Chapter 3: Shepherds
"Do you think they'll like me?" Corrin asked as they walked in Ylisstol. She wasn't sure how she'll fair with foreign soldiers.
Lissa giggled, "Of course they'll like you! Some of them may be rough around the edges but they're nice."
"I-I see…" Hopefully this works out, she thought.
"Don't be nervous," Chrom said. "You'll be fine."
"And here we are! The Shepherds garrison!" Lissa said as she led Corrin to the small garrison. As they went inside, they were greeted by the other Shepherds. Some of them were from Ylisse, while the others were already from different parts of the continent. The Shepherds reminded Corrin of her own army who helped her throughout the war and defeating Anankos.
A girl with bright brown hair wearing pink armor approached them, "Welcome back!" she greeted.
"Lissa? My treasure? There you are!" said the other girl with blonde hair holding a parasol. In Corrin's eyes, she looked like a noble. "I've sprouted some grey hair again because of you!"
"Don't worry Maribelle!" Lissa reassured her. "Like I said, I can handle a battle or two, just as long as I have Chrom and Frederick with me."
The blonde turned towards Corrin, "And who's this?"
"This is Corrin," Chrom announced. "She's a new recruit."
"Nice to meet all of you," she said introducing herself to the Shepherds. "I hope we'll all get along."
"Corrin huh?" said the brown haired girl. "Nice to meet you. My name is Sumia."
"And I'm Maribelle," said the blonde girl. "Lissa's treasure. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
The other Shepherds introduced themselves to Corrin. They were nice as Chrom said and it felt that it was another beginning of a new friendship for her. They mostly reminded her of her friends back home. She wondered if they have already discovered her sudden disappearance especially her siblings. She was supposed to be attending a banquet to celebrate a new found peace but ended up ditching it to look for her three missing friends.
The other Shepherds engaged in a conversation with Corrin to get to know her. Chrom was happy to see Corrin getting along with the others so well despite the others just meeting her for the first time.
"So Corrin, where'd you come from?" Cordelia asked. "I've never seen clothing like that before."
"You could say I'm from a foreign land," she answered. She then started looking at Cordelia intently.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, no, no there isn't…" she said, realizing that she was already making her feel uncomfortable. "It's just that… you remind me of someone…"
"Oh?"
"Nevermind me…"
Chrom then noticed her sword at her side, "I've never seen such a blade before here in Ylisse."
"Oh this?" Corrin held her sword, "This is called a Yato blade."
"Yato? I've heard of it through stuff in myths," he said while eyeing on the legendary sword, "I never thought I'd see one in real life."
Myths? What does he mean…?
Robin noticed something shining in one of Corrin's belongings, "I see you have a Dragonstone. Can you turn into a dragon as well?"
"Yes, I can," she answered.
"Woow! Just like me!" Nowi said cheerily.
"First swords then turn into a dragon?" Lissa said amazed of Corrin's abilities. "Is there anything else you can do?"
Corrin gave a chuckle, "Trust me Lissa, I'm not all that amazing."
"Interesting," Miriel adjusted her glasses, "I've never seen species like you here before."
"She's an interesting character milord," Frederick stood with Chrom, watching as the other Shepherds took a turn at a time conversing with Corrin. "However, I'm still keeping an eye on her in case she does something suspicious."
"I understand your concern Frederick, but you should at least lighten up a bit. And I feel like we can trust her. We did fight alongside with her once."
-V-
Meanwhile, back in Nohr…
"She did what?!"
Xander and the others couldn't believe what they just heard. "So are you saying Corrin is not here in this world Jakob?"
"Y-Yes sir, that's quite aptly put."
"So… that's the reason why I couldn't find Laslow earlier…?" Peri said, also shocked of Jakob's explanation.
Ryoma crossed his arms, but he was also under shock of what he heard, "This just sounds so… absurd…"
"Indeed it is," Jakob said. "But I saw it. And I do recall entering myself once before."
"Wait… You went in as well?" Takumi asked.
"Y-Yes… it was when those invisible soldiers attacked before."
Xander looked at Jakob with a stern expression, "Then why did you or Corrin not tell us this before?"
"Because we were thinking you wouldn't believe us if we told you," he explained. "I apologize in behalf of Lady Corrin for keeping this a secret to all of you. If you want to punish us, punish me instead my liege."
"No, no, we're not going to punish you Jakob," Xander said. "However, it IS true that I am concerned that Laslow and the others suddenly disappeared like that without even telling us."
"The same goes for Odin," Leo added. "However, does that also mean that they live in a world that we don't know of?"
"That could be a possibility," Xander said. "I mean, none of us actually know where they came from."
"Is that the reason why Big Sister left?" Sakura asked. "To find them?"
"She said so herself Lady Sakura," Jakob answered. "She even said that she might just bring them back."
Although what they thought of Corrin's decision was a foolish one, they admired her friendship towards them. And she went through lengths to find them. You're just too loving Corrin, Xander thought.
"So," Ryoma looked at Xander, "what do you think we should do?"
Xander sighed, "The only thing we CAN do…"