I'm BAAAAACK! Did I say that I wasn't going to be posting anything for the rest of November? Surprise me too!

So why did I upload a new chapter now? Well since the Presidential Election was going on during Tuesday, I started writing this one on the bus on the phone from school to home. My brothers were watching the Election for a good five to six straight hours, and they told me to keep track of the results on the computer.

Since I write this on Microsoft Word and keep it in my personal OneDrive, I have access to write it on my phone and computer. Pretty cool don't ya think?

Anyway this took me about two days to write and progress on my assignments and projects are going good for the most part.

I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 4 – Time to Wake Up

The dawn of a new day was nigh on the Northern Fortress... which meant that it was still dark out. Corrin was sleeping peacefully with a calming aura that radiated from him. He usually slept for about five to six hours before he had to wake up to the sound of Jakob banging on his door. Snoring like a baby, he was unaware that someone had sneaked into his room. No… two figures had sneaked into his room. He couldn't hear them because he was a heavy sleeper… especially on nights like the last.

The figures approached the sleeping prince slowly without making a single noise. They both laid one hand on cheek of his sleeping face caressing it gently which caused him to nuzzle slightly in response. Then after three seconds had passed, Corrin felt a sharp pain from his cheeks and jolted up wide awake with a scream.

"AAAAAHHHH! COLD! COLD! COLD!" he shouted in pain while scooting back quickly and managed to hit his head on the back of the bed post. *BONK* "Ow… What in the-" he stopped when he opened his eyes to find the perpetrators to be none other than Flora and Felicia giggling at Corrin's little freak-out.

"Hehe! Good morning Lord Corrin! Up and at em!" said Felicia as she had her hands her back putting on the best grin she could muster.

"Time to wake up Corrin. It's morning already." Flora responded with a tired smile.

Corrin rubbed his head with his eyes closed and moaned slightly due to the pain coursing through the back of his head. "You know, there are nicer ways to wake up people. Sending frostbite to someone's face isn't a good way to start the day."

Flora stepped in to respond "Hmm. Well we were going to wake you up by normal means, but when we walked in you were sleeping so peacefully, so we decided to use the Ice Tribe Wake-Up Call. It was my sister's idea after all." She grinned smugly as she looked at her sister.

"Uh… I-I'm sorry milord. I didn't think you were going to get hurt!" She responded with a slight blush of embarrassment as she thought it would be a unique way to start his daily routine. Oh no… it's only the second day and I hurt Lord Corrin already… Tears were starting to form out of her eyes.

Corrin and Flora looked at her with worry as she was crying softly. Flora was about to reassure her that everything was fine until Corrin arose from his bed. He walked up to Felicia slowly without a hint of anger or frustration.

"Hey. Felicia… look at me." She was still looking at the floor tears still being shed. "Look at me." She then stopped crying and looked up to him. He stared into her eyes as he grinned softly "I'm not mad at you. Not at all."

"But I- I…" she stammered trying to argue a battle within her mind based on his opinion. Then he pulled her into a comforting hug that startled her slightly.

"But nothing. You did nothing wrong Felicia. In fact I'm kinda surprised that's how you get people up in your village. Kind of makes me feel as I'm part of your tribe in a sense. So please, no more tears alright?"

She laid her head on his shoulder and sniffed while he patted her back. Felicia was never one to act like this in front of anyone, but Corrin… harming him herself was unforgivable to her. She felt that she betrayed him as a loyal servant. Yet Corrin saw it as nothing to fret over. Thinking that he was like one of them… no noble in their right mind would even consider that thought. He truly viewed everyone as an equal.

Flora joined in the hug as well. She didn't want to spoil a touching moment between the two, but Corrin motioned his eyes to tell her to come to where they were. It lasted for a minute before they all pulled away from one another.

Flora patted Felicia on the head "See sister? You worry too much about these things. Remember, never let things like this cripple your mind, or you may never let the fear go and it will consume you."

"Thank you for being so nice to me… both of you. I can't help but feel blessed to have a wonderful sister and a kind master despite my mishaps." Felicia spoke with gratitude from the bottom of her heart.

"Of course. Now is this going to be a regular thing from now on? Because if it is I'll be going to bed early from now on." He spoke with hint of worry. While it was a unique way to get someone up, he didn't want to experience it on a daily basis.

Please say no…

"Not to worry milord. This is just a one-time thing. We'll wake you up normally from now on; however, if you refuse to get up the first time we ask you then we'll be forced to do this again. Especially if Gunter asks us to when it's urgent." Flora stated while looking at Corrin with poker face.

"Uh… alright…" Noticing that the discussion was over Corrin walked over to his desk and grabbed his small notebook and pencil. He turned to a new page and started to write a little note to himself.

Note to self: Get to bed on time so you don't suffer frostbite from Flora and Felicia in the morning.

He set his notebook and pencil aside and walked to the twin sisters who were talking amongst each other.

"Well what now?" Corrin asked, but his stomach started growling loudly which caused the twins to stare at him. He rubbed the back of his head and smiled awkwardly. "Um… I guess some food would be a good idea."

"Come Corrin lets head to the dining room." Said Flora as she and Felicia started walking out of his room.

As the three of them walked out of the room, Corrin took the time to get his mind settled on what he wanted to do. Since he usually had training with Gunter every day to help him improve on defeating Xander, he needed to find other ways to keep himself occupied during the day. Not to say that he was lazy, but if he couldn't come up with anything he would nap within the corridors of the fortress.

"What do you plan on doing today milord?" Flora asked she lead the three to dining room.

"I'm not sure… I'll probably head to the stables and check on the animals in there after my training. They enjoy my company so I tend look after them when no one is there. What about you two?"

"Well we were given the task of sweeping and dusting the second and third floors of the fortress. We decided to split the work with Felicia sweeping and I dusting the silverware on both floors. Hopefully we can get through without taking longer than an hour."

The pink haired maid smiled as she pepped up her sister with a small cheer "Don't worry Flora, I bet this will be a breeze with both of us working together! If it were me alone then it would take longer for sure."

"Like the time it took you to make the tea for me last night?" Corrin joked with a grin.

"Corrin! Don't be mean!" cried Felicia as she started to feel embarrassed by his teasing.

"I'm just kidding. But really you both will do fine." Corrin spoke as they were nearing the kitchen with the aroma of eggs, ham, and warm bread covering the entire room. "Who's cooking breakfast right now?"

"That would be Gunter. I had to take care of his morning chores so he could work in the kitchen this morning. He wanted us to wake you up so everything would be ready by the time we got here."

As they stepped inside they spotted Gunter in his sturdy old armor wearing a chef's hat and cooking food with Jakob backing him up on refreshments.

"Ah good morning milord, Felicia, and Flora." Jakob spoke as he placed the drinks on the table quickly without making a single spill.

"Hey Jakob. Gunter I didn't take you for an early bird to make me breakfast. That's very rare." said Corrin as he grabbed a plate from the middle of the table.

"While that may be true, I thought it would be a good idea to surprise you since there will be no training for this day. I believe you've been through a lot these past few years with Jakob and I serving and training you. With Felicia and Flora now on board things here will be running more smoothly."

Corrin was amazed that he had no training. It was like a blessing from the heavens not having to worry about getting injured from heavy blows Gunter deals during their sparring matches. Maybe Flora and Felicia being here was a sign that things may be getting better for the fortress. He still didn't like being stuck there, but maybe they were able to spice things up a bit for him and his retainers.

"Thank you." Corrin said with a smile.

"But I still expect you not to slack off with your swordplay, so I recommend spending thirty minutes swinging your sword and practicing your moves for tomorrow's training session." Gunter said with commanding but caring tone.

"Understood."

With that Corrin, Felicia, Flora, Jakob, and Gunter all started taking servings from various dishes Gunter had made. While a few comments about the food were thrown here and there, everyone ate in silence enjoying the peaceful solitude they had together.

Woooo! Another chapter well done. I hope it was to your liking.

I kinda felt bad for making Felicia act like that for thinking she unintentionally injured Corrin, but I think I justified it somewhat.

Next chapter will involve Corrin helping the Ice Twins with their chores.

Some one said to do a chapter when he gets sick like in the game and have Felicia heal him. I'll work on that one soon.

What would happen if I threw Silas in here or have them meet his siblings for the first time? So many possibilities...

I should mention that the story won't always progress chronologically day by day for every chapter. So I'll put something like: ~two weeks later~ or ~one month later~ to clarify.

I hope you enjoyed this and I'll see you in the next chapter.

-MattTheCat aka KingKoupon