That certainly implies Noctis knows a great deal more than Cor might have expected with the vague "early twenties". He must know- well... either everything or nothing and he's not entirely sure even the notorious Adagium would play such a game. What fun would it be if Noctis knew nothing of their bond? And if Gladio is as old as Ignis has said then he would certainly have stepped in if His Highness was being toyed with in that manner.
No. Far more likely it is two people that have been forced into molds made for them by divinity sharing in the pain of having so few choices. Kings, perhaps, but chess pieces all the same. As are they all in some way. A bishop- His gaze drifts back to Ignis, so young and so unaware of the horrors that await him. A knight- Gladio of course, the Shield ever at the King's side. He supposes that would make Prompto the rook, appropriate for a man that relies on a clean line of sight for his shots.
And that leaves himself, like so many others, only pawns to get the other pieces where they need to be.
Cor follows Ignis' lead as they work their way through the city but he's quiet for a long time to process that information. It's easier, in some ways, to consider the implications of what it must mean for the interplay of their relationships than to try wrapping his head around the impossibilities of the place they are in.
"If there is no Empire to serve here then I see no reason we should suspect the Chancellor or the High Commander to be acting in their interests. Both were, so far as I can tell, using the Empire as a means to an end." Ravus, of course, lost everything in that gamble. Ardyn... Well... it was impossible to say what the story truly was in his regard. Too many hypotheses and no evidence to confirm or deny any of it save the very little the man himself let slip to the boys.
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No. Far more likely it is two people that have been forced into molds made for them by divinity sharing in the pain of having so few choices. Kings, perhaps, but chess pieces all the same. As are they all in some way. A bishop- His gaze drifts back to Ignis, so young and so unaware of the horrors that await him. A knight- Gladio of course, the Shield ever at the King's side. He supposes that would make Prompto the rook, appropriate for a man that relies on a clean line of sight for his shots.
And that leaves himself, like so many others, only pawns to get the other pieces where they need to be.
Cor follows Ignis' lead as they work their way through the city but he's quiet for a long time to process that information. It's easier, in some ways, to consider the implications of what it must mean for the interplay of their relationships than to try wrapping his head around the impossibilities of the place they are in.
"If there is no Empire to serve here then I see no reason we should suspect the Chancellor or the High Commander to be acting in their interests. Both were, so far as I can tell, using the Empire as a means to an end." Ravus, of course, lost everything in that gamble. Ardyn... Well... it was impossible to say what the story truly was in his regard. Too many hypotheses and no evidence to confirm or deny any of it save the very little the man himself let slip to the boys.