"No, they have been," Gladio counters. "Just...you haven't lived through that time yet. I come down hard as hell on you because I can't keep my cool, so I take it out on you when you're going through hell. I...never had the chance to apologize to you for that yet, in the time I'm from. But I've been feeling like shit about it ever since the last time I saw you."

He gives Noct's hair another stroke. "So...this is me trying to learn from my mistakes. And I guess make up for something that hasn't even happened to you yet."