With his sense of hearing, it's hard not to pick up on the footsteps coming rapidly toward him. One set determined, while the other almost being...dragged along? Hearing Gladio's voice doesn't really help matters much, especially when the Shield doesn't bother to tell Ignis 'who' exactly he's suppose to be commenting on the cuteness of.

"I assume that it's not Ardyn you've just dragged over here, since he would have just set you on fire for trying. Could you please give me at least a little clue of whose cuteness I'm commenting on before I give my opinion?"