"Take them...wait but Ignis's family knew..?" Didn't they? That's what he'd always just assumed. His uncle worked in the Citadel and Noctis had just figured it was family ties that had brought them together. Ignis had never really said otherwise.

There's clear confusion on Noct's face as he slides his fingers into Floof's fur, shaking his head a bit as he looks at Ash.

"We grew up together--his uncle worked in the Citadel and Ignis was just..he's practically like a brother," he murmured. "As far as I know his parents weren't ever really in the picture?" So Regis had taken him on and Noctis had just assumed it was just something he and Ignis's uncle had come to an agreement on.