Hush now. You needn't make excuses. The time wasn't right.

[Ignis squeezes Gladio's hand back, his head tilting down so that his mouth is near the Shield's ear, voice low. It's as private a conversation as he can make it in this storytelling group.]

There is so much we need to talk about, so much to tell, but it will do no good to force it all out when we are emotionally exhausted. We take one step at a time, and this is the Marshal's time.