There is, at first, mild offense at the wordless gesture to follow like he's some kind of common dog. He almost doesn't on principle, but- What else is he doing, anyway? Fine. He doesn't like it but does end up taking the elf's lead.

"It was just supposed to be Noctis and I. Host of The Scourge versus the 'King of Kings' who would be the only one with enough power to take me down." And it aches, that the boy here isn't near the man he'd become and that he was so ready for it all to be over. "But the gods said if he didn't have friends, it'd turn out poorly. So, yes, according to the gods- They were meant to be caught in it."

Caught in his clutches specifically? Well, that's another matter entirely. "Just like I was meant to be a blight upon our star and so I am. If I have to be a monster- Why do anything in half-measures, hm?"