"Then we should be going." Ignis replied. He wasn't going to leave the other's side until he was dismissed and it seemed they'd lost far too much time already. Noct would let him know when he was hungry so the wasn't a worry as he listened.

The advisor turned to go when the question of the bear stopped him and he inwardly smiled at that soft expression. It was so good to see it after months of not having seen the king. And fortunately, his brain moved fast so he wasn't caught speaking haltingly when he explained.

"Ah, they're a recent traditional gift to people who board the train."

There, a perfectly reasonable and logically sound answer.