I— I spoke to one of the Six, the Draconian. He said Ardyn's immortal. And the only way to stop him, and to bring light back to Eos, is... to sacrifice myself.
[ "Many sacrificed all for the King; so must the King sacrifice himself for all." It makes sense, when he put it like that. Noct's mind is already made up. But that doesn't make it any easier. Saying it out loud only makes it seem real. Saying it to Prompto only reminds him of how much he's going to leave behind. ]
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[ Noct answers warmly, appreciative of the sentiment, and feeling the same. He really did get lucky, somehow. His friends picked him, but he couldn't ask to know anyone better. They're a great group of people. Being honest and trusting Prompto in return is the least Noct can do. Even though he really, really doesn't want to share a burden this heavy. Prompto's right. He shouldn't carry it alone. That would be an insult in the face of all they've been through together. So, Noct goes on, however reluctantly. ]
Actually, that's not all you need to know.
[ Maybe they could sleep on this first? Spend some more time getting caught up? Is now really the best time? But will there ever be a good time, or will he just keep putting it off, to spare his friend's feelings, the way Prompto did? Even though he just said he wouldn't want that.
Better to just get it all out in the open. Still, Noct hesitates. Why is talking about the important stuff always so hard... ]
Inside the crystal, I— I spoke to one of the Six, the Draconian. He said Ardyn's immortal. And the only way to stop him, and to bring light back to Eos, is... to sacrifice myself.
[ "Many sacrificed all for the King; so must the King sacrifice himself for all." It makes sense, when he put it like that. Noct's mind is already made up. But that doesn't make it any easier. Saying it out loud only makes it seem real. Saying it to Prompto only reminds him of how much he's going to leave behind. ]