Hello? :)

There's a story behind this fanfic's existence. I have never played Radiant Dawn, but I'm watching a Let's Play of it at the moment (it's a good Let's Play btw). So, the comment section in that Let's Play REALLY hate the Dawn Brigade. I think I know why? Maybe? :)

...So, I decided I was going to try and adept Radiant Dawn into a fanfic, entirely from the Dawn Brigade's perspective. It'll mostly be faithful to the game itself, though I'll be changing some things, adding some character depth and just exploring the Dawn Brigade in general. My goal: Try to get at least one person to like the Dawn Brigade.

So, I have no idea if I'll be continuing this fanfic or not (I've only done the first two chapters, and that is roughly 12,000 words in length?) But if I do, it'll be in batches. Please don't expect continuous updates, as I'm normally an incredibly busy person and I'm writing this whenever I have time to spare.

I really hope that you enjoy this mad idea of mine. :)

TMGxx

AN- I don't own the characters, nor do I own the game script (which either comes from the Fire Emblem wiki or GameFAQs). I claim some ownership of scenes not in Radiant Dawn, however? This is also my first time writing fight scenes, so they might not be the best? Also, British spellings of words will be used in this story, unless the game script uses the American spellings of words. Just to let you know.

AN2- If I ever feel the need to explain a character's motivation, then I will place an Author's note at the end of the section instead, explaining why I allowed certain characters to act the way that they did.

Under the cover of darkness, a woman quietly crept through the ruins of an abandoned fort. She had parted with her companion a short while before, as they both combed the ruins. Her farsight had told her that...

She could hear footsteps. The woman with Silver hair breathed quietly. The guards had finally arrived. Begnion soldiers, out to capture the Silver Haired Maiden. Begnion soldiers, out to hunt this Maiden down. Begnion soldiers, out to kill her.

Obviously, she was scared. Scared that she would be found, scared that she would be killed and scared that the Dawn Brigade would be destroyed along with her. But she couldn't show it. She mustn't show it... If the guards found her, she needed to appear brave. Also, It wasn't just her. It's was the lives of the Dawn Brigade, and the people of Daein that depended on her. She couldn't...

The woman hid behind a crack in the wall, hugging her Light Tome and her pet bird, as she could she the light of the soldier's torches approaching her.

"Find anything?" A voice rang out, destroying the almost serene silence. The woman presumed that this man was the leader of the soldiers sent out to find, and destroy, the Dawn Brigade.

A second voice said in reply, "Not yet, sir, no."

"Someone's gotta be here. Keep looking." The leader of the soldiers barked out his orders to the other soldier.

The other soldier said quickly, "Sir!"

The woman continued to hide behind the wall as she could hear the footsteps of the soldiers growing increasingly louder... And louder. Had they found her already? They couldn't have... She gasped. She could hear the footsteps quicken, as the soldiers got ever closer towards her hiding spot.

"We're wasting our time. There's no one here." The leader said quietly. The woman breathed quietly. Maybe that would mean that the soldiers would...

However, this hope was quickly destroyed when the other soldier muttered, "I know I heard something..."

Meanwhile, the woman could feel her pet bird wriggle in her hands, as it was desperate to fly away and escape from this place. The woman whispered quietly, "Hush, Yune! Please, don't cry. If they hear you, you'll give us away."

In reply, Yune tweeted, causing the woman to gasp. Even the dead would have been able to hear Yune's tweet. Those soldiers surely would know where she was now... She could feel the soldiers getting closer and closer towards her.

Suddenly, she had an idea. She let go of Yune, and allowed Yune to fly through the crack in the wall and towards the soldiers hunting her down. Maybe...maybe the soldiers would be distracted by Yune?

"Is it the Dawn Brigade?" The leader of the soldiers asked quickly.

The other soldier replied, "No. It was just a bird."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, before offering a quiet prayer to Ashera, thanking the Goddess for her safety and the soldier's failed attempts to find her. She needed to go, and quickly. She needed to meet up with her companion, before heading back to Nevassa, where the rest of the Dawn Brigade were. She could do with a nice hot meal right about...

Suddenly, she felt someone grab her arm, and twist it behind her back. The woman cried out and dropped her Light Tome in shock. She looked behind her, and saw one of the soldiers. They had found her.

The soldier began to laugh loudly in her face, before smugly saying, "Thought we didn't see you?"

Meanwhile, more soldiers approached her, and quickly surrounded her. They waved torches in her face, probably so that they could see her face better. In an instant, one of the soldiers grabbed her chin. The woman began to struggle. She needed to get her Light Tome. That was the only way...

One of the soldiers muttered quietly, "Look...Silver Hair..."

"If it's the fortune teller, we'll be heroes!" The leader of the soldiers said happily, "Without her, the Dawn Brigade is nothing."

The soldier holding her chin tilted her face to the side. The woman continued to struggle, as she could see faintly see her Tome, lying discarded on the ground. If she could get her Tome back, then she would be able to injure these soldiers and escape. After all, her companion should be worrying about her by now.

"Oh, the general's going to love this. Bind her." The leader of the soldiers ordered quickly. The woman gulped. She knew who they were talking about. Him. The general would show her no mercy. She would be dead before the sun rose.

One of the soldiers muttered, "Sir." She could feel the soldiers pressing ropes against her wrists, eager to tie her up like... Like a prize. She continued to struggle, realising that if she didn't get out soon... Then she'd be dead.

Another soldier breathed down her neck, before whispering menacingly, "Listen up, lass. If you don't want to get hurt, don't struggle."

Not like that would matter. If she didn't struggle, and passively allowed the soldiers to tie her up, she would still get hurt. It would just be a little later, that's all.

Just then, the woman looked up. Yune. Yune had come back. Why? Yune wasn't safe here. The woman had also released Yune earlier so that Yune didn't get hurt by the soldiers. She was about to tell Yune to leave...

When she heard the sound of metal. One of the soldiers collapsed, howling in pain. In the confusion, the soldiers let go of her. She bent down, grabbing her Light Tome. She felt safe. She could now fight back.

"She's not alone!" The leader of the soldiers called out.

The woman saw a man in the shadows kick down several of the soldiers, knocking them out in the process. It was her companion. He had found her. Her companion dodged several of the soldiers' attacks, before the two of them stood back to back. In the distance, she could hear one of the soldier's blow a horn. More soldiers would be coming soon.

Her companion quickly said, sounding relieved, "Micaiah."

"Sothe..." Micaiah said softly, also feeling relieved.

However, the moment was interrupted by one of the soldiers, who said loudly, "Got you now!"

Micaiah quickly opened up the Light Tome, raising her hand as she shut her eyes.

"Ekarif Magae Teiodasto Ieraka!" Micaiah called out, opened her eyes. She could see a golden light dance across her hand, which caused all of the soldiers to wince and shut their eyes.

"My eyes!" One of the soldiers said, collapsing to the ground in pain.

Sothe muttered quickly, "Good job, Micaiah. Let's go."

"Right. Yune!" Micaiah said in response.

Sothe and Micaiah turned tail, and ran off into the night, with Yune flying behind them. They were safe.