He hoped there would be some semblance of peace now, at least between them since the unexpected negotiations were solved. Ignis hadn't planned on letting the boy know how he truly felt about him until a longer amount of time had passed. But then the world forced him to be without the boy and without the bond he'd treasured.

And he'd been nothing but angry. There had been so very many nights that he asked whoever was listening to return the boy and he'd confess. Of course this hadn't been the way Ignis had thought it would go at all, but the words were out and the feelings were known.

"I hope so too." There was a smile after he said those words and he sighed, feeling the burden of worry tumbling off of his shoulders. And after looking at Mono once he heard the question, that smile got bigger. "Yes, by all means let's go home." And after a moment he looked at him a little better. "Are you hungry? When was the last time that you ate?"