"Ngh," Robin slowly opened his eyes. He did a quick check of his surroundings to see that he was not on a ship, but rather in a stable room. He supposed that meant that they were victorious, but he was still at a loss. The last thing he remembered was bleeding out as the Valmese prepared to run them down.

"Oh good, you're finally awake," A familiarly cheerful voice called.

"What happened?" He tried to pull himself up, but was pushed back down by Lissa.

"You lost a lot of blood. I managed to heal the wound, but you'll need to rest. You're just lucky that Chrom and Sumia got there when they did."

"Right," He sighed; one mystery solved, "What's our status? Casualty reports?"

"I don't know the details," Lissa checked the tactician's vitals, "I know we won; Frederick should have the reports. Oh! And we picked up a woman named Say'ri. She says she's a member of a resistance."

"Resistance?" There was a resistance?

"Yeah, she and Chrom have been talking for the past day and a half. It was really boring though, so I left after the first hour or so."

"I need to get caught up," He readjusted himself, "Could you let them know I'm awake, and that I need a briefing?"

"I don't know. You really need to get some rest," She acted as if she were thinking about it, but Robin was fairly certain that she had already made up her mind, "I'll get them if you promise not to get up until I say so."

"Fine," He knew that arguing was pointless.

"Good," She nodded in satisfaction, "Wait here."

With that she left the room. Robin was eager to get back to work. There were many variables that he needed to know now that they were in Valm. Plus, he needed to know the casualties from taking the harbor as well as the approximate strength of the Valmese forces.

"Robin?" Speaking of things that needed taking care of. He was not looking forward to the conversation about to take place.

"Lucina," He acknowledged.

"It is good to see you awake," She said professionally while maintaining eye contact, "I…I wanted to apologize for putting you danger."

"That's good to hear, however," He breathed deep, "What you did was woefully unbefitting a soldier, let alone a Shepherd. After that stunt, I cannot trust you as your partner or your commanding officer. I am dissolving our team," She held a firm face; she probably had been expecting something like this.

"Furthermore," Robin continued, "You are to be placed on inactive duty until your actions can be reviewed by myself, Chrom, and Frederick."

"What!?"

Robin raised his hand, "You would do well to remember that I am well within my rights to have you sent back to Ylisse for a full military tribunal, noble or not. The only things saving you from that are your importance in stopping Grima and your parents. Plus, I'm almost certain that you would try and escape were you to be sent back."

"But I must protect my father in order to safeguard the future!"

"Your mission is important, but this is an army; an army with rules and regulations that must be followed and enforced. I have no intentions of letting Chrom or any of the other Shepherds dying; something I apparently failed at in your future," He paused for a moment, "But in order to keep them safe, I need everyone to do their parts and not run off on their own.

"How do you think Chrom would take it if you died?"

"What?" Lucina was apparently taken off guard by the question.

"How do you think your death would affect him? He thinks of you as his daughter. He would be crushed if he lost you. Do you really think he would still be fit to lead this army if he was blinded by rage or drowning in depression? To best Grima? Perhaps you should think of that next time you want to go off on your own again."

A silence permeated the room for several seconds before Lucina spoke up, "Will that be all…sir?"

"…Yes, I will let you know when the review will be. Until then, you are free to go."

Once she was gone Robin let out a hefty sigh. He really did not want to do that, but he had tried the subtle route. He knew Chrom and Sumia would probably not be happy once they heard of this, but he knew that he could not let her continue to act the way she had been. She was well on her way to unraveling all of her intentions, and he had no intentions of letting her future come to pass. He intended to keep all of the Shepherds alive - including her - and preventing that future; if he had to "play the bad guy" to do that, then so be it.