Gladio had to close his eyes after he tried to focus on Ignis, because seeing his friend looking that afraid threatened to frighten him in ways he couldn't explain. He nodded, reaching down and slowly finding the cell phone thankfully still in his pocket.

In the end, he had to use the voice command on his phone to dial Prompto - not Noct. Prompto might get more upset but Noct was rash, strong headed, and more likely to panic in this situation. Prompto would listen to reason even if he didn't like it.

"Gladio?! Where are you guys?! We've been worried-"

"Shut up and listen. Got Ignis. We're both hurt." A rasp of his voice, trying to stay focused but it was so damn hard. "At a haven. Don't know where. Keep Noct there until morning! Don't risk him. Go out... after first light."

"O-Okay. I'll try to keep him here. Just- there's potions in the armiger! Use them!"

Which was surprisingly smart of the kid. "Yeah. You gotta protect him-" his words were slurring. "Promise me you'll protect him."

"P-Promise. You've got my word."

And gladio believed it. He barely managed to hang up but the cell phone fell from his head as he found himself dry heaving.