He took the comfort offered, because he needed it, and he had some kind of deficit in his life and he figured he'd take it while he could get it. He hadn't had anything like it in the time he'd been in Zegnautus.

Gladio's words do earn a weak little laugh out of him and he just shakes his head a little. "You guys are the best really."

Prompto knew Gladio would have questions, but he could answer them sober sometime.

"What happened after, that I didn't want to say, was worse. So I just...yeah. It means a lot that you guys don't mind." Ardyn had a lot of time to fill his head with things, lies most likely.