Whatever Ignis was going to say at the end of that lingering died away on his tongue as Liliana continued, and he was all the more glad to have lost it. A soft smile took its place. Had he guessed these ulterior motives correctly? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Perhaps he was just glad that she'd told him any of it at all.

He leaned in to kiss her.

"If it's any consolation," he offered, "I do hope to reduce such incidents significantly in the future. "