Before either of us says anything at all, it is of vital importance to me that you understand something I am having difficulty with myself: I am incredibly furious and perhaps even disappointed, but I don't-... I do not hate you. Given my track record with anger, I think that needed to be said first.

[It briefly occurred to Ardyn that the long-dead Founder King of Insomnia was perhaps owed considerable apologies for having to deal with two children perpetually either add odds or starting trouble.]

With that aside though I'm certain I can guess the answer to this: what were you thinking?