"So you were somewhere for months with no appetite." This has Ignis definitely concerned. A boy not eating for that long could be fatal. Of course fortunately that wasn't the case here, but it did rankle him. How in the world could the boy go without eating? Ignis wasn't sure he should ask and let Mono explain that somehow another day. What was most important was getting the boy home to Nida and where he was safe.

A small smile appeared at Mono's compliment and he nodded at hearing the other was ready to go home.

"Alright, I'm sure Nida will be wondering where we've been, and I'm sure Ebony, Julia and the chocobos have missed you as we have."

The advisor wasn't going to bother to hide it, because when he'd said those earlier words to Mono he'd meant them. And he wasn't about to go back on them not ow try and pretend that it was otherwise.