Iona, the twin world of Eos. Torn asunder by a cataclysmic event, only two survived. King Fellux Naxan Valtreus and his daughter, Makina Hexxus Valtreus, fled to Eos and found sanctuary. As the last survivors who carry the blood of the mighty dragon...
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The following morning...
Makina found herself in the boys' room after Ignis told her Noctis was still fast asleep. It was close to noon and the prince had yet to stir. She wondered why he was sleeping for such a long time, deciding to check on him while Prompto, Ignis, and Gladiolus tended to their own business within the town.
She sat on the couch by the round coffee table and pulled out her phone. She decided if Noctis wasn't up in the next thirty minutes, she would wake him herself.
To pass the time, she perused the various photos she had on her phone. Most of them were of her with Noctis, Prompto, Gladiolus, and Ignis, but there were images scattered between consisting of the worlds and dimensions she's visited. She always took photos if she ever found herself in a new world/dimension. Although finding new places was a result of trial-and-error, she enjoyed it nonetheless. She enjoyed it so much that she would purposefully cloud her mind sometimes to find new places to explore.
Her attention was torn from her phone when she heard Noctis mumbled not only Lunafreya's name in his sleep but also hers. Watching his sleeping form, she saw how tense his body was and the way his face was scrunched up in pain. She wasn't sure what he was dreaming about and knew she had to free him from the nightmare.
Makina sat on the edge of the bed. She placed a hand on Noctis' arm and gently shook him. "Noct?" She called out softly. Receiving nothing but a painful groan, she raised her voice and shook him harder. "Noct, wake up."
With a sharp inhale, Noctis woke up. He immediately sat up with beads of sweat on his forehead. He looked around the room in a dazed state before his eyes locked onto her. He visibly relaxed and exhaled heavily. "You're okay..." He slumped forward and leaned his body against hers, placing his forehead in the crook of her neck.
Makina felt the urge to pry and couldn't stop herself. "Why wouldn't I be?"
He closed his eyes as the images from his nightmare played on repeat inside his head. When he told her about the car accident in his nightmare and how her mangled, bloodied body was trapped underneath the burning vehicle, his complexion paled. He then proceeded to tell her a little more about his nightmare and how he struck down Lunafreya.
She stopped him. "Hey," she said just above a whisper. When he lifted his head from her neck, she placed a palm against his face and trailed her thumb across his cheek. She saw the panic in his eyes and tried to calm him. "There's nothing to worry about. I'm okay, Luna's okay, everyone's okay. Just take a few deep breaths to calm yourself, all right?"
He nodded. "Okay." Doing as she instructed, he finally was able to calm down.
Once seeing he was fine, Makina lowered her hand. "Now that you're awake, are you hungry?"
"Food does sound nice."
"Then let's go."
They left the Leville and ate at Surgate's Beanmine. In the midst of eating, Noctis received a text message from Iris. She told him they would be departing from Lestallum tomorrow and would have the entire day to themselves in Lestallum. He was about to reply when he received another text from her that had an image attached to it. When he read the message and looked at the picture, he nearly choked on his skewer. He coughed, which grabbed Makina's attention.
