The flippant comment about Ignis killing him again only gets an eye roll and a disgusted huff, the sound cut off with a soft hiss. The wounds may be closed but taking a deep breath, expanding his chest and stretching the recently damaged skin still hurts like a bitch. Noctis turns his attention to the gossamer fabric that drapes over him, letting the bundle that was wadded up at his side fall, hands moving to the delicate chain that holds it closed across his chest. There's a moment of hesitation, even as angry as he is, where a sharp spike of insecurity makes his hands still.
The whole reason he's wearing the damned thing is to veil his back from any prying eyes. What he's wearing is more than a little skimpy but he's honestly not that concerned by it, not with how much of the plush white fur covers. The sort of halter top of delicate indigo fabric is enough to cover what needs to be covered from the front. He's perfectly decent it's just that-
He finally huffs again, steeling himself to not give a fuck what this asshole thinks of him, unclasping the ruined cape and balling it up. Once that's done he finally lifts his gaze back to Ardyn and makes an exasperated gesture, clearly meant to encourage the man to, indeed, show him the way to this stream. Even taking a step forward.
It's only once they're moving and Noct has fallen in step slightly behind him, still not willing to let the man see his back if he doesn't have to, that he finally asks a question. One that occurred to him only after a delay to think back on what the man had said. "What do you mean you can heal? Luna's the only one that can do that. Unless you count potions."
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The whole reason he's wearing the damned thing is to veil his back from any prying eyes. What he's wearing is more than a little skimpy but he's honestly not that concerned by it, not with how much of the plush white fur covers. The sort of halter top of delicate indigo fabric is enough to cover what needs to be covered from the front. He's perfectly decent it's just that-
He finally huffs again, steeling himself to not give a fuck what this asshole thinks of him, unclasping the ruined cape and balling it up. Once that's done he finally lifts his gaze back to Ardyn and makes an exasperated gesture, clearly meant to encourage the man to, indeed, show him the way to this stream. Even taking a step forward.
It's only once they're moving and Noct has fallen in step slightly behind him, still not willing to let the man see his back if he doesn't have to, that he finally asks a question. One that occurred to him only after a delay to think back on what the man had said. "What do you mean you can heal? Luna's the only one that can do that. Unless you count potions."