After a brief introduction to each other the Hoshidans and Corrin where then asked a question.
"So, are you the Hoshidan reinforcements that the courier informed us about?" Garon asked the future Hoshidan nobles.
"Reinforcements?" Takumi asked genuinely confused about this.
"I'll take that as a no then." Garon said remounting his horse. "Should have known with one of my citizens with you. But then again that doesn't explain why your hear."
Garon did actually bring up a good point to Corrin as she just now realized that she was extremely pale compared to her Hoshidan family and she had a heavy Nohrian accent that some Hoshidans (Takumi manly) brought up. She then realized that the future king brought up another thing that they completely overlooked. How to explain why they where heair.
"We're a mercenary band that fell into the Bottomless Canyon while fighting some bandits and we ended up in this strange land." Ryoma surprisingly said.
"Really. I guess those rumors where true then." Garon said once again surprising the Hoshidans and Corrin. "Anyway I can tell you that you are no longer in Nohr or Hoshido, but The Invisible Kingdom of Valla. And I appreciate the help especially from a merc band with not one but three beautiful women in it."
"I'm married you know!" Corrin yelled out once again surprised by her own outburst.
"Sorry Milady but I can't help but State the facts when there in front of me." Garon said unfazed by Corrin's outburst.
"Milord if you are done harassing the woman of this band can I make a suggestion?" Katerina asked riding up to the future mad king.
"What is it Katerina?" Garon asked rather casual.
"If we are to be traveling through Valla with those things on the loses, then I suggest that you hire these miscreants. They seem quite skilled." Katerina said.
"Hay who are you calling miscreant! You Nohrian..." Before Takumi could finish that complaint he was cut off by Hinoka putting her hand over his mouth.
"I agree with Katerina brother. Safety in numbers and all." Hinoka said more or less agreeing with the Calvaler. "Plus we could use the gold." She added trying to keep with the merc story.
"Brother huh. Well seeing as my lovely retainer and your sister seem to agree on this. I'm going to offer you a contract of five thousand gold pieces for you to join with us until we no longer have need of you." Garon said with a smile on his face.
"I see no reason to decline but what do the rest of you think?" Ryoma asked the rest.
"This may further our goal and put us on the right path so I'm up for it!" Corrin said with a little energy.
"You already know my answer." Hinoka told her older brother.
"I'll go wherever you all go." Sakura said.
"Well as much as I disapprove of this I guess I'll tag along." Takumi said removing his sister hand from his mouth.
"I'll take that as a yes then." Garon said. "Gather your things and prepare to march we'll make why for the capital in as soon as we can!" Garon yelled out with authority in his voice and he road off a bit with his retainer not far behind.
"You know the day I started taking orders from King Garon was the day I believed hell would freeze over." Takumi said.
"Well we are in the past so he's not technically king yet." Corrin said trying to cheer up her brother. "And in all honesty I'm worried about Azura and the others.
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"So you guys are royal map makers and not our reinforcements who fell into the Bottomless Canyon. But luckily you found Azura who is a Vallian and agreed to take you to the capital. Am I right?" Sumeragi asked after receiving the Nohrians' cover story.
"Yes...that's right Lord Sumeragi." Xander said and reminding himself to give Leo a lecture on not giving a cover story unless they all agree on it.
"Don't call me that. Sumeragi is good enough and don't take this the wrong way but I don't believe your story." Sumeragi said and that brought a bit of concern to the Nohrians. "But I understand that a man has to have some secrets so I won't pry." He added bringing some much needed relief to the Nohrians.
"Thank you Lord, I mean Sumeragi." Xander said.
"Don't mention it." Sumeragi said before turning to his retainers. "Hay Saizo where were we heading again?!" Cue face palm from his retainers and Leo.
"Where you not listening to your father's note milord?" Saizo asked with annoyance in his tone.
"If I said no would you hold it agents me?"
The ninja just sighed.
"You shouldn't have been surprised." The Oni Savage said as if she was stating the obvious.
"I know Ikona, I know." Sazio told her pinching his nose.
"Yah Sazio! You know I've got a short attention!" Sumeragi joked.
Saizo thought about punching his lord for that comment but voted against it, as not the he hasn't done it before but he knew that Sumeragi would win if he did. "We are on our way to the capital to assist the Vallian King in any way we can."
"Oh right." Sumeragi then turned to the Nohrians. "Hay, you guys are heading for the capital right?"
"Yes. We are." Xander replied.
"Well then would you like to travel with us?" Sumeragi asked much to the shock of the Nohrians.
"Wouldn't you be afraid that we could be assassins that would kill you within a heart beet or that we could be working with your enemies?!" Leo asked fanatically and baffled by the soon to be king.
Sumeragi just gave the a sly smirk. "Yah your right I should probably be worried about that and just stay away from you. But when I looked into the big guys eyes I knew that I could trust you." He told them never losing his smirk. "So what do ya say you in or out?"
"Xander there is safety in numbers." Azura brought up and Xander agreed.
"Also it looks like not a one of them know healing magic and both big sister and Grima said I'm getting better at it!" Elise said with her standard tone.
"They could use some more muscle darling." Camilla brought up.
"Alright then Sumeragi will accompany you to the capital and help you in any way we can." Xander said.
Sumeragi keep his smirk and looked at the Nohrians. "Alright then Saizo, Ikona we're heading out and you heard the 'Map Makers' they'll be traveling with us for now! So play nice okay."
The two retainers just shot daggers at the young prince and nodded before gathering their supply's.
Sumeragi then turned to Xander. "Also I'm not one for my power of observation but I think you circlet is a bit to expensive for a map maker Xand." He said before walking away.
After Sumeragi was out of earshot Leo road up to his brother "It seems that Lord Sumeragi knows more then he is letting on so we should be careful just encase we mess the time line up."
"Leo, I think we may already have." Xander said taking off his crown.
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A.N; Yup All of them are here
Anyway as always constructive criticism is wanted.
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