[He'll let that hit, in exchange for reaching up to grab Ardyn's arm after it lands, grip solid on his twin's forearm. The look in his eyes is serious, though not quite to the point where one can feel the weight of the crown that once rested above them.]

Then stop being an idiot. It may not be obvious to anyone else, but even with two thousand years in the way I can tell when you're minimizing things because you don't want anyone else involved in your problems. I don't care if it's to protect me or because you don't think your problems are worth the effort, but I will not put up with it any longer.

If you don't want me involved, then fine, but say that instead of pretending the problem isn't there or doesn't matter. It is there, it matters to me, I would not be saying anything if those things were not true.

[And once he's sure that message has gotten across, he releases Ardyn's arm without any further fuss.]