"I ask not that you guide my wayward son, merely that you remain at his side." -Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII
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I can only hope that I have done well as a father. Your mother would have been much better at this then I. If she was alive, perhaps things would not have turn out this way.
It always hurt me when I could not be there for you. A young boy should play with his father, learn from his father and always be by his side. I was the one who should have taught you how to be king. You would have made a righteous king. For you are the True King.
The day I almost lost you, was the hardest day in my life. I swore that I would protect you from all harm. Now look where we are.
I held you while you slept, and I wept over your fate. The fate I could not protect you from.
As you departed, I wished that I could have held you one last time.
You have carried on, my wayward son... With your brothers beside you, just as I asked them to.
You have walked tall, and I am so proud of you. I wish I said those words to you more. As you grew, you always made me proud.
You have found peace, now that you are done with your journey. With your loving Lunafreya at your side as well. Now you two could lay your weary heads to rest. The light is now restored.
I salute to you, the True King, and I congratulate you for the end of your long journey.
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"Dad." Noctis stood in front of his father, his friends and beloved standing behind him. "We've come so far... its been a real long time."
Regis opens his arms and Noctis wrapped his arms around his father. Regis tightly hugged the son he missed so much, both shedding tears. "Now, don't you cry no more."
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