[ That she did not know. She murmurs, thinking back: ] A whole month after...

[ Pyra glances at him, and then it's back to looking at the ceiling. She doubts she needs to tell him that he isn't to blame for his reaction like that, after all he's been through. Ardyn being Ardyn, she's sure he would understand, too-- although no doubt it would only reinforce the idea that he was already some sort of "monster".

The state Nocits had been in when she had found him in her own garden of flowers had been as if he was ready to become catatonic. Despite this, he still found the strength to attend his birthday celebration. That speaks to not only Noctis' strength, but how he's able to see past his own fears.

She pauses. Then quietly, carefully: ] ...Given what happens in the future, I would think that it is your reassurance and word... that counts most.