"No!" Was all Noct could say before he stumbled forward and into the bookshelf. He knocked several books off from it and his body slid down to the ground with the imbalance of not having anything to land his punch on. He turned quickly to keep an eye out for Ardyn while his hands gripped the shelves to pull himself back up to stand.

"I didn't do anything, Luna... she didn't do anything! My father.. everyone.. All those people... they didn't do anything to you!"