Mother Daughter bonding time.

Lucina was resting on a bed after having been healed from her torture. Thankfully her eye could be saved and all she needed now, was to rest. While she did, some of the elves along with Cordelia were standing guard outside her tent, while her mother and the rest of the elves was patrolling the area to make sure no trolls remained there. So far it has been calm so far, but Cordelia kept her guard up. She had failed to protect Lucina once already, and she was not going to do it again. Chrom would never forgive her if she did.

Soon enough, Sylvanas returned with her troops "How is she?".

"Resting easy, Lady Sylvanas. How did the patrol go?" Cordelia asked.

"We found all the bodies of the dead trolls. But non of them was Zul'Jin, he's escaped us again" Sylvanas said with a tired sigh.

"Sorry to hear that. But I take it you'd like to see Lucina now?" Cordelia asked.

Sylvanas nods "You assume correctly".

Cordelia smiled "Then we'll give you some privacy".

Cordelia left along with the other guards, allowing Sylvanas to enter the tent. She saw Lucina resting on the bed and walked up to her. Sylvanas smiled at how peaceful Lucina looked when she slept. Sylvanas gently stroke Lucina's cheek with her finger, and Lucina leaned in to the touch. Sylvanas smiled more and used her whole hand to rub Lucina's cheek, leading to her daughter snuggling her hand. Sylvanas has never felt like this before. To think she could bring something this beautiful in to the world is something that amazes her... though she's still sad that she could not have been there for Lucina while she was growing up and be more involved in her life. And when they finally reunited, Lucina was captured and tortured by the trolls and Sylvanas could not do anything about it.

Sylvanas promised herself to find a way to at least begin to make things up to Lucina again. And she knew just how to start. A little surprise that she hoped would make Lucina happy again. And hopefully, fully restore the bond between them.

Lucina yawns before she opened her eyes "Mom?".

"Hello, my child" Sylvanas said with a warm smile.

Lucina smiled back "So how did the patrol go?".

"You were right. All the trolls are dead, minus Zul'Jin who has crawled back to whatever hiding place he has. But for now, we are safe" Sylvanas answered.

"That's good to hear. A pity we didn't get to fight together" Lucina commented.

"Indeed. But how are you feeling?" Sylvanas asked.

"Better than before and I can see through my eye again. The healers did a good job fixing me up" Lucina answered.

Sylvanas looked away "Be that as it may. You never should have needed to be healed... because you never should have gone through that torture. I never should have allowed you to go. Or at the very least I should have gone with you".

"Mother, we both know you couldn't stop me and your troops needed you" Lucina said.

"You needed me! We finally met after so many years and I almost lost you forever. The only reason you are alive is because the trolls are sick beasts who loves inflicting pain on us" Sylvanas said in a angry tone, but her anger was only directed towards herself. She sighed as she rubbed her eyes "I really am a bad mother".

"Don't say that!" Lucina said as she sat up and grabbed her mother's hands "Yes, you where not around that much, but meeting you and finally getting the chance to get to know you a little more... I have never been this happy before. Because now I know my mother truly do care about me. After years of believing that you didn't".

Sylvanas looked her in the eyes "Of course I cared about you... even though I had a very bad way of showing it. I did my best to make the world a better place for you to grow up in. But it was a foolish quest, given that darkness will never be vanquished from this world".

"Maybe not. But for you to try to take on all the darkness by yourself is s sign that you are a very amazing mother" Lucina said with a smile.

Sylvanas blushed a little "I wouldn't call myself amazing. Just doing what any real mother would, and try to make an better life for their child".

"You can deny it all you want, but you have more than earned my admiration" Lucina said.

Sylvanas smiled "Happy to hear it. You are worthy of admiration yourself. You endured hardships no normal girl you're age would ever be able to handle and you came out of it without allowing it to effect you to much. You are strong. Just like your father".

"I have my father's hard head, no question about that. But I think I got your sense of duty. I could never turn my back if something needs to be done, just like you" Lucina said.

"Glad you didn't get everything from Chrom. One of him is more than enough" Sylvanas said, earning a giggle from Lucina "But, Lucina... there is something I want to show you. We will wait until you recover and then I will take you there".

"What is it?" Lucina asked, genially curious.

"You will have to wait and see. It's a surprise" Sylvanas answered earning a cute pout from her daughter who she just kissed on the forehead "Just rest for now. We leave soon".

Sylvanas left the tent. Lucina touched her forehead before smiling and laid down to sleep some more. Whatever her mother had planed. She could afford to wait a little longer.


Meanwhile, Zelgius was walking through the halls of a dark castle. It was not the best of places to be in, but Zelgius still called it home. He walked through a large door, where a man with long hair and a magical staff was watching the earlier events unfold thanks to some watter he could enfuse with his magic to see where other could not. He heard Zelgius enter and ended the vision before turning to fae him.

"I see your quest was a success" He commented.

"Yes, the princess is safe with her mother now. And she suffered not fatal injuries" Zalgius confirmed.

"Very good. It would be a real shame if she had died to those beasts. She is much more useful to us alive" The man said.

"You are yet to explain why her life is so important" Zelgius pointed out.

"My apologies, the quest was to urgent for me to explain. But now that it's done I can answer you to some degree" The man said before looking at the sky through his window "Her blood line is very special. Even more so due to her elf side. Not only is it rare for humans and elves to have children together, but it's more rare for a royal family member to have a child with another race. The elves do not only live very long live, but they have a natural connection to magic. Something that will serve young Lucina well, once she reaches her full potential".

"I see. So what are you planing to do with her?" Zelgius asked.

"Nothing yet. For now she can live her life as she please. But when her potential is awakened, her part in my vision will begin. And she will for fill her destiny" The man answered.

"Then it's up to us to make sure she lives long enough for for fill that destiny" Zelgius declared.

The man nods "Indeed. And you play a very important part in my vision too, Zelgius. I trust you with my life and I know you will never fail me".

"You stood by me when I needed a friend. I will do the same for you. All the way to the end" Zelgius said with true resolve.

The man smiled at that "I know you will. In my vision, no one will ever judge your people again. I trust you will see this through".

Zelgius nods "Yes, I will... Sephiran".


A while later, Sylvanas was riding her horse, with Lucina sitting behind her. Lucina held on to her mother's waist as they moved through a part of he forest that Lucina had not heard of before, and yet some how, it was familiar. She looked around in curiosity. She could feel that it was something about this place. Something really special about this forest and Lucina could feel that she had been here before. But could not remember when or why. She hoped for answers as soon as they arrive in the place her mother wanted to show her.

Sylvanas stops the horse in front of a cave entrance "We're here" She waited for Lucina to jump of before doing the same and then she took Lucina's hand in to her own "Walk with me inside".

Lucina nods and holds on to her mother's hand as they walked inside. It was a strange light that was leading the way deeper in to the cave. Lucina kept feeling like she has been here before. She had never been here before, and yet she could still feel like she has been here and seen all this. And she knew exactly which way to go. Soon they reached a large opening in the cave and Lucina got wide eyes at the beautiful sight in front of her.

There was glowing rocks everywhere, each feeling like they were alive in some way. But in the center was a small lake with glowing water, mostly due to rocks inside. It was a breath taking sight but also a very familiar one.

"Mother... what is this place?" Lucina asked.

"A very special place to me, for more than one reason" Sylvanas answered.

Lucina looked and then blushed when she noticed her mother was undressing "M-mother? What are you doing?".

Sylvanas finished undressing and was now naked before walking towards the small lake "Walk with me in to the water".

"A-are you sure?" Lucina asked as her mother stepped in to the water before holding out her hand "Alright. If you say so".

Lucina removed her own clothes until she was naked herself before taking Sylvanas hand as they walked in to the water. It was not that deep, just reaching their hips, but it still felt nice and even calming. Lucina had felt this feeling before. Her thoughts was interrupted when her mother suddenly began washing her, making her blush but she did not try to stop it as it felt rather nice.

"This water..." Lucina whispered.

"It's special. It helps heal wounds, erase scars and restore a body in to full health" Sylvanas explained.

"Mother... what is this place? I keep feeling like I've been here before, but I can't remember why" Lucina said.

Sylvanas smiled as she moved behind Lucina and gently grabbed her shoulders "That is the main reason why this place is special to me. This is the place where I gave birth to you".

Lucina got wide eyes "What...?".

"I gave birth to you here. I washed you in these very waters. It made sure you were born a strong and healthy baby" Sylvanas said, smiling and the warm memories "This is where I held you for the first time. And I had never been more happy".

Lucina had tears in her eyes "This... is my birth place?".

"Yes. I come here from time to time just to remember how it felt when you came out of my belly. I remeber your beautiful face when you looked at me for the first time. I will never forget that day" Sylvanas answered.

Lucina could not hold it anymore. She turned around and gave her mother the strongest hug she could muster. Sylvanas smiled and returned the hug full heartily. They were now locked in a embrace that only a mother and her daughter could share. Lucina always wanted to meet her mother, she wanted to talk to her, she wanted to get to know her. But this was much better than anything she could ever have hoped for. Not only did she get to meet and talk to her mother, she even got to see the place she was born in.

This was the best moment of her life. All her wishes came true and more. Her mother was everything she had hoped she would be. in fact she was even better that Lucina had hoped. She was perfect, she was the mother Lucina always wanted.

Nothing could ever ruin what they had now... nothing.

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