Sixteen Is the Magic Number
Author's Note: This story is laid out in such a way that if you don't like one couple, you can skip to the next.
This is a story of sixteen couples. They did plenty together. But before I get into their behavior, I suppose I should introduce them.
Aran was a sporty soldier, who always looked around for trouble. He and Laura got along quite well for a priestess and someone not bound by the clergy. Though they never married, the two had quite fun times.
Astrid was always trying to one-up the feats done by her brothers and sisters in the past by becoming a knight. But the biggest "screw you" she ever gave her parents was when she decided to marry Makalov, the country's biggest gambling fool.
Bastian on the other hand, was delighted to be able to take the beautiful Lucia's hand in marriage at long last. Though she was reluctant, it ended up being about as fun as you would expect.
Boyd was finally willing to admit that he had feelings for Mist that were not malignant at all. Though they did fight sometimes, they were always there to win in the end.
Calill has stayed married to her old flame Largo, and they would continue to be married all throughout the devastations.
Elincia surprised her childhood friend Geoffrey by managing to marry him, when he thought he had lost her to Ike. Surprisingly enough, Ike wasn't interested in being king, or with the queen, and Geoffrey had won the whole time.
Haar had probably gone against his employer's wishes when he decided to marry his daughter, Jill, but he was dead now, and there was nothing stopping him.
Heather decided that flirting with totally straight girls wasn't getting her anywhere, but as long as Ilyana was hungry, Heather was there to feed her, and of course take something in return.
Ike had proposed to elope with Soren. The latter was practically in shock upon receiving the news. He was so thrilled to finally get to spend the rest of his life with his best friend and one true love.
Kieran and Marcia, in what started as a blatant attempt to one-up Oscar, had now become one of the scattered unmarried couples.
Leanne was all close to her new husband, Naesala, and they worked hard to create a life for themselves.
Lyre and Ranulf were one of those rare couples you could see go into a bedroom, and not come out for seven nights and six days.
Micaiah, upon marrying her childhood friend, Sothe, decided that it would be for the best to work as a couple.
Oscar and Tanith worked together to create the perfect fighting style. Their teachings turned to friendship and friendship turned to romance, but they never married.
Reyson, like his younger sister, found solace with a strong bird king, but this one was more left-winged and definitely butcher in style—it was Tibarn.
Rhys never stopped working with Titania, a woman he had saved some years ago. They were to mutually protect each other.
These sixteen couples would work to create an environment that they could adapt well to.