Author's note: Hello! This is just a small one-shot I wanted to make after finally finishing Fire Emblem Echoes, I know haven't been writing much on my other story, but that was just because I was on a writer's block as well as drowning in work but now that I finally got some inspiration back I wanted to keep on doing what I like. I'll resume my story with a new chapter next week. I hope you enjoy this story and a short disclaimer I own nothing from fire emblem.

She looked like she had changed, I mean, it was obvious now, was it? As she stood there, looking forward, hand in hand with Alm, I knew that she was not the same lass I saw at the port,, looking for a way to Zophia. At that moment I knew I just was in for some good cash, yet I didn't think this would grow into such a big thing, we fought against pirates, the bandit king, the biggest terrors in the world, heck we even went against a dragon god. Who else could say they did that. Fighting was the one thing I always knew how to do, yet never like this, with so much at stake, I think I left a part of myself in this adventure. And damnit, when I looked at her I knew which part I left with her, with this this whole adventure, my heart. I fell in love with her, yet looking at how things were going to play out I knew that both of us just couldn't just work out. If I stayed behind, became her counsel and guided her as best as I could it would just hurt, as well as limit who I am. The thing is, I was meant to fight, the battlefield was a place where I was truly happy, adrenaline pumping into me, not knowing where you'll be tomorrow, it just made you truly feel like you were alive. I love this life, and I know I should be happy over the fact that I may be able to do what I love everyday if I went with Jesse. But my heart clenched and my head fell low when I knew that I couldn't be by her side any more. Part of me wished that it could have been different, that she weren't of noble birth or that he could stay next to her, yet that would mean that things would have been different between the both of them, that she wouldn't be the woman he fell in love with, or that he wouldn't have been the kind of man to be in this adventure. He knew that if things had changed none of this would've happened, so no matter what he wanted, things had to be like this. Damn it hurt, but how proud was he that she grew to be who she was. Queen Celica sounded just fine in his ears and even though they might be far away, she would remain a part of his heart. Who knows, if he ever grows tired of fighting he could maybe come back here, live the easy life, the castle seemed too fancy for him but a small place in the barracks might work. He needed to leave right now, cool his heart down, settle in with someone else. But after all was said and done, he wanted to come back to her. When he felt ready to face her again.