A/N: AAAAND I'M BACK! You probably all missed me. Well, I had revision for last week's exam spam. Ah well, at least I'm back now. ^_^

Time to reply to the reviews- oh. All except one are asking for a mourning Chrom chapter. :3 Well, I can provide that.

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR CHAPTERS 9+. IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE FIRST WAR IN THE GAME OR SEEN THE SCENE THIS IS BASED ON, TURN BACK AND WAIT FOR MY NEXT UPLOAD. THANKS YOU.

For those that stayed, Robin/Avatar will be named Naizaka from now on. Robin just seems boring when other fanfic writers use the default name. Also, this chapter has the pairings: ChromxOlivia, Robin/AvatarxSumia, LissaxGaius.

Northroad

One year after the Plegian-Ylissean war

One long year. That was the amount of time that had passed since the war against Plegia had ended, which had resulted in the death of Mad King Gangrel. Chrom, along with Olivia, Sumia, Naizaka, Gaius and Lissa had all come along to a tranquil field along the Northroad, where Emmeryn's grave statue stood, to honour and remember her sacrifice, the wounds of loss still raw. Slowly, solemnly, Chrom walked over to the grave, and placed a bouquet of lilies at her grave, tears already beginning to fall. No one dared speak a word, even as Olivia walked towards Chrom and put an arm around him, tears ready to gush out like a waterfall. Sumia had, by then, collapsed into Naizaka's arms in a fit of tears, and Naizaka was trying his best not to cry as well.

"S-sis…" Lissa tried to speak, but pure greif wracked her body, preventing her from speaking. She soon collapsed into Gaius, who held her in a comforting manner. The six stayed like this for 20 minutes.

After the 20 minutes they had spent mourning Emmeryn, Chrom slowly stood up.

"Come on, everyone… they're probably wondering if we ran into bandits along the Northroad by now." Chrom quietly said, and five of the six walked began the solemn walk back to Ylisstol. Before leaving, Chrom looked back at the grave, and smiled sadly. "Emm… thank you. For everything." Chrom then turned around to catch up with the rest of the group.

Back at Ylisstol, 2 hours later

"S-she was the best big sis I could ever ask for…" Lissa sobbed into Gaius's shirt, who was eyeing a bag of sweets which he thought would help cheer her up.

"I know, Sug'." Gaius said quietly, using his pet name for her in an attempt to cheer her up. "I've been through this kind of loss before…" The only other thing Gaius could try was hold her tight as she released her sorrow.

"She was so kind, always happy, she never asked anything from me in return apart from that I take care… I want her back!" Lissa wailed, further staining her cheeks and Gaius's shirt with her tears.

Meanwhile, Sumia and Naizaka were talking to each other about Emmeryn.

"She was such a nice woman… she wanted the best for peace and people, even if she had to pay for it with her life… I only wish Gangrel had never forced us into this situation…" Sumia spoke sadly, about to let out her anger at Gangrel on the nearby bed.

"I agree, Sumia…" Naizaka replied. "I only ask for a second chance, one more try to save Emmeryn… I didn't know it would end like this, and it's all my fault…"

"Don't you say that!" Sumia snapped at him. "As you said, you didn't know it would end like this! You tried what you could, and that's what matters, Naizaka! You know Emmeryn would want us to be happy, and not wallowing in the past…" Sumia began to cry again, and the two held each other in a tight embrace.

A/N: T^T The things I do for you… I tend to imagine what I write in my head, and this made me cry… at least it's done. I timed the writing of this chapter well, too, as it has been a few days since the anniversary, if I may call it that, of a loss within my family. I hope this chapter hints at the painful truth that you never know just what you have until it's taken from you. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please leave a review…