[ his lips quirk into a small smile, though somewhat wry. ]

You do. He was actually quite fond of you.

[ ignis had told him about what they got up to on the airship to briarlan. it made him happy to know that two important people to him had met and gotten along. ]

He has plenty of support - I'm not worried about that much. It's the longevity of the process that is most frustrating... Despite our best efforts to prepare.