He came inside and sat down, finally calm enough to do so. He nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. He made it sound like he was a slave to this tyrant who didn't let him have a childhood or even consider another life. I thought the three of you were used him like your donkey and maid, not your brother."

He looked down at his hands and sighed. "But Gladio.. this Ignis said something fucked up too." He met his friend's gaze now. "It's something that was mentioned a few times back on the train but I didn't fully piece things together till now. Did he tell you about the version of you that hurts him by trying to send him away? They've got that all wrong and so do you."