- "So it was… you…" — King Alfred's last words
King Alfred is a character in Octopath Traveler. He was the king of Hornburg and the liege of Olberic and Erhardt.
In 1610, he was murdered by Erhardt in an act of regicide, orchestrated by Werner and Lyblac. It is revealed that Alfred neglected to save Erhardt's village as it was burned down, leading to Erhardt's hatred of the king. Erhardt's actions led to the fall of Hornburg.