Despair
It was the losers in love, she found, who were the most dangerous
Word Count: 334
Rating: K+
Pairings: One-sided Innes x Eirika, implied Seth x Eirika
Notes: I don't hate Innes, that boy's just too easy to pick on.
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Prince Innes had never felt despair before.
He had felt many things- pride after a good kill, duty as he stood before the soldiers of Grado, acceptance as he waited alone with but a mercenary and a dancer untrained in anything but looking pretty. He had considered himself a fine example of every good trait a young man should have. He was incredibly intelligent, fair-haired, powerful, skilled-
She had pushed him away for a commoner-
-He was sure that there were many women who sought after him, and a few who dreamed of catching him between the sheets. He cared for none of them but one, and she had rejected everything he had to offer.
-A filthy lowborn, a general whose only royalty was by the kills made on his lance-
The choice of him was so logical, it burned through his blood. She was a princess, he was a prince. Their marriage would close ties between the nations and allow Renais a graceful restoration. He could offer the entirety of his heart and love her like no man was ever capable of loving.
-And she pushed all of it away for a nothing, a foolish man who seduced her blindly-
He had watched her brother, considered him competition. He should have looked to the other members of the army. He should have noticed this before it happened.
-She is to marry soon, finality so great it could kill you if you are not careful-
The Silver Lance of Renais took her with empty words and stole away that which belonged to Frelia. Despair crushed him like water in the ocean.
-I can offer a solution. Give me your nation and we shall take her while the enemy is weak, for the voice of Fomortiis never dies, boy.
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