[that's right; aranea has known ardyn for longer than any of them have. whatever their relationship was like, it seemed more like something based on how beneficial it was for them to keep good manners while affiliated with niflheim. besides, aranea's said it herself, she works for whoever pays best -- even if prompto wants to believe that her values aren't just situation depending on how deep someone's pocket is.]

[he's sure she didn't get money from noctis to ask her to go to niflheim and find him. he wants to think she wouldn't have taken the money anyway.]

[rubbing at his face with his hands, he keeps them there, as if frustrated.]

Noct and Iggy's timeline is before we ever arrived at Altissia. [he speaks through his hands, voice muffled.] I'm somewhat further ahead, sitting at camp in Niflheim, and you're-- after that, when we met up? [keeping this straight is hard. he moves his hands down and, with that, stretching the skin under his eyes for a moment, his gaze fixed on the floor.] Any idea when Ardyn is from?