It's been a while xD I was so busy that this chapter took a while.

Note: Many of you are asking if the mothers in awakening have pairings. To answer that question, I just simply hidden that fact because for one thing, I couldn't decide who will be the father and two, there's so many of them that I don't have the time to write about the couples of each one. It's like in the Future Past dlc. Even if you hadn't married the character, they could still see the children.

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Chapter 10: Severa

Felicia sighed as she walked. "It's so quiet… I wonder when they'll be back." The maid kept pacing back and forth in the throne room of Valla, wondering the whereabouts of her master, Corrin. Before the other royals left, Jakob suddenly informed her about what happened. She was shocked upon learning this, but she promised to watch over the kingdom while the rest of them are gone. Luckily, the ninja Kaze and the knight Silas where there to keep her company, although she was worried that, since Jakob's absence, her clumsiness would make her friends uncomfortable.

"You look troubled Felicia…" said a voice coming from behind her.

"GYAAH!" Felicia jumped in surprise and nearly tripped. She turned and saw the green haired ninja, Kaze. "K-Kaze! You don't have to scare me like that."

"Sorry about that," he said. "Anyway, you seemed troubled. Is it about Lady Corrin?"

"Oh… Did you hear what I was saying earlier?"

"Yes. Don't worry yourself though… The Hoshidan and Nohrian royals are all out looking for her." He simply smiled at the maid. "And I'm sure they'll be back in no time."

"Yeah but—" she sighed. "I guess I just really miss her. Jakob as well. I'm sure you and Silas are also feeling the same way."

"Well yes but, it can't be helped. Where that I could, I would have also went with them to join the search…. But sadly, orders are orders."

"Yeah… Hmm…"

The ninja tilted his head. "What is it?"

"I'm just wondering…. what's the world Lady Corrin's in is like?" she put a finger below her chin. "I mean, wow a completely different world. I never knew it could be possible. "

Kaze smiled. "I don't know Felicia. Let's just hope for the best."

Fighting Valmese, Risen, bandits and searching for the future children wasn't easy.

As they keep searching all around Ylisse, they have been fighting almost non-stop. In their travels, they managed to find Sully's daughter Kjelle, Panne's taguel son Yarne, Cherche's brooding, wyvern rider son Gerome, and Nowi's manakete daughter Nah. Just looking at the two Minerva's were unsettling at first, Corrin thought, since one was with Cherche and belonged to the present time, while the other belonged to Gerome, who came from the future, and the other looked somber than the present one. Elise became quick friends with Yarne, while the latter would sometimes get annoyed by her touching his bunny ears. Sakura on the other hand got along well with Nah (Just what kind of a name is Nah?).

Each time they see a child reuniting with their parents really moved their hearts. They could only imagine the terror they've been through back in the future, especially when all of the members of the Shepherds were killed, and they left their children to defend for themselves.

Seeing that fact was like an eye-opener for Corrin and her siblings. It made them realize that, if they would ever bear their own child, they would do whatever it takes to defend their children's future and be there with them.

Corrin and the others decided to rest after a long walk from patrolling the open fields. Chrom on the other hand brought a small group with him and decided to keep on patrolling in case any danger happens while the rest decided to stay behind.

"We've been scouring this area for a while…" Robin said as they walked through the fields of Valm. "Seems quiet."

"Indeed," Camilla said. "Shall we go back to Corrin and the others?"

"We could… But Chrom doesn't seem like he's stopping," Hinoka added. Camilla looked and saw Chrom along with Frederick who looked like both are having a conversation. "Aww…" Camilla said in a low voice. "I was looking forward to go back to Corrin and the others…"

"You've been doting on her too much Camilla," Robin said.

Cordelia gave a small laugh. "Keep that up and she might run away from you."

"I just care for her so much you know. She's just so cute," the woman cooed.

"Indeed she is…." Robin said in a low voice.

Camilla immediately looked at the tactician, "Hmm? Did you say something?"

"N-no. Nothing at all!"

"Odd," Hinoka said. "I swear I heard you say something."

"Me too," Cordelia added. "I think I heard you agree when Camilla said Corrin is cute."

"Uh… No! It's…" Robin thought of ways to sway the two elder sisters and the gifted red-haired Pegasus knight, "Maybe you just heard something from Chrom! Haha…"

"Heard something about what Robin?" Chrom suddenly spoke. Robin was getting agitated; he regretted having saying that out loud. Camilla gave a soft chuckle, "My, my Robin. You don't really look this nervous unless something went wrong with your tactics."

"Oooh," Cordelia said with a mischievous smile on her face. "Is there something you're not telling us?"

Suddenly, they heard villagers talking in panic in the distance. "What was that…" Chrom said as they listened intently to the voices. "Sounds like trouble. Come on!" They all went under Chrom's command, while Robin was silently thanking the heavens for saving him the trouble of getting found out. Thank the gods for trouble!

"This can't go on, Elder!" The villager said with panic in his voice. "We barely have enough to get by as it is!"

"Their leader is a former Valmese general!" The elder of the village said. "We'll be crushed if we resist…"

The moment Chrom heard the word Valmese, he knew the situation was dire. "What's that about Valm?" Chrom asked the two villagers.

"Who are you?" The villager asked.

"My name is Chrom," he introduced.

The elder gaped the moment he heard his name. "The ruler of Ylisse?!"

"Elder! He may be able to help us!"

"Um, I can hear you," said the prince. "But tell me your problem, and I'll see what I can do."

"Oh, thank you, sir!"

Meanwhile, a soldier reported to a sage, with a staff on hand. "Urgent news, sir! Armed soldiers approach! Their leader claims to be Chrom of Ylisse!" The sage was angered from the soldier's report. "Dammit! Why would he come here?" he said bitterly. "Well, if they insist on dogging me, I've got hounds of my own to welcome them with."

A girl with red hair and pigtails felt disgusted by the sage's remark. "I'm not your dog, scum!" she said in anger.

"No, only a stray mutt that refuses to stop yapping," said the sage. "But you'll be a good dog and do as I say if you ever want—"

The girl sighed. She hated this guy but she admits that if she had to get what she needed, she had no choice but to follow. "Yes, yes, if I ever want to see it again. I'm well aware."

The sage turned to the villager. "I trust you're equally aware of your position, Holland?"

The man Holland didn't utter a word. He truly despised this man, but if he ever crossed him, he would get himself killed and never see his family again. The thought scared him the most.

"Loquacious as ever, I see," the sage spoke. "You'll fight for me, or I'll have that lazy tongue pried from your head. Now, then. Chrom may have the Fire Emblem in his possession... And if I claim that, I've practically claimed the throne. So go out there, kill anything that moves, and get me that Emblem!"

"Looks like this is the castle the villagers told us about," Chrom said, looking from outside the castle. "Let's reclaim what's been stolen and return it to the villagers."

The girl in pigtails went out and saw the Shepherds outside the building, their weapons ready for battle. Among them, she saw a familiar red-haired Pegasus knight. "It's her…" she muttered. She slowly shook her head, "No. Not now…" She sighed of the situation she was in. "All this grief over something so small... Once I get what I came for, I'm out of here. Maybe I can convince Holland to come with me."

Meanwhile, Camilla saw the girl and she immediately knew who she was. "Camilla," Xander spoke, looking at the girl. "Isn't that…" The Nohrian princess nodded. She didn't think twice to know who she was. "Selena…" She flew towards the direction of the girl along with her wyvern and Xander went along with her.

The girl saw two mounted figures closing in on her. "Wh-what? Who in the—"

Camilla dismounted from her wyvern and immediately ran towards the girl and gave her a tight hug. "Oh Selena… I missed you…" she said.

"Uh… Camilla…" Xander said.

The girl however, was confused and was already getting annoyed of the tight hug Camilla was giving her. "Wha—Hey! Can't breathe! Let me go! LET ME GO!" She pushed her away from the hug. "Gawds! What is your problem lady?!"

"Aww… I just missed you Selena," Camilla said. "You promised you'd tell me when you leave… But instead you broke that promise."

"What? I don't know what you're talking about. And are you really with the Shepherds?" She looked at Camilla, then at Xander. "Who are you? I don't recall you two in Ylisse before."

"Oh? You don't know me Selena?" Camilla said with a hint of sadness in her voice.

Xander had a feeling this would also end up like what happened between him and Laslow, and Leo with Odin. "You're from the future, am I correct? You travelled along with Lucina?"

The girl nodded."Yeah. Oh good. Now I don't need to waste time explaining the situation."

"Now I see…" Camilla said. "Well it's me Camilla. And this is my brother, Xander. We are from the Kingdom of Nohr," she explained, hoping the girl would remember. "You Selena, you were my retainer. And of course, not just my retainer, you're my dearest friend. You and Beruka were with me, side by side. Now, please tell me you remember."

"Sorry lady. I don't know you. And since when did I become your retainer and who the hell is Beruka? And not to mention I've never heard of Nohr before." she said, still suspecting the two nobles. "And if I was your dearest friend, you could at least remember and say my name correctly. It's Severa. Not Selena, got it? SEVERA."

Almost exactly like Laslow, Xander thought.

"Severa?" Camilla started giggling.

Severa raised her brow, feeling insulted by her giggling, "What?! What's so funny about my name?!"

"Nothing," she cleared her throat. "It's just that….what a pretty name." She smiled. "It suits you well."

"I agree," Xander added. "Better than Selena in my opinion."

Severa started blushing on Camilla and Xander's remark, "Uh, well….of course! Well my mother gave me that and—Hey!" she snapped. "That's not important right now! Look I just need to talk to Holland, then I'm outta here!"

"Holland?" Camilla asked.

"Yeah. He's my friend. He's a bit of a sad sack, but he doesn't want to be here either."

"Will he listen to you?"

"He will if I talk to him. I just need to get there safely, and then I'll help your army or whatever."

"Alright. We'll help you get to him," Xander said. "Just be sure to keep out of harm's way."

"Fine, fine. But be sure not to hurt him!" Severa added.

"Wow…" Severa said as she watched the two nobles in amazement. "You sure know how to put up a fight." She saw Camilla mercilessly taking down the assassins while Xander fended off berserkers. "Why of course dear," said the Nohrian princess. "We did promise to keep you safe."

"Hey, I can fight too you know."

As they fended off ruffians, a lone villager was standing alone with his spear ready. However, even with a weapon, he won't be capable of fighting the two nobles. "Is that the man Holland?" Xander asked.

"Yeah." Severa ran to the villager. "Holland!"

The villager's attention turned towards the girl, "Severa! What are you doing here? If he knows you left your post..."

"I'm leaving Holland," she said before the villager could speak. "Holland, you're coming with me."

"Severa, I..." he lowered his weapon and looked at her in sadness. "I can't. You know I can't. I have a wife. If I don't earn Nelson's coin, she'll starve. I know it's blood money, but—"

"Your wife is PREGNANT, Holland!" she snapped. "You know that, don't you?!"

"Of course I know that! And it's none of your concern!"

"Do you love your child, Holland?" Severa asked. "Do you love your wife?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then stop making excuses! I know that parents will do anything for their children... But I also know how it feels when a child loses her parents. This world's got far too many kids who've gone through that. If you stay, you'll be killed or worse. And your child deserves better!"

Camilla just looked at her, "Selena…"

"Severa, I...I'm sorry. I didn't know. That must have been hard for you. You're right. My child deserves better. Let's get out of here."

"Really?!"

"Yes, really. But we have to hurry!" And with that, Holland ran away, leaving the three. Severa turned to the nobles, "W-well…thanks for the help. Now to take care of that dastard Nelson."

Nelson's reinforcements didn't know how to play fair, but the Shepherds managed to fight them off. Many were impressed of Severa's skill and strength in battle. She ran all the way to the Grimleal Valmese sage.

"Traitorous wench!" shouted Nelson in outrage.

"You've got to be loyal before you can be a traitor, you idiot! And you're one to talk, extorting a poor, innocent girl like me... It's time you learned just how deadly this innocent girl can be!"

Nelson casted Thoron on Severa, but she tumbled to the side to dodge the lightning magic. She jumped and lunged at the sage, getting in for the kill. Just before she managed to and a hit, an assassin suddenly appeared and parried Severa's attack. The assassin went sword to sword with Severa, and Nelson casted another Thoron spell on her while she was still defending herself from the assassin. "Die you wench!"

"Not a chance!" shouted a voice. The woman was riding a Pegasus, with a spear in hand. She managed to knock the assassin down and at the same time, saved Severa before the spell hit her. "Are you alright?"

"Uh….Y-yeah sure….not that I needed your help or anything," she said sarcastically.

"Charming," said Cordelia, brushing off her remark. "Now, let's finish this once and for all."

"You've saved the village from starvation! You're a true hero of the people, sir."

"Thank you. But really, it was actually that girl who saved the day," said Chrom.

"I agree," Camilla added. "She's just as strong as ever. She really hasn't changed that much….well, minus the memory…"

"Don't feel bad Camilla," Xander reassured her. "I'm sure everything will turn out okay in the end…"

Camilla approached Severa and Cordelia, "You did well out there Selena. I was very impressed."

"E-er, I have to thank you as well….and how many times must I repeat myself?! It's Severa!"

Camilla gave a small chuckle, "My bad…"

"She is strong indeed," Cordelia said, and she averted her gaze to Severa. "And also the fact that she's my daughter. Hard to believe it's true…."

Camilla blinked. "Your daughter?"

Severa mumbled and grumbled to herself," …..lonely…"

The Pegasus knight averted her gaze towards her, "What was that?"

Severa sighed. "I SAID, I thought you'd be lonely, so I came here to see you! ...You're welcome." Cordelia looked at her and felt touched. Despite her brash words, she could see the sweet side of her. "That's very sweet," she smiled.

"D-don't mock me! You don't care! You don't care at all..."

"How could you possibly think that? I'm thrilled beyond words to meet you."

"...Then why'd you leave me? You said you had to go off to fight for what really mattered, and you never came back!" She was shaking with sadness and anger. How could she forget that fateful day she died. "You picked Chrom over me!"

Camilla made a solemn look. She realized now how much her retainer suffered.

Cordelia breathed deeply, being careful of her words. "You have me at a disadvantage, Severa. I can't answer for my future self. But when I said I was fighting for what mattered, I probably meant you." She smiled," I'd want nothing more than to build a world where you could grow up happy and strong. At least, that's what I want right now."

"You think I don't know that...? I mean, I DO know that, but..." she was already in the verge of tears.

"I'm sorry I wasn't a better mother to you."

"Well, you're still MY mother, which makes you the best mother in the world."

"And the luckiest, it seems," Cordelia added.

Severa couldn't hold her tears any longer. Despite being compared a lot to her mother, and her desire to surpass her, she still loved her mother, and she regretted arguing with her before she died. She ran towards Cordelia and embraced her. "Oh, Mom, I missed you so much! I...I'm sorry I was so mean... I just... I didn't want to lose you again... Promise you won't leave, okay? Promise!"

Cordelia patted her head. "I promise."