[the shadows just so happen to put Noct near Damien, of all people, whether they were anywhere near each other to begin with. maybe for how semi-sentient this place seems, it thought it'd be funny to make him Ardyn's stand-in for the fact that they're both bad people, for the fact that they both limp, for any number of reasons. maybe it's just the luck of the draw. either way, however, here he is, and once he's gotten his bearings a little, he just looks baffled]
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What about me?
[he hasn't done shit to you, kiddo]