This is about to get more awkward, if possible. Gladio hesitates, something he rarely does, and a hand comes up to rub the back of his neck. After a few seconds on how exactly to phrase this, he ends up just spitting it out. "It'd be a lot easier to explain somewhere private, and I don't need a lot of people over hearing this." He already knows the look he's going to get from Ignis on this when the other man arrives.

A breath - he can still smell John, isn't sure that helps. "I work for the Caelum family." There are few people on the planet who wouldn't know that name. "I'm the Shield for Prince Noctis Lucis Caelum." ...Noct. "And right now, I need to make sure this stays quiet." Because it would be a field day in the tabloids if it got out.