Indeed, back home Ardyn had eventually resigned himself to his fate, exhausted to the core, his only crumbs of freedom being only the level of terror he could unleash upon Lucis. But his hatred for Bahamut had never disappeared, and this land, this strange land with so many other travelers, able to bridge the gap between worlds... If Ardyn could get his hands on that power, he could finally have his true revenge. Destroy Bahamut, the rest of the gods, and perhaps Eos itself, free himself of that cage. He has not thought what he would do afterwards, of course, but does it matter?

"'Yoke'? My, Somnus, it almost sounds as though you do not enjoy serving your precious gods! Or is this yet another attempt to win my forgiveness, hmm?" Ardyn gives another one of his mocking grins, before a colder, arrogant fire flickers in his eyes. He withdraws his sword, hanging it on his belt. "Tell me, Somnus... What do you know of freedom? You've been quite content to be a slave to the gods. You and that woman both. You, in particular, fed your entire family to Bahamut's ambitions! And they never even thought to question the divine will, did they? A lineage of cowards."

Ardyn barks out a laugh, stepping back with a shrug and clearly intending to head out of the room. But he keeps his eyes on Somnus still, and gives one of his elaborate bows as a "goodbye".

"Well, I am different from you. Enjoy your farce of a 'freedom', Somnus. I have a little more ambition than that."