After they finished dinner Donald and Goofy retreated into the tent. " Come on Sora " they then call out to him. While Gladiolus sits down by the campfire. After a short while later Sora steps out of the tent and sits down on the other side of the fire. He looks up at the night sky.
( " The stars are bright in this world " ) he thought to himself.
" Hey kid , you like stargazing ? "
" yeah , me and my close friends will often look at the stars at night , until disaster struck and a mysterious force brought me here i was a young kid at the time.
And because of all that snoring I cannot sleep. Also after Donald and Goofy showed up your friends seem to not trust me... Do you know why ? "
" I cannot tell what is going through their heads , so why don't ya ask them yourself. Iggy more so , but we do not question him. He is the closest to Noct.
They met each other in their childhood. "
" I am not sure what they think of me now and what I should do "
" only you can answer that , we will get back to hammerhead in the morning. "
" The other thing is how come you guys can use weapons the way you do "
" we are Glaives in service to the current King , this is his magic "
" I see "

Sora then lays on his back , The other thought that cheeped into his mind were the heartless.
( " how come none of them showed up during their hunts and the islands got destroyed. He was using the keyblade at the time as well. Is it because of the world he was in ? " )
With that he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep , tired from the day's events.
" Desert nights are kinda chilly " with that thought in Gladiolus' mind he shrugged off his jacket and used it as a blanket for Sora. His heavy build did not mind the cold.

As the morning approaches the first rays of light hit the haven...
Gladiolus' phone is dead forgetting to charge it before they started hunting. Meanwhile at Hammerhead Ignis wakes up Noctis and Prompto
" Gladio's bounty is at the Weaverwilds we shall search the havens in that area " while getting into the Regalia.
" Maybe that was a bad decision , next time we will do hunts together. I thought since they did not fear heartless , taking care of rampaging wildlife will be easy. "
" Now is not the time to regret those actions , we should always press on. "

Turning on the radio that is when they herd it.

" Breaking news today...
Insomnia has fallen , with the king , the prince and Lady Lunafreya found dead at the Citadel.

Newscaster
No one has yet been able to grasp the extent of the damage, but what can you tell us about the situation in the city?
Commentator
Occasional outbursts still occur around the Citadel, but the imperial forces have successfully quelled most sources of unrest.
Newscaster
Nevertheless, the streets bear the scars of war.
Commentator
Reports have now surfaced that Lucis was itself arming for an offensive, ahead of their clash. This battle may be remembered as the most violent in history.
Newscaster
Also , across the land, sylleblossoms from Tenebrae can be seen displayed in memorial. With no remains to mourn, throngs have gathered in Altissia to pay their respects, many offering prayers at a vigil held before the wedding dress Lady Lunafreya was to wear. While some hold out hope the Oracle still lives, a grim silence continues to linger. "

" what " came Noctis reply " the treaty was supposed to be on the nite we left. Now I am reported dead along with my father and Luna.. "
" there appears to have been an attack , what should we do ? find Gladio and turn back ? "

Noctis lets out a breath " we get back to the crown city on our own. "

At the haven Gladiolus was getting ready to leave camp to head back to hammerhead. On the way back driving at a rather fast pace to Insomnia was the Regalia. The empire blockades Insomnia and sets up a provisional government there, promising to repatriate those who had fled the fighting. Finding no way in Ignis turns the car to head to a nearby outlook.
When they got there Noctis gets a call from the Marshal , Cor Leonis. Noctis bursts into the phone sounding confused and angry.
" what you herd , its true. The king is dead if you want to know the truth you know where to find me. I am heading to hammerhead. "

At Hammerhead Noctis meets with the rest of his group along with Sora , Donald and Goofy.
Cindy then greets them..
" Cor left a message , he said to meet him at the Tomb of the Wise in Keycatrich ruins. and about the car don't worry about it "

The party then takes two cars to the location marked on their map.
At the tomb , Cor tells Noctis that as king, he must inherit the souls of past kings that inhabit one of many royal tombs of Eos to gain the power he needs to reclaim the throne. The kings are to use their special power to protect the Crystal, a magical stone that emits the power of light.
In ancient times the Crystal is said to have been given to the kings' protection along with the Ring of the Lucii whose wielder gains the power of past Lucian kings. Using the ring drains the wielder's own life-force, and Regis's fate had been to age prematurely as he had used the ring to uphold the Wall around Insomnia.
Noctis is upset his father had lied to him about the true reason he had been sent away from Insomnia, and angers over the burden he must inherit.
Cor tells him that Regis wanted Noctis to remember him not as a king, but as a father, and that he believed in his son to protect his people.

" looks like I do not have a choice then "
Noctis responds as he held his hand over the sword.