SNOWE'S LESSON FOR LIFE

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or anything else, except this story, on Suikoden IV.

Author's note: The names I chose for the game are as follows; the hero's name is Link, the ship's name is the Dauntless, and the army's name is the Crusaders.

Author's warning: I am not going to describe all the people in this story, so play the game.

Snowe was just getting off of the stairs when he saw Kate coming out of the Ship Wright's room, before heading towards his direction. Unlike the others, she seemed a little cold towards him. When she walked past him, the only thing she said was "You're lucky that Sir Link manage to get to me before we met or else otherwise you wouldn't be having any children in the near future."

Just as she left, Snowe couldn't help but feel more attached to his boys, before heading towards the training the room. Just as he reached for the door handle, he could hear an argument going in the cultivation room behind him, only to shake his head because he heard enough time to know what it is about. He didn't want to try and break it up because those two tend to creep him out.

When he walked in, he looked to see Izak, with his Sword of Purging, was having a one-on-one fight with Reinhold and his Aged Bamboo Spear. Both weren't going at it with the intent to accidentally maim or kill each other. After about five minutes, they ended in a draw, Izak's sword near his opponent's neck, and Reinhold's spear right at his throat. Both gave a small smile before removing their weapons from each other and grabbed the others hand for a friendly shake, "Good training." Izak said.

"Agreed." Reinhold said, before turning towards his recent guest, "So Snowe, I take it that you're either here to train, or did you just come by to watch our little training session."

Snowe just stood there as he answered, "I'm here to train, mainly to get some things off of my mind."

Both of the older men nodded at this, while Izak was placing his sword back into its holder, "Well, I think I'll go take a little dip in that hot tub for a bit before I have my dinner." Izak said, before leaving.

Reinhold just nodded at this before deciding to leave as well, "If you want, you can either train with one of the dummies or practice your sword styles. Just make sure everything is put away before you leave."

After about a half hour of remembering the stuff he learned at the academy, he sat down to take a small break. While he did manage to forget some of the humiliation that was thrown at him, he was slowly starting to realize that maybe the only person who really embarrassed him was himself. He started to think back when they were still children, just having as much fun as possible, even when they were with Keneth and the rest of their group. The only thing that got in his way was his father who was too busy reminding everyone who is the one running Razril. Even when they started out in the academy, it was more troubling for him then most people would of expected since he was the son of the islands governor, he was automatically the top of his class even though that position was more fitted for Link instead.

Unfortunately for Link, even though he proven himself to be a more capable Marine then Snowe from swordsmanship to navigation, he would always be reminded that he was just a servant compared to Snowe, except that Commander Glen and most of those inside of the academy thought differently. Even though Link was only given a room next to the kitchen, and not far from Glen's own room, he was still treated with more respect since he was more outgoing and reliable compared to him.

What he didn't want to admit out loud was that he felt a little jealous towards Flare and the king since their relationship was more family related than it was about who was going to keep the fear of a country's government going.

He stood up, and did what Reinhold asked of him to do before locking up. When he looked around, he noticed Lilin entering the accessories shop, so he followed. When he entered, he saw four mermaid sisters giving the blonde one a hard time since she was trying to cover up a blush. Feeling that this was a family moment, he closed the door and went into the shipwright's room. When he entered, he saw Phil working on an outfit he didn't recognize. It looked a little bit like it was fit for a king, or more precise, one that's not afraid to go head-to-head with somebody. "What outfit is that?" Snowe asked

"This the Pirate King set. I'm just making sure that it'll fit Sir Link perfectly." Phil said, not even looking up as he spoke.

"Pirate King set? Shouldn't that go to Kika?" Snowe asked.

"Sir Link offered it to her after they completed the set, but Kika turned it down and thought that it would better suit Sir Link instead since he is the only one that she would trust her life with." Phil answered, before saying, "Not to be rude or anything, but this requires my full attention. I just don't have the time for chitchat right now."

Snowe just nodded and left. While he was thinking up his next move, "My, my, my, if it isn't young master Snowe actually trying to think of something other then himself?" Snowe turned to see Colton, the former commander of Kooluk's 2nd fleet, sitting on the bed that was apart of his cell. He walked over to talk to the prisoner.

"Why do people treat me like that? Everything I do always seems to be wrong while everything that Link does always seem to be right?" Snowe asked, "I was only trying to avoid the chances of having so much bloodshed when you do decide to invade."

Colton only gave a slight grunt before saying "Are you sure you weren't waiting for your father to come save you since it was always either him or Glen that were always there to save your hide whenever things don't go the way you want them to. Even Link had to be there to hold your hand when you were feeling afraid. That is what I've been told by a lot of people who used to live in Razril, to confirm my suspension about you."

"You were suspicious of me?" Snowe shouted out the questions, "Why would you be suspicious of me? I came to you out of goodwill."

"Because of the fact that you were so well informed about where the Rune was, that I wasn't sure if you were in it for yourself or if you were trying to get back at someone who did you wrong. After talking to young Link and finding out how he got to obtain that blasted Rune, and how everything had change, one can't help but respect someone who doesn't succumb to such power so easily. You on the other hand just threw everything away because you couldn't stand the fact that there was actually somebody who could get the job done without hesitation."

"Yes, and they have listened to me in the first place, then none of this would have happen." Snowe said back.

"Except that knowing that your father would either be ashamed of your cowardice, you probably would have lost your rank, or he would just shift the blame to Link, tarnishing his record and ruining his life in the process. In some ways you're not much different from some children I met who couldn't handle the real world too well because they were sheltered for most of their entire lives. This is why people are always flocking towards Link; his actions are for someone other then himself. Your actions are only to prove to everyone, including yourself that you're not as useless as people claim you to be."

Snowe couldn't take much more of this, so he turned and left. Before he was out of the brig area, He heard Colton call out "You know you should consider yourself lucky that Link still cares about you, even just a little bit. If he didn't you would have died much sooner and you wouldn't be here having people tell you about where all your faults lie."

Snowe just kept going, 'I think I need to pay a visit to the Saloon right away.' He thought to himself before going up the stairs.

Sorry this chapter is so short, but I was starting to run out of characters to throw in. Right now, there will be two more chapters left before I call this story complete. Read and Review.