Guilt lanced through him but of course the advisor was able to hide it and nodded. "It's all part and parcel to the job description." There were so many unasked questions regarding how Noct was feeling and why would he be uncomfortable seeing Prompto with Gladio because he would've been expected to kiss Lady Luafreya? But Ignis didn't feel as though he should open that particular wound. So there was the quickest smile as he moved to the next exhibit at the request. "Take your time. No one is expecting anything of you here." And he would make damn sure of that.

As he moved, his face was turned away but still he walked slow enough in case Noct wanted to walk side by side. The king had said he needed him. Needed. Why would he even say that? Well of course he was always there for the other so that simply had to be it. Gladio and Prompto were here too so they certainly provided some other form of normalcy. He sighed, coming up on an exhibit of bears.

Which reminded him that he had one on him to give to Noct.

But not yet.