"You can't decide who bonds with who and how fast." And considering how tender hearted Madoka was, Ignis wasn't surprised at all. She made friends easily on the train and on missions. People flocked to the girl and were protective of her. The girl simply had her own kind of magic.

The ring then felt really heavy on his hand at Tony's pronouncement that he wouldn't let Madoka go without him. Realistically the advisor knew there wasn't a way for the other to follow through on his statement but it hurt all the same and Ignis said nothing. There was only a nod of acknowledgement as the sobering logic set in.