It's true. Ignis is confused by the short statement that Damen didn't mean to speak aloud, but he is more confused by the nearly panicked knot that forms in his chest as Damen continues. By the time he gets to `That is what Laurent thinks might become of you if you don't remember who your enemies are,' Ignis is all but grinding his teeth together to block out the sound of the screaming he isn't planning on acknowledging no matter how loudly it echoes in the back of his mind.
After several long moments spent trying to beat his emotions into submission, Ignis takes a deep, though shaky, breath and very aptly sidesteps the whole part of the statement that is about him.
Politics at its finest. Or, most desperate anyway.
"If he sees himself in Chancellor Izunia, you really should talk to him about not being so hard on himself. Everyone has their dark sides, but few spend two thousand years cultivating them," Ignis pauses for a moment then, frowning slightly. "Though, his apparent inability to understand trust is a trait they both share."
He cocks his head in Damen's direction, "Does he really not understand you only would allow that because you trust him not to go so far again? Or am I missing the point completely for my lack of proper context?"
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It's true. Ignis is confused by the short statement that Damen didn't mean to speak aloud, but he is more confused by the nearly panicked knot that forms in his chest as Damen continues. By the time he gets to `That is what Laurent thinks might become of you if you don't remember who your enemies are,' Ignis is all but grinding his teeth together to block out the sound of the screaming he isn't planning on acknowledging no matter how loudly it echoes in the back of his mind.
After several long moments spent trying to beat his emotions into submission, Ignis takes a deep, though shaky, breath and very aptly sidesteps the whole part of the statement that is about him.
Politics at its finest. Or, most desperate anyway.
"If he sees himself in Chancellor Izunia, you really should talk to him about not being so hard on himself. Everyone has their dark sides, but few spend two thousand years cultivating them," Ignis pauses for a moment then, frowning slightly. "Though, his apparent inability to understand trust is a trait they both share."
He cocks his head in Damen's direction, "Does he really not understand you only would allow that because you trust him not to go so far again? Or am I missing the point completely for my lack of proper context?"