Hello, readers! Welcome to this series of one-shots for my main story!

These stories will be significantly shorter than my usual chapters most of the time, around 1000 words, and they will be coming out randomly on the weeks Dragon's Claw does not update. They will contain SPOILERS for the story, but only take place in or after already posted chapters.

Each story has its own warnings, both positive(like fluff) and negative(like swears). It's also clearly stated when each one-shot takes place. Some of these one-shots may be supports, in which case the rank and characters involved will also be stated, or may be prequels/sequels for previous one-shots.

Disclaimer: All characters except Ryoko and Levi, who are mine, are from various FE games. Thus, I do not own them. The situations they find themselves in, however, are another matter entirely.

This is how I imagine the girls got to choose their respective specializations, mostly Mather's bow.

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Dragon's Claw

~ Family Life ~

The Flying Archer

(Timeline: post-Chapter 20 - Darkening Horizons, while traveling towards Plegia)

(Warnings: Dragonwings bonding, insecurity, mild swearing from Ryoko)

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"So!" Ryoko said, getting everyone's attention, "What are you all interested in as a secondary job?"

She got blank stares in return.

The Dragon sighed, "I mean, you're all Pergasus Knights— plus a mercenary Dragon —and all that, but what would you go for if you weren't?"

"I'd rather be able to focus on my magic full time." Levi replied.

Ryoko nodded sagely, "Yeah, I'd like to be able to experiment more often as well, even if it tends to blow up in my face."

Sumia stifled a giggle.

"Well, I've been thinking of becoming a Dark Flier lately." Cordelia said, "…But with all that's been happening I don't think I'll be able to get started anytime soon."

"Really?" Sumia asked, "Isn't that really hard?"

"Yeah." Mather agreed, "I've heard that the training is harsh enough that even Lieutenant Frederick hesitates a little."

"I'm confident I can manage," the redhead stated proudly, before deflating, "Unfortunately, there's no one free who can get me started on magic."

"That's a shame." Frau murmured sadly, "It sounds really interesting."

"At least you have an idea of how to approach possible teachers." Verna sulked, "I wanted to learn how to use a staff since, like, forever, but now the only ones readily available are Princess Lissa and Lady Maribelle. I guess I'll have to stick to my old sword…."

Sumia frowned, "What's the problem with that?"

The orange-haired woman sighed, "Well, Lady Maribelle is someone I have no idea how to talk to, and she'll take offense no matter what I say. And the Princess is so far above my station…."

"She doesn't care." Ryoko told her, "Neither of them cares much about their title, except for the fact that it means they have the responsibility to keep their people safe."

Verna looked down, "Still…."

"I want to enchant a rapier!" Levi shouted suddenly.

Everyone stared at him in disbelief.

"What?" he asked innocently, "It seems really fun, and get a better weapon."

"O…okay?" Ryoko said hesitantly, "Anyone else wants to add something?"

Levi looked pleadingly at the girls, wishing to avoid the topic.

"Well… I'd like to learn healing as well." Sumia volunteered, "But I'm so useless and I can't even hold a spear right! I'd be no help with the Captain if I spent less time training."

"That's not true!" Ryoko cried indignantly, "You're not useless! In fact, if it wasn't for you, the Boss would have been a Feroxi pincushion by now!"

Sumia blushed at the reminder of her actions at the Longfort.

The lone male of the group turned to Mather, who had yet to express her opinion, "What about you?"

"And what about that time when you saved us all from Sully's idea of cooking?" Ryoko continued listing, "Or that other time when we were attacked by that bear and you—"

"I'd like to learn archery." Mather blurted.

Any semblance of conversation halted immediately.

The azure-haired woman shied from the intensity of everyone's stares.

"I-I-I mean… I'd like to have some range…." She explained nervously, "But I'm absolutely rubbish at any kind of magic and I can't throw javelins to save my life…."

"BRILLIANT!" Ryoko shouted enthusiastically, "It's absolutely brilliant!"

The disbelieving stares turned to the blue-haired Dragon, who ignored them.

"By using a bow you would be able to keep at bay other flying units and give them a nasty surprise, not to mention the increased range because of your higher ground and the possibility of status arrows…."

Mather stared wide-eyed at the shorter woman, "You mean… I could learn?"

"Well, it'll be absurdly hard." Ryoko admitted, "Building up your strength and getting your aim to acceptable levels would already be difficult, but we also would have to get your Pegasus used to you shooting a bow from very close, teaching her to keep steady when you're shooting, and then get you used to moving and shooting in the air."

Mather looked down dejectedly, "I'll never get it at this rate…."

"Not if you give up that easily!" Ryoko snapped, "Do you think they built Ylisstol in a single day?"

The azure-haired woman shook her head.

The Dragon smiled, "Thought so. What I meant to say is… it'll take a really long time to master of you make the commitment. While you might be able to use a weapon pretty quickly, you won't be using that bow alongside your lance for at least thrice as long."

She shrugged, "On the other hand… A flying archer. A motherfucking flying archer. There's very few more badass than that."

Mather beamed at her happily, and the leader of the group of fliers dragged her away while enthusiastically ranting about the advantages and total badassery of shooting arrows from the sky.

Levi blinked, and realized that because the girls were under Ryoko's protection, he now had responsibilities and he had to start training them somehow.

He sighed.

"Sumia, why don't you see if Lissa can teach you and Verna how to use healing staves?" he suggested, "It might be better to have trained healers at hand in the next few weeks, just in case."

"Little experience has to be better than nothing." Verna reasoned, "But is it alright for someone like me to learn form the Princess, sir?"

"None of that 'sir' nonsense, please!" Levi waved her off, "I'm not a knight. And, yes, it's alright as long as she agrees to it."

At this, he looked pointedly at Sumia, who could be pretty forceful if she wanted to.

"That means no annoying her into it, Sumia." He chided sternly.

The clumsy woman's face fell at seeing her plan to rope Lissa into teaching her to use healing magic.

He smirked, "Bribing, however, is perfectly acceptable so long as you remember not to go overboard."

Sumia smiled happily and cheerfully skipped away, dragging Verna with her.

Levi sighed. "Well, let's find Ricken and Miriel. They'll be able to explain this better than I."