Yay! My first Fire Emblem story! And a romance too, but you probably already knew that. Oh well, this story is obviously centered on the LynxHector pairing, since I hadn't really seen very many stories about the couple. And they're both some of my favorite characters. Hmm. I won't really make their relationship very strong yet, I'll just let them be friends for a while. But, I suppose that's all I have to say for now, just…er, enjoy the story.

Chapter 1

Hector drove his axe into a Cavalier next to him. The man fell to the ground, with a deep wound in his side. He lay still. Hector looked around. He could see Eliwood walking towards him, his rapier resting in its sheath.

"So, is that all of them?" Eliwood asked.

"Most of them, at least," Hector replied as he lowered his axe. "There's only a few left over by the castle."

Eliwood glanced at Hector's side. "You're hurt," Eliwood observed.

Hector smiled. "Nothing Priscilla can't handle."

As Hector strode off, Serra walked up to Eliwood. "Doesn't he mean me? That was very, very rude of him!"

Hector approached the castle, as the others took care of the rest of the enemies. There were few left and they were rather weak, so it was not hard to slay them. Bauker, the enemy's Knight was standing by the Castle Caelin's gate. He had heavy armor, but nothing Hector's Wolf Beil couldn't handle. Bauker looked unsettled, but he regained himself, not to let his enemy know he was worried.

"Prepare yourself!" Bauker shouted as he held up his lance. Hector rushed forward, cutting into Bauker's armor with his axe. Bauker hit Hector with his Javelin, causing Hector to wince and stumble as Hector ran at Bauker. However, he was not hurt badly, and finished the Knight with the next hit.

Hector stood by the castle's gate. Eliwood walked up.

"That can't be all the soldiers they have," Eliwood said. "There must be more waiting inside. We need to head into the castle to reclaim the throne and make sure the marquess is all right."

"Yes," Hector mused. "First though, let's rest for a bit. Take time to heal up, things like that."

Hector had noticed someone he didn't recognize fighting alongside him during the battle, and she was a woman, even. Hector took off some of his armor and set it down beside his tent. He strode up to the woman, who was walking towards Eliwood.

Her most distinguishing feature was undoubtedly her striking green hair. It was pulled back into a ponytail, which streamed down her back. She was wearing a bright blue dress that was cut in two near the waist, leaving her legs exposed. Around her waist was strapped a long sheath, which she obviously kept her sword in.

As Hector walked forwards, the woman turned around, alerted of his presence. Now that he could see her face, Hector guessed she was around twenty years of age. Hector stuttered for a second before talking.

"Er, I haven't seen you around. What's your name?" he asked.

She did not respond immediately, rather answered with another question. "You must be one of Eliwood's friends, right?"

"Uh….right," was all Hector could think of.

"Eliwood and me, we're friends," the girl continued. "You see, he….ah, never mind. Long story short – my grandfather's in there, Marquess Caelin. That's why I'm here, and why I've joined up with this group. And my name's Lyndis."

"Uh, mine's Hector."

Lyndis nodded as she turned and began to walk away.

Hector grinned. "By the way, what's a girl like you doing on the battlefield?"

That caused Lyndis to turn around.

"What do you mean?"

"Girls don't belong in battle, it's just not the custom."

Lyn stuck her nose into the air. "Women can fight just as good as men, if not better. Hector, I could beat you any time. Your fighting style is, er, reckless. You should be more cautious, for you could strike down one of your allies."

"Yeah, well, uh, wearing no armor isn't exactly commonplace either," Hector replied, feeling a bit offended. Lyn walked off. Strange girl, he thought.

Lyn walked up to Eliwood as he turned towards her.

"Ah, Lyndis. How fare you?" Eliwood asked.

"As well as can be expected," Lyn answered. "I'm just worried about grandfather. I pray for his safety. And please, call me Lyn. You know how I hate formalities."

"Yes, well, I'm hoping to have this all over soon."

Hector watched the two talking, in slight fascination. As the two finished talking, Hector walked over to Eliwood who was now moving towards his tent.

"So, you know the girl?" Hector asked.

Eliwood paused before answering. "Yes, actually. About a year ago, we met up. If only for a short time. It's nice to see her again."

A couple of hours later, the small group was preparing to enter the castle. The group had just stocked up thanks to Merlinus, the merchant who had decided to join them. The group had gotten new weapons from the nearby armory. Merlinus had bought Vulneraries and given one to each of them.

Among the group chosen to enter, both Hector and Lyn were chosen. They stood by the entrance, waiting until everyone was ready. Eventually, everyone had finished.

Eliwood stepped forward. "Well, let's go," he said. "But everyone, be careful."

And with that, the group stepped inside.

There we go, the first chapter. The ending seemed a bit….oh, I don't know, awkward, maybe. I may revise the last part a bit later. Ah well, please review!