There's unmasked delight on Ardyn's face; he does not even move as Emet lunges at him, either used to this kind of interaction or used to being ghostly. But more importantly - and perhaps dangerously - there's a curious fire in his eyes as well.

"Your 'bonded', you say? I should like to meet them, I think. But I do thank you for your generosity!"

He steps back to give a sarcastically elaborate, low bow.

"It has been so long since I was last spared... Yet I am moved to ask - how would you kill me? Perhaps it would not be as agonising or exquisite as you might think."