Kingsglaive – What Happens and When
Opening
Kingsglaive opens with a flashback scene and a brief setup of the war between Lucis and Niflheim. During a trip to Tenebrae, Regis and a young Noctis are targeted for assassination by Niflheim. Regis scrambles to flee with both Noctis and Lady Lunafreya, but Luna refuses to leave her brother Ravus behind. Niflheim burns down a large portion of Tenebrae and kills Luna and Ravus’ mother. The nation subsequently comes under the empire’s control.
We then see a massive battle between Lucis and Niflheim, with the Kingsglaive themselves defending a walled fortress. Niflheim sends in hordes of monsters before calling in a giant Daemon that decimates the battlefield. The Kingsglaive commander Drautos orders a retreat but, surprisingly, the empire pulls their forces out first.
The Glaive returns to the crown city of Insomnia shortly before Ardyn Izunia, the chancellor of Niflheim, arrives. Ardyn brings tidings of peace to King Regis and offers Niflheim’s terms to him, one of which is the marriage of Noctis to Lunafreya. After deliberating with the council of Lucis, Regis decides that he has no choice to but to accept the peace treaty. This is due in part to the fact that he is aging, and his ability to hold the magic barrier around Insomnia is slowly waning. During this time, Regis sends Noctis and his friends out on the road to travel to Altissia.
As the city of Insomia begins preparing for the treaty signing, the news is broken to the Kingsglaive, and it’s not taken particularly well. In particular, Libertus and a few others are upset considering how long and hard they’ve fought against Niflheim. Lucis’ peace seems like unfortunate concession. Many of the Kingsglaive have family outside of the walls of Insomnia, and per the treaty, all of those lands will be forfeited to the empire.
