The Black Knight reveals that the Lumacie Archipelago was once a territory of the Erste Kingdom.
Eugen
Astral ruins, eh? What are they doin' in the forests of Lumacie?
Black Knight
Humph. You should study more history.
Eugen
Haha, sorry! Never been good at sittin' still and takin' notes!
Eugen
But you, ever since you were just a little thing, you've loved readin'.
Black Knight
Tch. I don't care what old memories you dredge up. I have no intention of reminiscing with you.
Vyrn
So, um, back to the question... Why're there Astral ruins here anyway?
Black Knight
To explain it properly, I'll have to touch on the history of the Lumacie Archipelago.
Katalina
How deep could its history go? I've always seen Lumacie as an undeveloped place.
Katalina
But come to think of it, it belongs to the Menea Empire these days.
Katalina
Before that, however, it was part of the Erste Empire. Right?
Black Knight
That's right. The Lumacie Archipelago was a territory of the Erste Kingdom.
Black Knight
After the War, the Erste Kingdom took in the surviving Astrals.
Black Knight
They secretly offered the Lumacie Archipelago to the Astrals as a settlement.
Black Knight
But the Meneans saw it as a sign that Erste's power was on the decline. They quickly moved to occupy this land.
Black Knight
Savages... For a people that don't understand the concept of value, the Meneans are obsessed with territory.
Katalina
W-wait a second! You just spat all of that out like it was nothing, but I think some of it warrants an explanation at least.
Black Knight
I'll tell you anything that you want to know. But first, let's take out these monsters. They're starting to swarm.
The Black Knight reveals to the crew that the Astrals and the Erste Kingdom were once allies. She then explains that the last surviving Astrals died out a few decades ago.
Black Knight
Erste has long had an amicable relationship with the Astrals.
Black Knight
But, as you would expect, the Astrals were invaders of this world, so it was kept secret.
Katalina
So you could say that Orchis's parents were like a symbol of the friendship between the kingdom and the Astrals.
Katalina
But what of the Astrals remaining in the sky...
Black Knight
It would seem that not all of the Astrals returned to the ends of the sky after the War.
Lyria
You mean there might still be some Astrals out there somewhere?
Black Knight
No, I doubt that. As far as I know, Orchis's father was the last known survivor to remain in the sky realm.
Black Knight
The others died out over the course of the past few decades, until only Orchis's father remained.
Black Knight
That's when he abandoned this settlement here on Lumacie and moved to Mephorash in Erste.
Io
That's when he fell in love with Orchis's mom!
Black Knight
Yes. It seems they had quite a struggle getting their relationship recognized.
Black Knight
Mmm... No, wait. Now that I think about it, at least one Astral is still alive today.
Vyrn
Seriously? If we meet 'em, maybe they'd take us to the edge of the sky!
Black Knight
Not quite. Even I don't know where he is now.
Black Knight
You see, Orchis's father had one younger brother.
Black Knight
However, I've heard he was against Orchis's parents' relationship, so he departed on bad terms.
Lyria
Wow, so there's another Astral... I wonder what he's up to now.
Black Knight
Who knows? I haven't heard as much as a whisper about him.
Black Knight
That's enough idle chat. We should be reaching Lumacie shortly. Don't let your guard down, Gran.
37: Rooted in History 
