@IntelectPaladin For some reason the only parts I ever feel like discussing are those you white text over. strange. I'ma reverse the B/W out of spite.
1. after examining the body shape of the armor, the "her" mentioned at the beginning very well could be the armored spearknight. it could be someone else, too, whom we haven't met yet, but in the absence of information That's where the clues are taking us.
2. Your cring is justified. We already know he messed up, or screwed up, or that he otherwise led to his own downfall (this is a flashback afterall). The real question we're all dying to know is how exactly?