It can be extraordinarily messy. While the Ardyn of current day relishes it, this man of the past seems less inclined to appreciate such a thing. He loves Somnus even for as bullheaded as he can be; they might not agree on how to handle matters, no, but they're still brothers in the end. They're still family. He likes to hope that means something to him, even as he worries more and more it might not.

"No one here needs my healing yet," he says, to that. "Not that I can tell. That might change with those... creatures on the loose, but for now I'm happy to help how I can."