King or no, he's still of a high-ranked noble line. From Cor's personal experience, that can still count in certain situations. Whether that would count in another world remains to be seen, but the older man's willing to give it a try if his king is.

The couerl purr-growls in a pleased manner at the touching of noses. Her tail slowly waves contently as she gives Noctis a Look before nodding in agreement. And then she moves to give the small creature a friendly grooming lick on top of its head.

Cor's face turns thoughtful as he sinks into one of the two chairs in the room, gesturing for Noct to join him in the other chair. "...so you are the one we've been waiting for, all these years," he murmurs. "I had my suspicions, but..." A bemused huff as he shakes his head. "Nice to know that they're right." Which means that there's yet Hope for their world, now that he knows for sure that Noct's the King of the Prophecy.

He then grows more serious at those last revelations. It at least explains the lack of the Armiger continuing despite Noctis' presence. "Regarding your magic, however, I do wonder if it's because being on another world makes it too far to remain connected with the Crystal. Or maybe it's because of this time magic shit impacting the entire universe..."