There was another puff of smoke and Noctis wished for the millionth time that he had learn to shift so he could just fly away. He was scowling and clearly unhappy but then Zoro was just as stubborn and Noctis knew who would win in a fight.
"I hate you," Noctis said very much acting like a five year old as he took the book and set it in his lap. "Once upon a time," Noctis started off strong but it was from memory and not because he was reading the words, "...the...re, the ree liv...ed... lived a tow...n... town full of hap...py happy.... I'm not even going to try and say that."