Whats Iris up to in the royal soulmate?
Lestallum is hot, and it sucks, but it means that Iris can have ice cream every day, so it's not as terrible as it could be.
And Lestallum is really awesome, even if it's hot and industrial. But the power plant workers--a lot of them women, and buff, and Iris wants to take notes, or just be able to admire them--are wonderful and and when Iris was brave enough to go up and tell them so, they smiled and laughed and gave her some work out tips.
The city of Lestallum, and more importantly has its own long, torrid history. Iris has never been as interested in history or the arts as much as Gladio is, but it makes their mom happy.
And it means they get to go on a trip to the Dis of Cauthess, which is even cooler up close.
The Crownsguard with them helpfully takes a picture of the two of them with the Disc as a backdrop. Iris wants to walk up as close as possible, but it takes a good part of the day to get to the Disc in the first place, and Monica clears her throat tellingly. “Libri," she says to her mom. “We ought to start heading back.”
“Yes, thank you, Monica,” her mom says. “Iris, let’s go dear.”
Iris turns around regretfully, but without complaint.
It’s beautiful, but she can come back. Her dad didn’t set a return date for the two of them, not while the Empire is visiting and he’s so fearful for their safety.
Another day, in the future, when Iris is stronger than her brother and her dad combined, she can keep going in the dark.
But for now, she heads back with her mom and Monica to safety.