Noctis shook his head. "No Gladio." Which was unsettling, but he'd manage. It wouldn't be the first time his Shield wasn't present, and the last he recalled he'd also been told by the three of them to go alone. Much as it tore him up inside to have done so. Though leave it to the mechanic to point out something he'd been thinking about, but hadn't put to words just yet.

"No kidding. I've been in two before, and this is... definitely a far cry from what I've seen." Not to mention much different from Zegnautus as well. He paused, before motioning to the stars outside with a nod. "Not only that, but I don't recognize any of the constellations out there. Do you?"

Astronomy may not have been his thing (he was a history nerd in school), but even he knew enough to be able to navigate at night.