From the Award winning writer, lordsoftheroses, author of the 4 time 'Fanficiton Award Nominated' story, The Siege of Sillfi (And winner of Best Fictional Location: The city of Sillfi) comes the Long awaited Sequel: Witch Hunt in Bay're.
Alright this is the sequel to Siege of Sillfi. If you haven't read it et, check it out. Also, I'd like to thank MewBladeXxX for being a beta on this chapter and the rest for this story. If you have let's get into this story already shall we?
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Inigo, I leave you in charge for once and only give you two orders to follow while I was gone. Don't surrender and don't sleep with anyone-I THOUGHT THE LATTER WOUD BE MORE PROBABLE!"
Robin was tossed to the ground into a cage, his shackles clanging against the steel. Inigo was in the cage next to Robin, avoiding eye contact. Robin saw the others in cages around them. They were out in the town center with a Knight platoon keeping guard of them. The Knight leader was testing his axe on some wood and, with a clean cut, split it in half.
"That's very nice." The Knight leader said. He walked over to the Executioner's block and turned to the cages. "Which of you Ylisseians want to go first?"
Robin sighed as he looked down. "How did we get into this mess?" he asked.
...
Two weeks earlier...
The Shepherds had attacked and secured Valm Harbor. The camp had been set up in the middle of town and Robin was going over the strategy with Chrom in the tent.
"-about another week until the next rest of the Feroxi forces arrive." Robin said. "So we'll need to sit tight until then."
"Well, that shouldn't be too hard." Chrom said. "In the meantime, we should figure out whatever we can from Say'ri."
"All right, just let me just check something here." Robin said, looking over the maps.
Chrom nodded and walked out of the tent. Robin looked over the map and put his fingers between where some mountains should be.
"... Is that supposed to be a town there?" Robin wondered. "What's it say... 'Baaay... re... Bay're? I wonder what's out there?"
"Excuse me? Father, I-" Lucina entered the tent and noticed that Chrom wasn't there. "Oh, Robin, sorry."
"Ah, don't be sorry. You just missed him." Robin said. "He went to go talk with Say'ri."
"Oh, I'll go see him, then." She said. She turned to leave, but stopped just short of going out of the tent. She turned back to look at Robin.
"Something else you need?" Robin asked.
"Just concerned." She answered. "You don't seem to get much sleep."
"Very little time to sleep in this line of work," Robin stated. "Gets kind of hard when you think assassins will kill you in your sleep."
Lucina shook her head. "Your humor astounds me."
"You should try it sometime. Might lighten your mood a little bit, Debby Downer."
"I'll see you around." Lucina said as she left.
As soon as Lucina was gone, Robin walked over to a bucket of ice water and dunked his entire head in it.
The Shepherds were working hard to secure the area around Valm Harbor, preparing for any possible counterattack. Robin looked around and still couldn't get used to the many new faces that joined the Shepherds. For example, Henry; he was talking with the harbor's kids about his battles... in very... grim... detail.
"And his eye was dangling out of the socket. And when the ax was removed from the head, you could see everything that was inside his skull." Henry retold the story for the kids.
"Awesome!" One of the kids reacted.
"Uh, Henry, maybe you stop it." Robin suggested.
"But why?" Henry questioned. "Everyone loves talking about blood and death. Right kids?"
"YAY!" The kids cheered.
"... I fear for our young." Robin said.
"No, fear for the people they're gonna be killing!" Henry said.
Robin said nothing and just backed away slowly.
"Robin! Robin!" Lissa came running up, panting.
"Lissa, what is it?" Robin asked.
"It's, huff, about Christina." Lissa said. "We might have a lead."
Lissa brought Robin to the tent where Chrom and Frederick were speaking with Say'ri.
"Say'ri, you know about Christina?" Robin asked.
"The woman who wore white." Say'ri said. "Yes. She arrived not long ago. She informed us that Ylisse would be landing in Valm Harbor."
"She knew exactly where we going to land." Frederick said. "How can she even of known we were coming at all?"
"She is a brilliant tactician remember." Chrom said. "Thinking several moves ahead. She probably thought we had come for her."
"If I may ask," Say'ri interrupted. "Why do you pursue this woman?"
"She was part of a group that led a coup against Chrom." Robin said. "Most of the ring leaders are dead, except for her. She planned the whole thing, and...we lost some good friends in that fight."
"Last we heard she made way for Port Ferox." Frederick said. "We were about to pursue her the Valm attacked. We helped Regna Ferox repel the invasion, but by then we found out she stole a fisherman's boat and sailed off."
"I am sorry." Say'ri spoke. "Had I known of her crimes, I wouldn't have let her go."
"Do you know where she is?" Robin asked.
"She headed to the mountains to the north." Say'ri explained. "Possibly to Bay're."
"Bay're?" Robin asked.
Say'ri nodded. "Bay're is a town built in a plain surrounded by mountains. Not much lives out there, but it's small enough to not be noticed, but large enough for someone to disappear."
"We'll head out for Bay're then." Chrom said.
"We can't leave Valm Harbor, my lord." Frederick said. "What Valm counter attacks before the Feroxi soldiers land?"
"Then how about a small team?" Robin asked. "I can lead them, we'll move faster than with an Army, we'll grab Christina and be back before the Feroxi troops land."
Frederick nodded. "I second that idea." he said.
"Alright Robin." Chrom said. "Pick out who you need and march at once. We can't let her slip away."
"Yes Chrom." Robin said.
Once Robin left the tent Lissa was waiting for him with her hands on her hips.
"You're taking me with you!" she declared.
"Lissa-"
"Don't 'Lissa' me!" Lissa snapped. "You owe me Robin! You promised you would make her pay! I could've killed her right there and we wouldn't have to worry about this! Tharja and Vaike died because of her! I am going make sure she pays! You Promised me!"
"I know," Robin said. "I was going to say, get your best ax. We're leaving soon."
Lissa calmed herself down and smiled, and then ran to get her equipment. Once she was out of sight, Robin clenched his fist as it shook with rage.
"Vaike...Tharja..." He muttered to himself. "You two will have justice. I swear it!"