Prompto moves to get comfortable. Her ears are picking up any sign of noise. Only to hear nothing. Which she should be able to hear. She remembers being with Ignis, he must have gone to work. She moves her arm to touch Astrum only to feel nothing but the couch. She snaps her eyes open to see nothing. Where is Astrum? Her baby is missing. She sits up looking around the empty room.

No one is here.

She stands up to her feet looking around. Her heart pounding in her chest. Blood rushing to her ears. What does she do? What can she do? She doesn't want to cause to much trouble for everyone but... her baby.

Quickly she moves to the door, running down the hallway, she didn't care if she seemed crazy but she looked around searching for Ignis or Gladio, either was fine. She didn't even remember that she is suppose to not draw attention to herself in case Noctis is around doing something. She's not even afraid of accidentally running into the prince.

She felt like she was going to faint when she couldn't find anyone, "MY BABY IS MISSING!" She shouts, everyone around her looks at her.

Gladio, hearing someone shouting about a missing baby. He turns the corner to see Prompto looking like she's about to pass out. "What's wrong sunshine?" He asks worried, what does she mean her baby is missing?

"I-I was with Ignis with Astrum and I ended up falling asleep and when I woke up he was gone." She tells him looking at him with a very worried expression with tears glazing her eyes. Gladio gives her a smile, resting his hand on her shoulder.

"Relax, I'm sure Ignis took Astrum with him to work. Let's go check." Gladio tells her, she takes a deep breath, then lets it out, nodding her head. "I think he's near the back, in the office area." Gladio says, not even finishing it before Prompto is off running down the street. Gladio starts running after her, but she got a head start and she was always fast.

Noctis looks rests his head against the cool glass of the window, looking out to the small courtyard in the Citadel. He stares wide eyed as his mouth opens a little as he sees Prompto running down the hallway past him on the other side of the courtyard, through the window. He blinks and she's gone. He blinks again and this time he sees Gladio running down the hallways after Prompto. Did he imagine that? He couldn't have been. Sure he misses her but it hasn't been that long since he's last seen her to start hallucinating the woman. He gets up runs after them. Going to where he saw them run, then running in the direction he saw them going.

"You seem rather calm, specially after the council losing their heads about someone being connected to the crystal." Clarus says to Regis who walk a next to him, but a foot in front of him.

"It's a shock yes, but if the crystal has chosen someone else to be connected to it's not something I can or should interfere with." The king says. Clarus stares at his friend, also the person he is suppose to protect, he's always been so wise, and that's what he admires about the king. Wise and kind but fair.

"What if this person is dangerous to us all?" Clarus asks, he couldn't help but worry along with the council. Regis just gives him a smiles.

"The crystal wouldn't choose someone dangerous to itself or any of us. We have nothing to worry about."

"King," one of the workers calls, walking up to them. "We just finished going through some papers Noctis have approved and decided to have you give the final say in it, just in case." He hands the king a stack of papers. Regis smiles as he takes the papers. Happy that Noctis is taking his position seriously and working hard but can't help but feel sad about Noct's change in attitude. How he doesn't seem excited anymore like he did not to long ago. How happy he was. He could also tell how Noctis' mood affects Ignis as well. He couldn't help but wonder why. Couldn't help but wonder if there was something he could do to ease both of them.

From the corner of his eye he could see Clarus staring at something so he looks up, surprised by what he finds he stares as shocked as his shield. There stood Ignis, walking slowly down the hallway across them, one arm holding a baby, whose head rest on his shoulder as the other held an open file. His eyes trained on the paper in the file, reading what's on it. "Ignis has a baby? I never knew, he always works so hard, too hard to start a family. I didn't know he had the time." Regis voices his surprise. No hard feelings to his son but the young prince doesn't let Ignis have lots of time for his own leisure. When would he have found time to start a family? To have a love life? And sure Ignis is older than Noct but he's still young to start a family.

"Oh, we were all shocked too." The worker says, head turning to look at Ignis too. "Today he just showed up with the baby in his arms. But he must care for the baby boy. We all see him smile at him. He also wouldn't let anyone hold him. We have only been able to get close to see the baby's face, which," the worker smiles, "the baby is extremely cute." He looks back at Regis and Clarus to see them both still staring.

"How long has he had the baby?" Clarus wonders.

"For a few hours now. He didn't have him this morning, but after he came back from his lunch he did. And he's been holding the baby ever since." The worker explains.

Prompto sees Ignis with Astrum in his arms. She smiles, letting out a breath of relief. He's safe and doesn't seem to have been discovered by anyone. But why would anyone things Ignis has Noct's son in his arms? "Iggy!" Prompto shouts, getting the man's attention. He looks up to see Prompto running up to him. She looked worried but relieved. Unknown to Prompto, Regis and Clarus stood watching them as the worker walks away to continue with business.

Prompto takes Astrum out of Ignis' arms. Holding him close and kissing his head dearly. Happy to have him in his arms. Gladio now finally able to catch up. "What happened that you both seem out of breath for?" Ignis wonders looking at them both.

"Prompto woke up and couldn't find Astrum, she was worried something happened to him." Gladio explains for Prompto who is to busy holding and kissing her baby.

"I apologize, for worrying you but I did leave a note." He says pushing his glasses up his face with his now free hand.

Prompto blushes. She didn't see it. "Well next time stable it to my face." She gives him a smile. He gives a smile back, Gladio smiles also.

"Well then, shall we go? We still have things to discuss." Ignis says leading Prompto back to the room. The blonde nodding her head going along with the advisor.

"I've got to go check on Noctis. I'll see you both later, maybe." Gladio says waving them goodbye as they go a different direction.

Regis watching this group with a curious expression. They all seem to be very familiar with the blonde woman. And Ignis doesn't seem as sad? No that's not the right word. Worried, is more like it.

It's all very curious.