"I'm merely trying to get your thoughts on the matter." Ignis smiled when he said this, realizing he'd inadvertently confused his longtime friend. He thought back to when Gladio had been holding onto him, scared and anxious on the floor of the train car. It was a precious memory and the advisor shook his head.

However, at the Shield's answer Ignis couldn't help asking. "There's no right or wrong answer here when I ask this. But would you rather be home, or would you rather be here?" He took a moment to sip his coffee to give Gladio a moment to think.

The question itself had been asked gently, because the advisor was simply trying to get into the other's head and see where he was at.