Chapter 1
"Perfect timing, we've been waiting for you."
"Excuse my late appearance." I bowed to the figure in front. His slick, blue hair. The shiny armour that gleams in the light. There was no mistake who he was.
He gave a bright smile. "Haha! Since when you became so formal to me, friend? Just because I am now the new king?"
"Well, yes. we do know each other quite well, Chrom. But, it's all due respect." Getting back onto my feet, there were some burning questions needed to be answered. "So, I've been hearing some developing news. We were asked to meet here in Ferox... what is going on?"
A more stern expression appeared in the king's face. He began with a firm tone: "Valmese ships have apparently started to set sail. However, details and Valm's true intentions are still unclear. Flavia and Basilio wanted us to meet and discuss a possible course of action."
"A pal of yours has also barged into here to talk about this." Flavia added. She directed the guards to bring in the guests. A familiar voice echoed in the room.
"Ooh, if it isn't our lovely tactician, Robin?" A blue haired man walked in.
"A pleasure to see you again, Virion." I replied. However, a second set of footsteps can be heard from the distance.
"Have we met your other companion before?" Chrom asked.
"Ah yes! Never before was I the archest of archers! Till now! May I introduce you to this lovely lady, my dashing maiden, an extraordinary ser-"
The lady walked into our eyesight. She rolled her eyes before greeting us with a smile. "I apologize for Duke Virion's sporadic behaviour. Please call me Cherche. It's an honour to see you, sire."
"Pleased to meet you, Cherche." Chrom gave a quick nod. "Would it be possible to compile all the information about Valm that you and your master know about to us?"
"Most certainly." Cherche briefly bowed in most courteous fashion, her rose coloured hair illuminating in the light. Her body figure was fairly slim, her height not particularly short nor tall. She began calmly telling us the details of many events...
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"So that is why you must help us! The great Virion having no choice but to ru-... er, RECRUIT allies to stop Walhart's deeds!" Virion exclaimed.
"It's a shame that my master cannot openly admit his deeds even to this day..." Cherche's tone is firm. She refocused her sight to us. "We fled to seek asylum. Walhart has conquered Rosanne and plans to conquer your continent as well."
"She claims that Valmese troops will reach our shore soon, but we won't know for sure until a few days from now." Basilio pointed out.
"My intentions are indeed true. I only wish to be of assistance." Cherche replied. She then glanced at Virion with a chilling glare: "As does my master... At least with respect to this matter."
"Hahaha... your wonderful wit... always seems to please me..." the Duke of Rosanne muttered with abashment.
I took a step forward. "I believe her. We should get our troops ready to defend the border. It would be foolish to leave the lands unguarded of a potential threat."
Chrom nodded his head. "Better be safe than sorry. Alright, gather your armies, everyone! Another battle will be at hand." he announced, then proceeded outside. Flavia, Basilio and Virion followed.
As the woman was heading to the entrance, I quickly sputtered: "Umm... Cherche? May I have a word?" She turned around, her beauty, unmistakeably, was quite a sight.
"Hmm? Yes, of course. And... most deepest apologies to Duke Virion's behaviour today. We have mere intentions to be of assistance, not to act as clowns." Cherche bowed.
"Don't be so apologetic. It's fine. I still haven't introduced myself yet. The name is Robin. I am Chrom's loyal tactician. A pleasure." I put forward my hand.
Cherche gave a firm handshake, then smiled, looking into my eyes with hers. They almost seem to sparkle as she replied: "I hope we can become great allies on the battlefield."
"Of course. I won't let anyone down."
SBphiloz4 here with my second fanfic! This one was written up a lot more recently than my first one, so I've decided to post this on here as well! It's special to me because Cherche is easily my favourite character in Fire Emblem: Awakening. I love her so much, I wrote something up about her, so yeah! I'll hopefully be updating this fanfic often, so stay tuned! ^^