"It's alright Noct." He wasn't convinced that the king was happy for him but it was just the shock of it all, that had to be the reason. Everything the other was saying sounded off but Ignis wasn't going to challenge him further. And he had to smile a little bit on the inside. The secret he'd kept from the other was obviously never picked up on going by the 'Never let yourself fall in love' comment. Ignis in fact had and hard, but he wouldn't ever reveal it.

"Engagement or not, I still took an oath to keep you safe and that is what I will do." And pain lanced through him at saying it, knowing what it could potentially cost him. But that oath made him the man that he was and win or lose, none of it would be the king's fault.

His expression softened, keeping his private worrying thoughts to himself. "They love you too you know."