My Light

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When we woke up, we headed out and started driving to Lestallum with the top down. "I love the breeze." Akiko says as she throws her arms in the air for a stretch. "Yeah. The fresh air is nice." I admit. Once we arrived at Lestallum, we parked next to the guys and I looked at the sea. We then head over to the city and I look around in amazement at the rustic look. "One hell of a crowd." Prompto says and I had to admit that he was right. "This must be the thoroughfare." Ignis says as we all look around. "I love the rustic look." I say as I put a hand on my hip. "Yeah. Can't seem to take my eyes off of it." Aileen says and I look at her with a smile. "She's at the Leville. Let's go." Gladio says and I look at Noctis as he nods. We walk through the crowd and take a short cut to get to the Leville. When we get to the front of the hotel, there was a sudden shake of the ground. "Did you feel that?" Prompto asks and I suddenly look to my left to see Noctis hold his head in pain. He then grunts and I grab his hand on instinct, "Noct? You ok?" I ask him and he looks over to me. "Yeah. My head just started throbbing." he says to me reassuringly. "You sure?" I ask him and he nods as he squeezes my hand.

We then walk into the hotel and Aileen and Ignis check us in for rooms as we wait in the lobby for Iris. I see Akiko and Prompto talking to each other yet again as I lean on the wall and listened to Gladio talk. "Gladdy!" I hear a feminine voice say and I look at the staircase to see a short haired brunette wearing a no sleeve hoodie with a gunmetal gray skirt. "Look at you guys, holding your own out there." Iris says to the guys and she looks at me, Akiko, and Aileen. "Princess Aura, it's a pleasure to meet you." she says with a little bow. "No need to be formal. You must be Iris." I say and I see her smile widen. "I am. You guys are staying here, right?" she asks us and I nod. "When you have time, we have catching up to do." Gladio says to his little sister and she nods. We all then walk up to Noctis' room and I sit on the bed, then lay back on the soft bed. "This is so comfy!" I hear Akiko say as she hops on the soft bed bouncing me up and down and making me laugh. I suddenly hear a knock on the door and sit up to see Iris open it to show a little boy and an older man on the other side. "Jared and Talcott! Is it good to see you." Gladio says to the two. "Prince Noctis! Iris is safe with me." the little boy says and I smile at him. "Please excuse my grandson. He has yet to learn his manners." the older man says to Noctis. "I like it." Noctis says and I stand up and walk over to them. "Same here." I say and the little boy's face lights up when he sees me. "Your highnesses are very kind, but we shan't impose." the older man says. "A very good night to you, Your highnesses." the little boy says with a bow and then the older man bows.

They both walk away as Iris closes the door, "The little boy is so adorable." I say as I walk over to the bed again. "Talcott? Yeah, he really is. He's just the sweetest thing." Iris says with a sweet smile as I sit down. "So, Iris, what was it like in the Crown City?" Noctis asks as he sits on the chair and looks at Iris. "Not pretty. The Citadel took a beating. But a lot of outlying neighbors made it through in one piece." Iris says and I look at her sincerely. "The empire had tactical targets in mind." Ignis says and I knew he was right. "You know if there's anything else, you can ask me." Iris tells Noctis. "Yeah, uh, thanks." Noctis says to her and everything suddenly turned quiet, until Iris clears her throat. "What?" Noctis asks her as I stare at her in wonder.

"So, about Lady Lunafreya. I keep hearing she was in town." Iris says and I widen my eyes. "I heard she left right away, but at least it means she's ok."

"I knew she was ok, but I didn't know she was here." I say.

"Yeah, well... Get a good night's rest." Iris says as she walks to the door.

"We should get going also." Aileen says and I nod.

Everyone starts to walk out, but I stay behind and look at Noctis. "You feeling ok? You're head's not throbbing?" I ask him in concern and he looks at me. "My head's not throbbing anymore." he says as he stands up from the chair and walks over to me. "That's good." I say as I rub my arm. "I should probably go to my room." I say as I stand up from the bed and head to the door. "Aura. I'm here if you need me." he says and I smile at him. "I know, Noct." I say and then walk out. I start to walk to my room, but then stop in my tracks. I start to head for the lobby and I see a familiar white dog. As kids, Luna would send her dogs as messengers to Noctis and I with books attached to them. I kneel down and pat my thighs as I call Pryna over. She walks over and I unstrap the blue book from Pryna. 'Aura, I have arrived in Altissia safely. I know you were supposed to be here, but something has probably occurred that is most important. My prayers are with you. I know that the empire will come to get me. I hope to see you soon.' I smile at her words and then pull out a pen. 'I'm glad you're ok. Something did occur that concerned me. I'm actually with Noctis at the moment, but I'll be in Altissia soon. I promise.' I end my message there and I strap the book back on Pryna. "Take care." I say as I pet her and she then walks away. I then head up to my room and fall asleep comfortably.