[The first response that Ignis gives Laurent is a snort of repressed laughter. Brighter, yes, if one goes by only the very strictest of measures. The Dawn returned, the Starscourge gone for good, Ardyn allowed to leave the life he was so tired of.

Brighter. Not that he ever sees it. Not that Ignis wants to see it without Noctis at his side.]

Tell me, Laurent. Have you ever won a victory only to realize you have lost everything that means anything to you in the process?

[Darkness. Darkness he can and has grown used to, but not having Noctis in his life after giving everything to raising him? That is what Ignis truly fears.]