Author's Note:

This is my first fan fiction I have written so please keep that in mind while you are reading but other than that please feel free to give your opinion along with an advice you have in order to make this story just better overall. I will be skipping to around chapter 7 or so just because everyone does the first few chapters of Awakening and I just find it to be uninteresting when you've read similar beginnings so many times anyway. Anyway on with the story.

Robin felt winds rolling of the mountains come down upon him causing him to shiver from the shook of the cold. The man immediately pulled up his hood covering up his dark hair in an attempt to keep heat he could from escaping his body. Robin, the tactician of the Shepherds, was not a giant by any means but was still taller than your average man being about six feet tall give or take an inch. His hair was a dark brown almost black. His eyes were a light brown almost like melted chocolate. Under his coat he wore a plate chest piece which matched gloves that were leather then lined with plate mail. On his back was his sword. It was an iron claymore. Unlike other swords that most wielded his blade was made to be wielded with two hands instead of one. Robin reasoned that the stopping power was worth being less agile will in a fight as long all his strikes were carefully coordinated, and most of the time they were.

While Robin could use magic, he was…..different than most. He didn't use tomes like other mages or sorcerers, his magic literally flowed through his body. Blue markings down his arms going to in-betweens his shoulder blades acted as a catalyst in the place of a tome. The down side was he was limited in the kind of magic he could use in which his case was thunder magic. The markings would act as the catalyst and cause his magic to merge with his nervous system allowing his to amplify his body's natural electrical circuits and use it was a weapon. In fact his magic was stronger than most in this area along with significantly more control allowing to control its shape without to much difficulty, but if he used to much magic at once he put at his body at risk of blowing his nerves giving partial or complete paralysis, along with the possibility of death. With this in mind he tried to use magic stingily in to limit his risk of nerve damage. He had already caused temporary paralysis in his left arm during their battle at the gates of Ferfox and would much rather go through that whole endeavor again.

"Chrom, how much longer are we going to be stuck in these damn mountains?! "yelled Robin. The blunnete turned to look at his tactician who stood a ways behind him.

"Well if you stop whining we might get back to flat land before dark, "chuckled Chrom. Robin sighed and looked up at the sky with a distant look in his eyes. Chrom took not and said, "What's wrong Robin?"

"It's too easy for us to be ambushed here. Wyverns could easily be positioned on the cliffs and in the basin. Not to mention with the turn in the road creates a blind spot where enemy infantry could easily hide. I don't like it. We should get out of here as soon as possible," said Robin. Chrom laughed.

"Can't relax at all huh?

Robin smirked and said, " I'll relax once you royal ass stops putting me in situations like this. You are a magnet for trouble you know. Besides if you die who do think is going to get blamed? Last thing I need is a bunch upset women coming for my head. Speaking of which you still need to tell me how you made not only Maribelle, but Sumia fall for you. I wouldn't be surprised to find out all the female Shepherds had at least a crush on you, which by the way is not fair. Think about the little people."

"I honestly have no idea what you are talking about." Robin studied Chrom face and realized the prince honestly had no idea the effect he had on women.

"Chrom…"

"Yes?"

"I love you man but, you are rather dense you know that?" After saying that he noticed that Hierarch was acting strange. "Hey Chrom, is he ok? He's acting rather fidgety." As he finishes saying this multiple wyverns come down from the cliffs making their way towards the flank of the Shepherds followed by a group of infantry charging at them after coming around the corner.

"Damn it! I told you this place was too good of a place to be ambushed! Virion, Ricken, Mirel, Keep them off us, rest of you standard battle formation. We meet them head on!" cried Robin as he drew his blade from his back. As he charged he held out his left hand firing into the group of infantry injuring a few since they were so closely packed. As a fighter got close Robin slashed horizontally cutting through his leather armor and into his stomach. As another approached and attacked him, Robin was able to side step and decapitate him while he was recovering himself from his own momentum. As he was finishing off a solider that found his way to him he heard Chrom's voice. "Behind you!"

As Robin turned he saw a wyvern coming down on to him. With no time left to maneuver he was prepared for the worst. 'I'm a tactician and I should know better than to neglect my blind spots. Idiot!' Just then the Rider fell off his wyvern. Upon closer inpection you could see a javelin protruding from his neck. Robin looked up to see another Peagus Rider joining the fray. One who obviously knew her way around a lance. He found himself just watching the woman take down Wyrven after Wyrven with such grace that he almost forgot about the battle around him.

"Hey Sparky!" yelled Sully. Robin grimaced slightly at the nickname that was bestowed upon him. "Get your head in the game unless you feel like pushing up daisies tonight." The battle after that was ended with relative ease with only minor injuries throughout the Shepherds. As the battle concluded Robin saw the Pegasus rider land and as she did he jogged up to thank her.

"Hey thanks yo…." He was cut off as the rider fell off her mount. Luckily Robin was able to caught her before she hit the ground. It was then he saw the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Her slender build, long legs, delicate face, and red hair. Robin kind of had a thing for redheads. Robin immediately shook the thoughts out of his head.

"Hey are you ok?" The woman began to stir and look up at him. 'Naga those eyes….NO BAD BRAIN! BAD'

"You ok?" he asked again.

"Yeah sorry…. Are you guys the Shepperds? I need to talk to captain Phila." Robin simply nodded and helped her walk to where Phila, the Exalt, and Chrom were talking. Then suddenly Sumia ran up.

"Cordelia! Is that you?!" she cried.

"You know her Sumia?"

"Of course! She is my best friend after all. I'll take it from here." Sumia then procede to take Cordelia from Robin.

"Well alright. It was nice to meet you Cordelia, thanks again for the assist."

"Any time," she gave a small smile. "Thank you for your help errr…"

"Robin. The name is Robin. I'm the tactician in our group so I'm sure we shall see more of each other. I'll see around." Robin gave a smile and then walked off to check on the other members of the Shepherds. 'Naga help me if I find out she is into Chrom…..'