This is a re-telling of fire emblem 7 with some added scenes and a few changes, but overall it's the same story.
I do not own fire emblem or any reference I may make, they belong to their respective owners.
"We've defeated Lundgren and Lyn has met her grandfather. Although he had taken a lot of poison, it turns out that it can be cured. Lundgren had threatened the doctors, so they couldn't do anything about the poison. The marquess is throwing a celebration for us, I'd prefer if he didn't, I don't like to stand in front of crowds like that, but I couldn't refuse. I feel I've completed my goal and now must return home and receive my final lesson from master"
There they stood in front of the marquess; their backs were facing all the Castle Caelin servants and townspeople. The knights were in their armor and Serra was in a formal dress, the rest of them were in their daily attire. "Really wish I brought something more fitting, but then again, I never thought I would be receiving an award"
The marquess was sitting on his throne; beside him was Lyn in a gorgeous teal dress, fit only for someone of nobility. She looked nervous, not used to wearing something so royal.
The marquess had stood and placed medals around Kent and Sain's necks. "Brave knights of Caelin, thank you for not giving up, for finding my granddaughter and protecting her"
Next was Wallace. "Thank you for helping them and allowing them to live in happiness. I know I have no right, but I'm sorry for what I have done to you"
He smiled at the marquess. "You ask that I forgive you, but the one you should apologize to is yourself rather than me"
One by one, he awarded everyone their medal and finally he reached the strategist. "Young wanderer, Lyndis has told me what you have done for her, sincerely, thank you for guiding her safely"
"I didn't do much, she protected me"
"Now, now, don't be so modest" he turned to the crowd. "Let the celebration begin!"
Everyone was separated by the crowds, all wanting to speak to each of the heroes. Kent was being questioned by the younger soldiers about his journey, combat skills and such. Sain was flirting with a crowd of women and enjoying the huge amount of attention, all fighting over who gets to be with him first. Serra, too, had gained a large amount of attention from a crowd of men, several proposing to her, while she just laughed arrogantly, saying how obviously gorgeous she is and that she is a gift from above. Wil was speaking to the workers and villagers, flailing his arms around to match whatever he was talking about. Poor Florina had just fainted from being surrounded by some of the men, Lyn asked for the girl to be taken to her room until she recovered.
"Please I-I'm a man" Lucius on the other hand was not getting the exact attention he wanted. The men had confused him for a woman, while the women were asking why he was so beautiful. Wallace was being greeted by his old comrades, telling stories about his retirement. Erk looked like he was about to vomit, being that he was surrounded by women and had trouble talking to them. Ninian and Nils were receiving the same attention as Serra, but weren't reacting the same way; she was trying to run away, while the poor boy was being cuddled to death. Dorcas and Rath were both completely terrified, neither used to being crowded.
Matthew had somehow slipped away, most likely avoiding all people. Which left Mark and Lyn, the latter already being asked about her parents and herself by the castle workers.
"Where are you from?" "How old are you?" "Who taught you about tactics?" "Please become my teacher?" "Join the castle forces?" More and more questions kept coming until.
"I need to excuse myself, I have to pee" Mark yelled and quickly ran off. He made his way to the balcony. "Finally, way too many people" he leaned against the balcony and thought about his next course of action. "I shouldn't spend much more than a few days… probably less than that. I can't keep freeloading off of Lyn's gold, but I'll need to pay her back someday. Anyways she's been acting weird all day, probably because of the ring incident, but to think it'd affect her this much, she's turned into Florina, she can't speak to me. Oh well, I wonder what the final lesson will be?"
"So this is where you ran off to" a voice brought Mark from his thoughts.
"Damn not now" "Shouldn't the person of honor stay with the crowd"
Lyn sighed and joined him against the balcony. "I wish grandfather could have stayed, but he retired for the night, he needs his rest. But I had to get away. I'm not used to this royal treatment yet, but I'll have to learn."
"Just remember to keep being yourself while you do it" he examined her. "You look nice"
She blushed. "T-Thank you" she twiddled her fingers. "So what do you plan to do afterwards?"
"Um… join the party, eat and drink"
She slapped her forehead and looked at him with annoyance. "I meant, now that we have reached Castle Caelin, what do you plan to do afterwards?"
"Oh… I don't know, I haven't thought that far ahead"
She looked away, still blushing. "M-Maybe you could stay with m- here, work as Caelin's tactician or any other job you prefer. I'm sure grandfather can help you with anything you need"
He smiled at the young lord. "Sounds good… I'll think about it"
Her face lit up in joy and nodded. "Yes, please do" she looked directly into his eyes. "We've been through so much, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here… none of this would have happened. You're my…" she looked down blushing, hesitant about what she was going to say. "Best friend" the last part she whispered.
"I can say the same thing, if it wasn't for you, I might've died out there on the plains"
She giggled. "Yes, and you still haven't learned"
"Yeah, oh well, it hasn't killed me yet"
She could only sigh. "You need to fix that problem"
"Oh well…" "You can't lie to her" "Lyn, there's so-"
"Lady Lyndis" one of the workers called. "You must be getting back, the marquess is waiting"
"Ah yes, right away. Mark, we'll have to continue this later, I'll see you inside" She ran back inside the castle.
"So what do you really plan to do?" a voice from the shadows asked. Mark jumped in fright. He turned around to see Matthew leaning against the wall.
"Please don't do that" the boy sighed. "It's bad for my heart and I'm probably going to leave"
"Why are you so honest with me?"
"Because I know you won't tell Lyn" he smirked. "Or I'll tell them there's something going on between you and Serra"
He looked at Mark in shock. "Whatever do you mean?"
"I've seen your little meetings, you know her from somewhere else, don't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about"
Mark chuckled. "Fine, I won't press on. Anyways I think we should rejoin the party"
He walked passed the thief. "You know you'll hurt her"
"Yes"
"You know how she feels about you?"
"I figured it out after yesterday's incident, plus she's been stuttering and running away from me all day"
"So you didn't realize before?"
"How long has she had those feelings?"
"Apparently before I joined your group" Matthew stared at the boy. "You really didn't know… my god you're dense"
"My specialty is strategies, I don't know much about anything else"
"That's obvious"
"Shut up" they laughed. "Anyways, let's be on our way"
By the time they returned, dinner was being served. There were seats reserved specially for the group. "Mark, I heard you're quite the drinker. Think you can keep up with my old comrades and me" Wallace asked, a small group of soldiers around his age were grinning wildly behind him.
The tactician smirked. "Let's go"
"Sir Wallace!" Mark awoke to one of the cleaners yelling at Wallace. His head ached and he was groggy, he opened his eyes to see a messed up room, food on the floor, liquid everywhere and people asleep or being yelled at by the workers. "And you, Sir Mark"
"Sir?"
"I'm most gracious you brought Lady Lyndis home, but that is no excuse for you and these men to drink yourselves to the point of destroying the room" she sighed. "Fortunately the marquess had already retired before this mess occurred"
"I'm sorry" he said, his voice dry. He stood and made his way towards his assigned room. Standing in front of the room, knocking on the door was Lyn. She noticed him wobbling towards her. "Oh, I thought you were in your room"
"Nope, I just woke up on the dining room floor"
"…"
"I didn't vomit on it"
She rubbed her temples. "I guess I should be grateful for that"
"Anyways why did you come here?"
"Oh, yes, what were you going to say last night before I was called away?"
"Oh great" "I can't remember, but if I comes back I'll find you"
"Alright then, I'll see you later"
"Yes, later"
His door swung open and closed. The boy dropped onto his bed, he planned to leave today, he had no way of telling Lyn, but he did not want to just tell her it couldn't happen. He thought of many ways to do this, but there wasn't any that would have a positive end, therefore he needed to leave. "Preparations begin now"
"Where could he have run off to?" Sain asked. The group had taken notice of Mark's disappearance and after he never showed, they began looking for him.
"Sain!" Lyn called while she ran towards the knight, Florina right on her tail. "Any luck finding him?"
"Not at all milady"
"Where could he have gone?"
"Milady Lyndis!" Kent called. "One of our soldiers said he saw a lone traveler heading south of here"
"Then that's where I'll go" she took off before anyone could say anything.
"Mila-"
"There you three are" Reissmann came up from behind. "The marquess has asked to see you"
She ran until she couldn't run anymore. She dropped onto her knees and hands, breathing heavily and tears streaming down her face. The tears wouldn't stop, she couldn't figure out why he left without saying a word.
"Where did you go?" she croaked. Lyn continued to stay in that position until she noticed a scent, it was soft, but she knew that smell. Jumping back onto her heels, she sprinted, following the scent and reaching the edge of a hill, Castle Caelin was within the distance. Her nose twitched. "That's liquor", but there was no one in sight. Looking below her, there was a lone cup filled with alcohol on top a piece of paper. The ground near the cup was wet, but smelled heavily of liquor; someone most likely had poured a large amount into the ground. Removing the glass and picking up the note, she couldn't help, but smile at the contents.
"I've seen your journey to its end and now I must see mine end. These past few months have been some of the best and I sincerely thank you for that. Continue to live yours days as you've been when we were together. This isn't a goodbye; I know we will come across each other again.
Cheers,
Mark
Also you might want to search Matthew, he probably took some treasure"
"Yes, we will see each other again, I know we will. Goodbye for now, Mark" She sipped from the glass and immediately spit out the drink. "How does he drink this?"
Time has passed and everyone had gone their own way. Kent stood straight, hands to his sides. "Another lap and then you may take a break. Afterwards we will begin combat training"
"Yes Commander Kent!"
The red haired knight was promoted to a commander of Caelin forces. Although young, all his troops respected him greatly. "Why does is seem that there are a few missing?"
"Those who aren't here went to train with sub-commander Sain"
Kent sighed heavily, knowing full well what his partner is up to.
"Now the best way to woo women is to treat them as if they were a goddess. Now I want all of you to head out and try to gain a lady's attention. I want to hear the results at the end of the day"
"Yes Commander Sain!" they cheered before running around town.
"Now then, its time for me to get to work" the green knight grinned.
"Hah… Hah"
Sweat was beading down Florina's face. She put down her lance and took a deep breath.
"Excellent work" Kent complimented. "Keep up this pace and soon you will be a full-fledge knight of Caelin"
"Y-Yes… T-Thank you, K-Kent" she repeatedly bowed.
"Although you're working hard, you must conquer this fear of men… Well at least now you are able to speak to me"
"I-I will and I-I'll be of more use for Lyn"
"That good to hear, but now that you are her knight; you must address her as Lady Lyndis"
"Right…"
Wil lied under a tree, relaxing and enjoying his peace. "Wil, as skilled at archery as you may be, you still must practice"
"Oh don't worry about it Kent" the brown haired boy grinned. "I'll help protect Lyn anytime, anywhere"
"I've repeatedly told you to address her as Lady Lyndis"
"Alright Kent, oh there goes Lyn now"
The knight rubbed his temples; he never realized how difficult it would be to train some people.
"How could you take it?" Natalie scolded her husband. He could do nothing, but listen. "Well?"
"I refused many times, but Lyndis would not take no for an answer. Every time I said no, she looked at me with that sad dog like look" Dorcas explained.
She crossed her arms and sighed. "Well, let's not waste the gold"
"We won't and I've already decided to make a living as a mercenary for our village" he clenched his fist. "With the skills I've obtained, I will protect our home"
She gave her husband a peck on the cheek. "I know you will"
Serra was safely escorted back to Ostia, where she told tales of her glory.
"I cannot understand why Erk left so quickly?" Serra contemplated to her lord. A young man in heavy armor and blue hair, he looked pained. "Oh well, I guess he must have been home sick. Anyways, so about my journey with Lady Lyndis…"
"Please, someone save me" he thought.
After escorting Serra, Erk quickly journeyed back home to reunite with his mentor.
Erk lowered himself to one knee and bowed. "My lord I've completed my contract and finished my training. Now I shall return to my studying"
"Now, now, you must be tired" an elder man in royal robes said. "Please rest instead"
"I can n-"
"Erk" a beautiful blond woman in pink robes addressed him. "If you study all the time, then you'll never get a bride"
He blushed. "But Milady, I have no time fo-"
"Erk, are you disagreeing with me" she closed her eyes and smiled at the boy.
"N-No milady, not at all, I shall sleep and then head towards the village for some fun" he replied quickly.
"There's a good boy"
Rath left without notice, which was to be expected being that, he never said much. He traveled across Ostia, looking for work. His journey was a silent one.
"…"
Matthew, too, disappeared without anyone knowing. He smiled warmly at the thought of finally being home. Opening the door, he greeted his lord.
"Young lord, I've returned" no reply was given, only a man running past him.
"She's yours" he yelled.
Matthew watched as the boy ran, confused at what happened.
"Matthew!" a shrilled voice called from behind, causing him to flinch. "What took you so long?"
"Oh no"
A few days after, Nils and Ninian took their leave, although they were sadden to part ways with Lyn, they knew there was no choice.
"Did we really have to leave sister?" the boy looked up at Ninian.
"Yes… we couldn't allow them to be in anymore danger" she ruffled the boy's hair. "Please cheer up, we will see them again. Now, let's prepare, we have a performance to do"
His face lit up and he held his flute. "Right"
Lucius left after being summoned to another land by someone he deemed important.
"So, how was that Lyndis girl?" a red haired man asked, his eyes cold and hard.
"Lady Lyndis is a wonderful lady, kind, intelligent, noble, and strong" Lucius praised the girl.
"So, then why did you return? You could've stayed with her"
"I can not leave you by yourself; I must quell your hatred. Plus you were the one to call me"
"Because I have trouble talking to people"
"Well, from what I've seen, harden men seem to open up when they meet the right lady. You should give up your search for revenge and find a woman" Lucius suggested.
"Why bother, I already have you to nag at me" the red haired man mentally grumbled.
General Wallace flame was lit again after joining Lyn's struggle. He hungered for a battle worthy of his blade and set off to far away lands.
"I wonder where I am?" the bald veteran asked himself.
Lyn now happily lives with her grandfather. The marquess making a full recovery, they spend much time together, mainly enjoying walks within the castle garden and the plains. Every once in a while, on clear, dry nights, Lyn return's to that hill, staring off into the distance, remembering her old home on the plains of Sacae.
"Mother, Father… I'm happy to say that grandfather is perfectly fine and that we are living peacefully together. I do miss the plains of Sacae and I plan to return there one day"
The sun was setting on the snowy land of Ilia. A man was enjoying his meal with his wife, when he heard someone knocking on the door.
"I wonder who that could be?" he stood and answered. He was surprised to see a teenager in a green cloak with glasses.
"Master, I've returned to finish my apprentice training"
The elder man smiled. "Welcome home, we will commence the final lessons tomorrow" the boy nodded and turned to leave, only to slip on the ice and fall flat on his face. "… You never change…"
Okay, so this chapter wasn't that funny, but at least we're done with Lyn's story. Now begins the Eliwood/Hector story, where things should get more interesting and hopefully more comical, if I can pull it off.
Next time is the beginning of a new.
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