There is a moment that causes his head to ache where he does again see Somnus standing before him instead of Noctis. They look so alike, which- Why? Obviously, if Somnus is his ancestor there would be some similarity but for it to be so striking is unnerving. It feels meaningful in a way his currently scattered mind can't quite place.

"Imperial, what?" He racks his brain for what 'Empire' this boy could be referring to and while it's already long declined, he does point out: "I have no association to Solheim." It's nothing but ruins now besides, a harsh lesson in hubris already on the edges of people's memory.