[Once this island was gone and Ardyn away from it as a result, he would end up furious about the whole thing; but here he was an entirely different person. More so than even the human who ran himself ragged to save others, the desert made him selfless to his own detriment.]
[He disentangled himself from Ignis and took a step back, awkwardly glancing away from Gladio and dropping his hands to his hips. What he wanted didn't matter. If a course of action would result in someone getting hurt, then it was in everyone's best interest that Ardyn should steer them away from it--no matter how desirable the path itself.]
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[He disentangled himself from Ignis and took a step back, awkwardly glancing away from Gladio and dropping his hands to his hips. What he wanted didn't matter. If a course of action would result in someone getting hurt, then it was in everyone's best interest that Ardyn should steer them away from it--no matter how desirable the path itself.]