[Ardyn pulled his arm out of reach as if he'd been burned, looking stuck between staying right where he was or throwing something as hard as he could and warping halfway across the desert. Long term safety versus immediate necessity versus not knowing what in Ifrit's name to even make of Gladio right now clashed in his head with force enough to even give an immortal a splitting headache, but after some hesitation it was the second that won out.]
[He reached over and took Ignis' hand in both of his own, hesitant to draw closer but not pulling further away.]
no subject
[Ardyn pulled his arm out of reach as if he'd been burned, looking stuck between staying right where he was or throwing something as hard as he could and warping halfway across the desert. Long term safety versus immediate necessity versus not knowing what in Ifrit's name to even make of Gladio right now clashed in his head with force enough to even give an immortal a splitting headache, but after some hesitation it was the second that won out.]
[He reached over and took Ignis' hand in both of his own, hesitant to draw closer but not pulling further away.]
I...won't go anywhere.