[ She reads a want to understand in Tony's expression, a willingness to be patient, and to listen. ]

Era.... is someone who has so much on her shoulders. [ And this is what she begins with, sympathetic. Ever since she's first met her, she's learned that she is strong. That she fights for her world, and that-- for who she loves, she loves them fiercely. Emet-Selch, Ardbert, her amaro child, her familiars... and she's radiant in the presence of who she loves. ] ​She wants to protect others. I learned this throughout the year.

At the wedding, even if she didn't trust me, she allowed me to attend. Her heart-- it's so big, like that. [ She pauses briefly, struggling. ] But I presumed too much-- that, since she considers Noctis her brother, that we were family, too... I immediately apologized for it, realizing my error. [ She cringes at recounting the event. Really, what was she thinking?

It hurts to think about, but it probably had hurt Era even more. She shouldn't have gone to the wedding, when she caused such pain, when Era didn't trust her, when she thought her a child, disingenuous and poorly playing a role. ]

I... really hurt her that day.