"Yeah, well," Gladio nudged Nell lightly back, but he didn't stop there, figuring all that nudging called for moving his arm to go over her shoulders and pull her in a little closer. Let's see her keep nudging if she was too busy snuggling in. Ha. "Prompto needs all the help he can get, really."

But there was a small, thoughtful pause, especially if Nell did get all good and settled in, at least until the last of the food was ready.

"You're right, though," he added, "especially since things could've easily have gone a lot differently, you know?"