You stand before Noctis, his back to you, leaning over the driver's side door of the car while he grabs something from it. Casual, unguarded, because you're there and he can trust you with his life, of course. It's late, parked out on the side of the road far from any town or rest stop. Smart to come back to the car together, but, well, as if you would leave the prince alone at night, right?
But there's a chuckle behind you, a familiar voice, a certain suspicious stranger? It's hard to say what comes over you, but his presence works its way into your mind and moves you to step toward the car, to Noctis. Suddenly there’s a sword in your hand, and you’re running him through. He cries out in surprise and pain, turns to you with a horrible, betrayed, confused expression, and surely you don’t want to do this, you’re probably fighting desperately against it. But your hand is forced, you pull the blade from his back, and slice right through his neck.
His head rolls away onto the street, you’re suddenly able to move yourself again...and Ardyn is gone as if he was never there.
After a few moments, you wake on the floor of the cave.
GLADIO
But there's a chuckle behind you, a familiar voice, a certain suspicious stranger? It's hard to say what comes over you, but his presence works its way into your mind and moves you to step toward the car, to Noctis. Suddenly there’s a sword in your hand, and you’re running him through. He cries out in surprise and pain, turns to you with a horrible, betrayed, confused expression, and surely you don’t want to do this, you’re probably fighting desperately against it. But your hand is forced, you pull the blade from his back, and slice right through his neck.
His head rolls away onto the street, you’re suddenly able to move yourself again...and Ardyn is gone as if he was never there.
After a few moments, you wake on the floor of the cave.