Hello guys, is been a long time since I last uploaded is it? Sorry about that since I was kinda busy with something namely building an AI chatbot for my school assignment, neat right? Anyway I am happy that I finally finished this chapter. Originally I was going to make this into two chapters but I decided against it and continue to write and you can already see the word count of it. Sheesh, that is rather surprising for me as well. Well, I hope you like the story and be sure to comment who I sure do the POV in the next chapter and i will see what I can manage :D

"So, what is my father like in the future?" Morgan asks as she peek up from her pillow. It is already midnight when Morgan decided to go to sleep after she finished up her plan to defeat Robin, but it seems that she still has some energy left in her so might as well ask the question that is lingering in her mind.

Only silent answered her question as she looks over to Severa who is lying down, facing the celling with her eyes wide open. Either she did not hear it or she too tired to answer the question. Morgan deduced so naturally, she asks again, this time a bit louder.

"Hey Severa, can you hear me?" Morgan quietly calls out. "I'm asking if you had met my father in the future where we are from." The fire of the only lighted candle flicker from the breath of the girl, causing the shadow on the wall to distorted for a second.

"Yeah ,yeah, I heard you the first time, gawds." Severa groans tiredly. "People are trying to sleep, you know."

"Yeah but I been wondering about this for quite some time." The younger of the two says. "And since we finally have time, I might as well ask."

"Fine, if you promise not to disturb me after this." The older says. "Swear?"

"Pinky swears." Morgan says, holding out her little finger out.

"What are you, five?" Severa chuckles a bit then she sits up from her bed, folding her legs onto the bed and faces the young tactician.

"The truth is I never met him before coming back in time." Severa says. "Not one of us ever seen him before, not even Lucina."

"Come on, really, I mean you must has had a glance at him at some point, he is the flipping tactician of the country for Naga sake." Morgan responds, flapping her arms to exaggerate her point.

"Yeah, but I really never met the guy before coming back to this past, we only heard of stories about him until the final days before…that happen then the stories turn from a heroic tale into a horrified one." Severa says, her eyes looking down on to the ground, probably thinking back to the grim days in future past.

"What do you mean?" Morgan tilted her head, she knows that she could be oblivious to other feelings sometimes which kinda makes her wonder if she is a psychopath or just not good at taking hints.

"From what little I heard from my mother other than how she must serve Chrom in the frontlines is that Robin is an excellent tactician and quite a kind-hearted man which matches the description before we…kill him." Severa elaborates, the last words come off kind off awkward. "But at the final days before Ylisse fall, I was in the gardens planting flowers while my… forget about it, anyway, long story short, he turns traitor and most of our parent is slaughtered leaving only a few returning to take us and flee." Morgan can see a grim look on Severa's face, the red-head's face is turning white for whatever reason.

"Are you alright?" Morgan asks.

"Y-yeah, is just talking about this only brings back horrible memories." Severa says with a rare smile. "Anyway, does that satisfied your curiosity?"

"I guess, I am sorry if I caused you to have nightmares." Morgan apologize, she didn't know how scary the future is even thought she probably is from there also or at least she thinks so, but luckily, she has amnesia which Bradly had previous told her that it is a blessing in disgust.

"Don't worry about it, no matter how I tried, I can never forget about it as it is my past." Severa falls face first down on to her pillow. "There is no way for me to forget about it," Severa explains. "Anyway, you promise you will go to sleep so Go. To. Sleep."

"Okay, goodnight Severa."

"Good night Morgan." And with that the fire of the candle is blew out.


"Good morning." Robin let out a long yawn. "Everyone, I am sure you know why I gather some of you here today." Robin lazily took his gaze away from his book to the crowd standing in front of him.

Another same old nightmare to add to his collection from last night's dream and the early morning headache isn't helping either, Different world, different people but his nightmares will always stay with him, he sees Entombed walking, Risens on wolfs, Risens…Strange, why he hasn't try summoning a risen before, maybe he might try once his feet can step on dry land. Robin noted to himself, if he can gain access to the power from the once fell dragon, maybe he too can bewitch the dead to do his bidding.

"We will be undergoing a new training routine before we hit land." Robin announced which gotten a few whispers of questions throwing around. "The goal of this training routine is still train you all to subdue rather than kill your enemies, so I will be splitting you all into four groups, each group will have a ship as their base." Robin continue, ignoring the whispers that is getting louder.

He looks at the crowd silently, quietly counting all the present soldiers. Some of them are on guard or kitchen duty while the other overslept like a certain princess who really should be here, namely, Corrin, but after yesterday's performance, Robin decided to let her sleep a little longer. Lilith appearing is also overslept which is rather rare.

'Should have tell them to come at noon rather dawn,' Robin silently curses himself as he is still tired from late night book writing and lizard communicating(Naga).

Twenty-nine including him and the judges so there will be twenty-five fighters.

"I will place one flag and each one of you will get a scarf, each a different colour in each of the ship according to the team you are on." Robin turns his head slowly from left to right and back to left again so he can see everyone's faces. Standing next to him is Gunter who is asks to help, also Reina since both are veteran and are the most skillful in combat in this army excluding some…ahem… annoyance from another world (Except Morgan, of course). "Once your scarf has been taken from you, you can still continue to battle, and the goal is to get the most scarf, each scarf will be one point while the flag is ten. The match will end once a team gain fifty points"

As Robin is explaining the objective of the exercise, a hand is raise in the crowds catching his attention.

"How do we split into team, is it you who choose?" Robin stop his sentence and look towards the one who is asking the question, it appears to be Laurent, one of those who robin dim wretched. The scholar titled his glasses up.

"I would be getting there if you did not interrupt me." Robin says in a monotone, he tries to hide his hostility even though everyone already knew that he hated the group from neither Nohr or Hoshido but to avoid every situation becoming awkward, he tries to tone down the hatred and acted normal…ish.

"The team will be divided with not all members from the same country with four to five, so could you all raise your hand quickly for a second." Robin command which those who stand before him do so, the tactician look as the hand all raise simultaneously. "Okay, you can put down now." Robin waves his hand.

"The leader will be the one who held up his or hers hand the quickest, so the leaders will be… Takumi, Azura, Subaki and last is…" Robin let out a sigh, as much as he wants to deny the last one, but he will stay true to his word. "The one with the blue hair."

"Is it me?" Cynthia asks out loudly from somewhere in the crowd.

"No, the other one." Robin says while shaking his head. "Well, we will be having three judges who will oversee order throughout the match, the judges will be Reina, Gunter and last and certainly will never count herself least, Princess Camilla of Nohr." Robin adds a bit sarcasm in the end.

"Cute." Camilla snark at Robin's announcement.

"That is part of my charismatic charm." Robin hiss back with a playful grin. "Now, would you please go and form a group of five and meet me in half an hour before going to your respective ship assign by yours truly, me." Robin finishes his briefing and went back into the ship with his selected judges follow behind him to be brief for the rules.

"You really think this is a good idea?" Reina asks while walking next to the tactician.

"Even if it is a bad one, how bad could it be." Robin says casually. "The worst-case scenario would be someone ended up dead but that is preventable because I have you three to blame." Robin jokes.

"That is rather unsettling hearing it from you." The other veteran, Gunter commented.

"I am just joking, don't worry." Robin says. "I would take full responsibility if anything happens."

"If we are the judges, what role do you play in all this." Camilla asks.

"Well, I will be explaining that to you once we get to somewhere more private." Robin smiles brightly." You guys also have a role to play." He can feel his morning tiredness slowly fades away which to say it is brightening his mood and the chance that he could humiliate a few certain individuals is an added bonus. "I won't miss this for the world."


It is no doubt that what happen just now surprised everyone, Robin the man who hated her the most actually choose her to be one of the leader, her! Sure, maybe she is just fast enough in raising her hand since no one is expecting that tactician to choose a leader base on obedience of listening or the speed one can raise his or her arm.

Lucina is not quite sure what to do as she stands in her room with the available shepherds' children, out of the window is the rising sun that is slowly peeking out just over the horizon.

"Come on Lucy, maybe he is warming up to you." Morgan says hopefully. "At least he finally acknowledges your existence."

"Or maybe he is trying to find an excuse, so he can create a well devised accident to put our leader out of commission." Laurent warned.

"Laurent, are you implying that my father would do something so heinous and degrading?" Morgan's tone turns cold, while a fake smile covers the young girl's face. The atmosphere suddenly drops almost to sub-zero.

The same face when the young girl is angry or insulted in rare cases, only a few things can get the little girl's blood boil. One is not remembering who she is while the other is whoever insults her known family members. Despite having amnesia, Morgan is very protective towards the people who she sees as family namely Robin as Robin is the only one who she can remember, what little evidence that holds her to the world. She can turn into an entirely different person in an instance if someone ever have the bravery to utter ill towards Robin.

"I think Laurent is just trying to be careful, he is after all the son of the wary knight." Lucina jumps in resolve the issue while glaring at the magician, silently worded a warning to him not to press it any further.

Morgan seems like wanted to say something, but she held her tongue and turn her gaze elsewhere, not willing to look at the sorcerer.

"Now, I need to convince someone to join me so… are any of you are free to recruit?" Lucina asks.

"Oh that…" Morgan seems to remember something. "Azura had asks me to join her team so… sorry Lucy." Morgan scratches her head while letting out an awkward laugh. "Well, I guess I will be going to see my big boss now." Morgan says as she scurries off with a wave of goodbye.

"I am also with Azura in this one too, sorry." Nah blurs out awkwardly before running out to catch up with Morgan.

"Well, what about you guys, anyone already join another group?" Lucina turns to the others which she can see a couple hands are raise.

"Severa and I is joining Prince Takumi's group, I wanted to get a closer look at that Fuji what's-it, it is so cool!" Cynthia announce with a very annoyed Severa standing beside her.

"Yeah, sorry Lucy, she ropes me in before I can even decide." The red-head gives an apologetic group. The two then heads out not before waving goodbye and wishing good luck to the older princess.

"I see…" Lucina is a bit disappointed not able to be with her friends and sister, but she can't let this stop her, "What about you guys?" Lucina turns towards Noire and Laurent who unlike Yarne, Bradly and Gerome who are on guard duty, is free to help her.

"We are free to join." The two nods.

"Okay, speaking of which, Laurent, can't you be a little nicer to Morgan?" Lucina asks, the sorcerer seems to have something on his mind as his expression turns into a frown.

Laurent says nothing as he tilted his glasses and took a deep breath.

"I am just going to say what is on everyone's mind." The man clarifies himself. "There is a reason why the boys and I rarely engage conversation with Morgan and you know it." Laurent's tone is harsh, angry even. "Although all of us loved her like a sister but we can't deny the doubt we have."

"Don't you think her appearance reminded you of somebody?" Laurent asks.

"Yeah, she looks like Robin but highly doubt you are referring to him." Lucina answers.

"Yes," Laurent replies. "What I am referring to is that girl back in our future, if you had even notice, that is."

"Girl? Which girl?" Noire asks.

"You know that one, the one who rode a wyvern and hunted us for sport." Laurent's voice grew when heard how his friend forgotten the future past. "That Grima's hunt-hound looks exactly like her!"

"We can't go and pointing finger." Lucina replies. "And besides, we never saw her face." The princess tries to calm her friend down while dismissing what Laurent is implying.

"Yes, we did." Laurent says.

"What!" The sorcerer's answer shocks the two.

"Even though it is just a glance of a second, but it is enough for me to make connections." Laurent says, "She is from our future, she is sent by Grima, the Grima from our time!"

"You and I both know that maybe is a different version of her!" Lucina finally loses her patients as she snaps back. The girl Laurent is referring to is the one back in their time, the one who served under the dreaded Grima with infinite amount of royalty, bringing death as swift as a snap of a finger.

"No, they are the same, you notice just now, don't you?" Laurent hiss. "Just now when I accidentally insulted Robin, the way she acted, the blood rage in her eyes, you already figure out who she is, but you still refused to admit it!"

"G-guys please stop fighting." Noire added in, trying to resolve the conflict.

"No, we will address this right here, right now." Laurent gritted his teeth.

"What do you want, do you want me to repeat the same mistake as I did with Robin?" Lucina's tone is harsh, filled with her regrets and guilt. She admits that she felt guilty when Robin died and even so when Morgan showed up and that is why she must stay and observe first. "You think I am enough of a fool to not notice the similarities? You think I had not fear for the worst when I met Robin again in this world?" She asks in a heavy tone, she can feel her heart beat faster as the adrenaline pumping into her veins and blood rushes through her body.

"I am not going to lie and say I completely trust Robin and Morgan, but I will not make the haste of a move if not needed." Lucina says, trying to calm down. "Those soldiers who died because of our fear," Her eyes becoming watery, she can fear hot tears slowly roll down her cheeks. "Robin is correct about us," She continue despite wanting to stop, her voice started to stutter. "We are selfish, if we had been patient and put our trust in our parents and their friends, maybe…" Before she can finish a knock on the door which snaps them back to reality.

All three of them stay silent for a while, unwilling to move as to fear of the one outside of the door had hear their conversation. Lucina stealthily sneaks over the nightstand next to her bed to grab some cloth to wipe away her tears.

The door knocks again, this time follow by a small whimper.

"I-is someone in there?" A small voice speaks out which Lucina recognized as Mozu's.

Lucina walks over while steadying her breath, calming herself down further before opening the door a little, enough to see who it is outside to find the supposed voice owner and someone else with her. Mozu for some reason got held up in a head lock by Rinkah who has a very smug look on her face.

"Hey, Robin suggested me to join you!" Rinkah announced.

"I-is that so, may I know the reason why?" Lucina asks, she can feel both of the two standing behind her is having an immense doubt floating in their mind.

"Hmph, that dastard Robin made a bet with me." Rinkah says. "He says if I help you win, he will give me his rations for the next two weeks plus some ale." The hot-blooded woman says. "He says that you will never win this practice, so I take it up."

"I-I also join because I want prove him wrong too." Mozu who finally get out of the head lock says. "Lady Lucina is not weak, and I am going to help you to prove him wrong."

Surprisingly Robin's trash talks actually help Lucina to recruit some capable allies. For one, Mozu although weak and helpless at first, after undergone Robin's training has become an archer on pair with Anna and Noire maybe better, Rinkah on the other hand is no doubt not a weak fighter with the strongest strength in their group and a demon with her club, adding her nature high temperature and the competency to use elemental magic like Flora although her specialty is fire, is also an added bonus.

"I see, I happily to welcome you two joining my group, come in." Lucina open the wider to let the two come in. "Let's discuss out plan to win this." Lucina says while signaling her two friends to let some room for Rinkah and Mozu in.


Birds are chipping, the sailors are singing, and the light of the sun is sipping in, shining on the blanket.

"What time is it?" Corrin asks herself while still half asleep, her eyes barely open while she struggle to get up, but she couldn't. She can feel something is on her stomach which she uses what little movement she has to remove the covers to see a fish like animal sleeping on her, it is laying sideways while holding a ball of dragon stone tightly like a teddy bear.

"Lilith?" Corrin murmurs, barely audible as she herself is barely conscious so she just covers the dragon up again and closes her eyes to sleep. The rocking of the ship on the soothing seas that sing a lullaby, performing a duet with the sounds of combat and shouting…wait… the sounds of combat and shouting?

Corrin immediately shot up from her bed which in the process pushing Lilith over to the leg of the beg, waking up the slumbering dragon.

"What, what happen!" Lilith look around frantically and with a bright shine, she transforms back to her human form.

"We are being attack!" Corrin says, jumping down from her bed and immediately grabbing the Yato and head out followed by Lilith.

She runs along the hall way until she comes to a stop in front of the door, following her instinct, she leans her ears next to the door, listening quietly.

"Morgan, fire wind spells at five o clock." Corrin can hear Azura's voice following by a few blasts of spells, she can hear metal clashing at each other and people yelling.

Corrin then pulls her head back away from the door and looks towards Lilith, the dragon gives a nod which Corrin ready her stance. Step back, aim for the knob and…'Bam'. The princess uses all her might in her leg and kick the door open leading out, sounds of conflict is clearer as she rush out to see her comrades fighting each other.

"What is going on!" Corrin shouts out which caught the attention of some of her soldiers.

"The sleepers have awakened," Robin walks up to them casually.

"What is going on, why are my friends are fighting each other?" Corrin asks.

"We are training." Robin disperse the misunderstanding with a steady tone. "This is what I drag Morgan off yesterday for, 'we' although mostly me draft up a training routine while we still travel on sea." Robin explains. "This can help our soldiers to learn to fight independently and more careful if we ever got separated in combat."

"Why wasn't I told of this?" Corrin asks. "You could have wake me up."

"You looked so 'adorable' as Camilla puts it when you hug Lilith like a stuffed toy." Robin says which Corrin's checks flares up, she turns her head only to see the same is on Lilith's face.

"Anyway, the plan you make up yesterday is rather ingenious, especially the part where you knock out your sister before engaging in combat which by the way, is brilliant, you manage to teach this dastard so new tricks." Robin holds his hand in an open palm in his chest implying the dastard he mentions is himself, giving out praises to Corrin although it is no big deal. After all, she just tries to mimic what Robin would do and follow it along.

"Since you are here, your timing couldn't be any better." Robin exclaimed, the man seems to be full of energy this morning. "I want you to do a favor for me, Lilith too."

"Sure, what it is?" Lilith asks.

"Well, I kinda want you to attack them along with Reina, Gunter and Camilla." Robin says. "Me also of course."

"I expect there is an explanation behind this." Corrin says, folding her arms.

"We are the fifth group; our objective is to obtain the scarfs and flags from everyone." Robin elaborates." The others are waiting for my signal and I will explain this to the other groups when we sprang our attack." Robin says.

"So, are you two in?" The man waits excitedly for his answer which it did not disappoint him.

"It sounds fun." Lilith comments.

"Well fine, as long as no one is hurt badly." Corrin nods.

"Okay, then let's start." Robin point one hand above his head and shot out a fire ball catching everyone's attention.

"Attack!" Robin shouted, his voice echoes throughout the four ships. "Corrin, you and Lilith go attack Takumi with Reina while I attack Azura."

Robin then produce a book from his sleeves. "A little thing I bought from Anna." He explains as he cast the spell engraved into the book which the volume of his voice gone up ten-fold.

"To all the participates, A new group has emerged, their scarf will be worth ten points same as the flag and they will attack you all so…good luck!" The voice ends with a booming echo which both Corrin and Lilith covers their sensitive ears.

"Sorry about that, "He apologize. "Well, I see Reina is here so, see ya!" With that he jumps off the ship while using wind magic to lift himself up in the air

"Okay got it!" The two says as a shadow loomed above them, their ride is here.

The battle is fierce even despite being a friendly match between allies, Corrin could see everyone is putting their all into the fight, even the soldiers who came with her sister, Camilla looked not only impressed but also scared that they get caught in the cross-fire.

Out of the corner of her eye, she can see Lucina struggling against Camilla whose Wyvern easily swipe the swordswoman off her feet with its tail while Camilla sending wind spells to repel Mozu's arrows while on her other side, she can spot Gunter holding his own against Subaki and his team, sending the group back bit by bit which she is rather surprised, she knew that Gunter is not only experience but also skillful but she didn't know that the man his age can stand against three people all at once, then again, he did hold off Robin back in that maze.

"Prepare for battle, my lady." Corrin can hear what little of Reina's voice from the choir of battle. The Kinshi-knight lead her giant bird down towards the boat where Takumi is at, it seems that her brother is handling himself quite well, the Hoshidan prince is having a shoot-out of arrows against Noire who is on Lucina's team which luckily too distracted to notice them.

Reina got close enough for Corrin and Lilith to jump off before flying off to help Gunter.

"Lord Takumi, Lady Corrin and Lady Lilith has boarded!" Corrin can hear someone shouted ahead of them which she sees is Hinata who has been tasked to protecting the flag.

"There go our elements of surprise then." Corrin grunted as she charged forward with her weapon in hand. "Lilith, give me some covering fire!" Corrin orders as her sword clashes with Hinata's and with a skillful maneuver, the princess soften the strength on her sword which gives Hinata enough power to overpower the clash, using the momentum of the swords falling to her side she spun and plant a kick into the swordsman's chest, sending him backwards but not before she snatches the scarf that is poorly stuff in the guy's side pocket.

"Hmph, now for the flag." Corrin smirk, happy that her fighting skills has not been lacking behind. She tied the newly obtain scarf around her arm as she doesn't have any pocket in her armor then reaches out to grab the flag only to be stop by an arrow that almost take her hand off if she hasn't reacted quick enough.

"Seriously?!" Corrin turns to the perpetrator. "You could have taken your big sister's hand off!"

"Sorry, I was aiming for the head!" Takumi laughs out loud while aiming another arrow at Corrin. "I'm going to be the one winning this, no offence, sis." Takumi says.

"Offence taken!" The princess pouts. "Let me return the favor, Lilith!" She yells.

"Got it!" Lilith quickly shot dragon breath towards the Hoshidan prince which he dodges easily and return an arrow towards the dragon which luckily Corrin cut it off its course.

"Come on, little brother." Corrin smug." Is two against one, just give up." She taunts the boy.

"Every time you open your mouth, your remarks are getting more and more similar to Robin." Takumi comments. "And count again, sister." Takumi give the same expression as Corrin did.

At first Corrin looks around but she cannot see anyone around them, but she realized what Takumi just did. That dastard of a brother mimics her fight with Camilla, the princess immediately jumps back to retreat, only a hair difference before getting beaten up by two sneaky maidens falling from the sky.

"Damn, we missed her!" Severa says as she pulls the sword out the floor.

"Don't worry, we out-numbered them three to two." Cynthia says as she holds out her lance in an attack stance.

"Lady Corrin, what should we do?" Lilith as with worries in her tone.

"No worries my dear fairy god dragon." Corrin jokes. "From what I have learnt about tactics all these times, I always keep something under my sleeves." The princess reaches into the only pouch that is strap to her hip next to the scabbard for Yato and pulls out a crystal.

"Is that…"

"Yes, it is." Corrin sheds her Yato and holds the crystal in her hands. "Time for the dragon squad to emerge victorious."

"Wow, sis." Takumi seems to be trembling with excitement. "I never thought I would get to fight you in your dragon form." He smiles brightly as he pulls the string of his bow back a bit further, preparing to launch a stronger attack.

"Let me teach you how scary your big sister can be." Corrin huffs like a horse as she opens her mouth and fire started to spill out.

They both stand they are changing up an attack until a spark of fire up in the sky caught their attention. Apparently, it is cast by her sister from Nohr, Camilla.

"Okay, games over, somebody has won!" Robin's voice follows shortly after the spell.

"Hmph, and I am just started to enjoy the training." Takumi slowly loosen his bow and shakes his head.

"Well, I will still win regardless." Corrin changes back to her human and laughs.

"Lord Takumi, Lady Corrin, Robin asks of you still join us on the main ship." Reina flies towards them and inform.

"Will do." Corrin says. "Care to give me and Lilith a ride?" She asks.

"Gladly." Reina replies. "How about you, Lord Takumi? Should I make a second trip for you?"

"No need, I will ride with Cynthia and Severa." Takumi shakes his head as he waves towards the two girls waiting for him.


"Congratulations everyone." Robin announces. "You all pass my test." The man's voice reeks of sarcasm.

Severa sitting alongside Lucina and Cynthia watching as the tactician standing in the middle holding what seems like a paper of reports with a somewhat forced smile. She still can't believe she lost but more importantly the one who won the game is someone she least expected it.

"Really?" Corrin asks excitedly, not aware of the sarcasm.

"Gods no, you all failed miserably." Robin hissed. "Not only all of you failed to keep focus on the main objective of the training but you all just went all out war with each other!" The man complains as he smacks the papers in his hand, making wrinkles of it. "I already clearly stated that we have to get the flag and scarf only and the only one who managed to not only won with flawless attempt and also the one who manage to decipher my words is her!" Robin points towards Severa direction, a little to the left where Lucina who seems quite pleased as oppose to Robin. "First of all, Azura, you manage to lose focus once I started my attack on you which I am disappointed and next is Takumi, I mean seriously, I saw you having a shoot-out about half an hour with Noire and keeping most of your team on board is not really a strategy to begin with. Lastly Subaki…well I didn't have much to say since you actually did well to notice my point so…good for you, I guess." The man says as he listed out all the flaws of the soldier.

"Anyway, what I am talking about is keep your head focus on the objective of the mission." Robin says. "You all choose to follow Corrin for sake of peace between the two nations so try not to inflict hate when we encounter either of the faction once we gone on land. Eyes on the price people! Not on whatever rubbish you all think you holds dear like Glory or honor, those things won't keep you alive for another day. What keeps us alive for another day is good food which I am eager to have after we landed." Robin warns, his tone is almost sympathetic and ending his sentence with sarcasm like he used to back in Ylisse when they are fighting against Severa's captor to rescue a man who only his desperation and foolishness is to blame and luckily, Robin manage to save both her and the man.

'Sigh…' Severa bang her head on the table feeling ashamed, to think she lost to Morgan in chess before now she loses to Lucina in term of tactics, what worse can this get?

"Land Ho!" The group can hear the sailor shouting above the deck as the sounds of footsteps increase, the preparation for landing is being commence which Severa is rather happy for since it's been boring on board without the chance to shop any cute and beautiful clothes.

"Well, you hear the man." Robin says. "Go and get ready, we will meet on deck in half an hour." The tactician announces as he waves his hand to disperse the crowd.

"Well, congratulations on your win, Lucina." Cynthia says.

"Y-yeah, I couldn't have done it without the others." Lucina replies to her sister, looking at the two sisters, Severa feels like she is being a third wheel or something and thus she silently left the scene and return to her room.

When she arrived at her room, Morgan is already there stuffing her books into her bag with a mouth full of sandwich.

"Mhemllo, Semvera!" Morgan notices Severa as she walks in and greeted her, still with food in her mouth.

"Geez, that is gross." Severa grunts. "Don't talk with your mouth full!"

Morgan quickly gulp down the sandwich which is rather impressive feat to accomplish.

"Sorry," Morgan laughs. "I was just eager to get off this ship, I would very much prefer on dry land." Morgan comments.

Like father like daughter, Robin also hates being on a boat which evidence when they are on their campaign against Walhart which the tactician is the first to jump off the boat the first chance he gets. It seems Morgan inherited that from him.

"So…what is the first thing you going to do once you got off board?" Morgan asks as she dusted off the crumbs of the sandwich of her cloak.

"Well, first, I am going shopping and then search for a tavern for some good food then continue shopping." Severa list out as her head gear started to spin, the ration she ate in recent days has been awful in taste, so she wants something sweet to savor and shopping of course is a must for her especially since the place they are landing is one of the well-known town in this world with dancers, singing opera and other stuff.

"Cool, can I come?" Morgan asks enthusiastically, with her eyes shines bright like she hit jack-pot.

"Sure, if you help carry my things."

"Okay!" Morgan is quick to agree which gives Severa's a feeling of proud? Or maybe a sense of authority? Well, she not sure what is it she is feeling but as long as both of them are happy, she is fine with it.

Both them waited in their room for about half an hour before they could hear sailors shouting and the captain barking out orders loudly.

It is not a good sign when while talking to your friend about your plans and someone suddenly shouted, "I see smoke!" out loud but that is what happened.

After they landed, Severa and the rest of Corrin's army stands as disbelief, watching as building topples on one and another, street filled with corpses of different age, gender and status. It is a massacre.

"W-who could have done this?" Lord Takumi is the first one to snaps out of his trance and asks loudly, probably to himself as no one else answered.

"Hmm, I don't think it is a battle." Robin pointed out as he walks over and bend down to take a look at one of the fallen citizen, an old man lying on the ground with a hole through his chest. "The people here seems to be attack suddenly. No soldiers or guards, no sign of fighting, no sign of weaponry." Robin stands, putting his hand on his chin to think while scanning the area.

"Do you mean this is 'its' doing?" Corrin asks, she walks up to the Tactician waiting for an answer. 'It' what exactly is 'it' that Corrin refers to. Severa had hear from time to time since she joined Corrin and her army alongside Beruka, Flora and Lady Camilla, she had overheard when the princess is talking to either the royal siblings or to Robin and for some reason, they never dare utter the name of 'It'

"Possibly but I think the more important question is why." The man with the cloak says. "Why this place of all others, why attack a town that will not serve any purpose unless…" Severa can probably think what Robin is going to say as from her deduced from them saying 'it', it is probably the third army, a special and evil one, the one who she been sent to end it. Anankos.

"It's to create misunderstanding between Nohr and Hoshidan, is it?" Severa blurted out which she receives multiple eyes set on her, some are wary, some are confused but from both Azura and Corrin is surprised while Robin is amused.

"That is correct." The man answered. "If there is a misunderstanding here which means…" Robin asks Severa, indirectly asking her to continue his sentence but before she could answer, they could hear two animal whining noise which they all turn to see to men running towards them, brutally injured and almost out of breath.

"H-help us!" One of them who dresses like the Hoshidan shouted out.

"Please, there are invisible soldiers everywhere!" The other one who dresses more Nohrian pleaded. Seeing these two is kinda an odd pairing but regardless, Severa notice the expression Corrin gives to Azura and Robin is nothing but grim.

"Sakura, Bradly and Jakob, prepare some healing magic." Corrin commends. "Subaki, Cynthia, Reina and Gerome go scout the area in pairs." She continued. "The rest of you set camps and defence perimeter no more than thirty feet from our current location." The princess than whisper something to Robin and then turn to the Nohrian and Hoshidan Royals before disappearing into the city.

Everyone went along as told with Severa following Lucina and Laurent who has been ask by Gunter who Corrin left in-charge in her absence to set up some tents.

"Lucina, Severa and Laurent." Gunter calls out to them as they are gathering the tent's parts. "Please set the tent, there." Gunter informs the youngsters. "Lady Sakura will be using that tent to help our two injured friends."

"Yes, sir." All three of them replies which puts a smile on the old man's face as the knight turns his back and go on to work on other matters.

"Curious," Laurent says while holding apart of the tent sheet while Severa holding the other end. "You two from the same nation and yet you seem to not recognise him at all, why is that?" The scholar asks.

"The castle is a big place, you know." Severa snaps back bluntly, it happens all the time that Laurent will start asking question in the most inconvenient time possible. "And, also he works for Princess Corrin who is in another castle. Now shut up and focus on this heavy thing." which shuts the scholar up.

They done quick work to pitch up the tent since it comes second nature like fighting since they done a lot of these camping stuff back in the dystopian future.

"Thank you," Lady Sakura bow to them with grace. "Now, Bradly, Jakob, you guys can come and bring the two into the tent now." The princess turns to the two, Bradly who seems to be struggling to carry the Hoshidan style wearing man while Jakob didn't even show signs of tiredness.

"Come, let me help you." Lucina says to Bradly.

"N-no, I can do this." The healer continues to hold his ground for his pride as he stumbles into the tent, barely falling over.

"Well, our job here is done so…" Severa says but Sakura halted her.

"I kinda need you guys to help me with treating their wound," The princess says it sweetly. "I need you three to help Jakob and Bradly to hold the two of them up, so I can heal their wounds in one go." She explains.

"We are glad to help." Before Severa could protest, Lucina interject and agrees.

They all pitch in and help, the healing goes quite smoothly with three healers combining their expertise and healing spells. The two man wounds went missing almost in an instance when the spell is cast.

Severa is quite unlucky as she is holding up the one that stinks while Lucina and Laurent held up the other one that smells like leaves and cherry blossom.

"Are we done yet?" Severa couldn't bear the stink so close to her anymore as she shouted towards the three who is taking their sweet time.

"Almost done, just wait for a few seconds." Bradly responds as he holds up three fingers while the others still gripping the healing staff and start closing them one by one. "Three, two, one, done!"

Immediately, Severa drop the man on the bed and scurries away from him like the plague.

"I need a damn shower." Severa hissed to herself.

"Thank you three for your help." Sakura says.

"No problem, we are just doing our job." Lucina replies.

"Well, I am heading towards the shower." Severa says as she heads out.

"Wait, I will go to." Lucina calls out behind her. "We have to find Lilith."

Lilith? Why her? Is she going to prepare bath for them? Severa thought to herself.

They walk in silent until they meet Lilith who is happily singing the song she hears from Azura.

"Lilith, can you let us in the Astra realm?" Lucina asks out.

"Ooh, you guys stinks." Lilith pinch her nose. "Okay, just…don't go into the barracks, straight to the hot spring please."

"Okay, got it." Lucina nods.

And with a white flash, they are in another place.

"My eyes, I think I am going blind." Severa complains.

"Oh, don't be dramatic." Lucina laughs. "Come, I will get you some spare armour and clothes." She pulls the red-head's hand and went to a large place with sign outside saying, 'Don't not enter'.

"Where are we, exactly?" Severa asks.

"We are in the Astra realm, kinda like a pocket home." Lucina explains. "Lilith the dragon created this place as a headquarters and a safe shelter for all of Corrin's army."

"Dragon?" Severa asks, hearing the word dragon does bring back bad memories.

"Although she is a dragon, she kinda looks like…"

'Please don't say fish, please don't say fish!' Severa quite pray.

"Fish."

'Damn.' Cold sweat started to pour from her forehead.

"Are you alright?" Lucina asks, noticing her friend's face turn white.

"Listen, Lucina." Severa steady her breath. "I know is hard to believe but Lilith is actually a servant for 'It'."

"I know."

"What!"

"Lilith already told me how she met and almost kill you but because of you she is free from her father." Lucina explains. "Anyway, let's go to the hot-spring."

It took them a few minutes to undress and get into the hot-springs, a dip into the hot steamy water gives Severa true bliss like back when they travel to an out-realm with a fantastic hot-spring.

She sat at the opposite end of Lucina, leaning both her arm again the edge and let out a satisfying groan.

"This is truly what I needed." Severa cries out happily.

"I know," Lucina agrees.

"Why didn't Morgan told me about this before, she is so going to pay for this." Severa says jokingly.

There was a moment a silent for whatever reason.

"Hey, Severa, can I ask you something?" Lucina's tone turns serious, through the smoke the red-head can see that the princess' expression. The same one she saw before Robin ends up in the prison.

"What is it?" Severa responds with caution, playing along but in her mind, she already knows what Lucina is thinking, what would the princess be thinking after Severa mentions about Morgan.

"Laurent brought up a rather interesting point this morning." Lucina says it slowly, unaware that Severa's expression slowly forming a scowl. "It is…about Morgan and the one we met in our future…"

"No." The red-head says.

"Hm?" Lucina looks up, thinking she hear it wrongly.

"I say NO!" Severa stands up, water splashes falling from her body. "Don't you even dare think about laying your damn hands on Morgan!" The red head shouted in full rage, pointing at the princess who looked shock by the turn of event.

"S-Severa I wasn't…" Lucina tries to explain but she is cut off by the splash of water Severa threw.

"I have enough of this!" Severa screams. "First Robin, now Morgan, how many people are you trying to kill until you are satisfied?" She glares at the princess.

"Can you let me explain for a minute!" Lucina finally lost it and shouts back. "I am not telling you that Morgan is the same as that girl, I am just asking your opinion on the subject!"

"Yeah, that is the same thing you say before we threw Robin in prison!" Severa rebutted.

"I won't make the same mistake again so please…" Lucina is losing her strength. "Please just listen to me."

"Fine, but if you even dare utter anything that will put Morgan in any trouble." Severa pause for a moment, gathering her breath. "I will end you." She says coldly.

"I was saying that I am afraid that Morgan will get involve if Robin really gone through his plans and attack Ylisse." Lucina elaborates. "I don't want her to spend the rest of her life in war, so I am suggesting if possible, she stay behind in this realm, under Corrin and Azura' care."

"I don't care if Robin really attack me and my family, but I don't want Morgan to get involved, she gone through enough pain." The blue-haired princess continues.

Hearing the princess making this proposal is rather surprising for Severa but she kept her mouth shut. She begins to think through the words of her leader carefully, word-by-word, sentence-by-sentence.

"I think…" Severa is hesitant in the choice she is about to choose but she forces through it. "I think the decision is not up to you," She says coldly. "Morgan is only a few years younger than us, she can make her own decision. End of discussion."

"B-but…" Lucina tries to protest but she is shut down by a glare.

"End. Of. Discussion." Severa says coldly. "We both know that we don't have any right to make these kinds of decisions anymore so drop it."

"Okay." Lucina lower her head.

The air between them has become awkward so Severa decided to leave the bath. Quickly. Wearing the fresh and new armour and clothes while standing outside waiting for Lucina since she has no idea how to get out of here.


The sight of both Hoshido and Nohr soldiers appearing is not quite surprising for Robin as he already predicted this, why else Anankos slaughters hundreds of harmless citizens.

"Brother!" Corrin shouts out to get both of the high-princes' attention.

"Corrin why are you here?" The one donning the red armour which Robin guessing is Ryoma looked surprised as well as his Nohrian counter-part.

"Corrin, have you come to join me in defeating this murderer!" The knight on a black horse which Robin assumed is Xander asks out loudly, his eyes scan the group to see Camilla in it. The prince seems quite happy but then his eyes set upon the Takumi who is standing behind them, his expression turns to wary.

"Corrin, don't listen to this liar!" Ryoma rebutted. "He is the one who murder all this people!"

Even though both party trying their best to convince the princess, but Corrin already knew who is it that kill all the innocent.

"Don't you dare spit your lies, you are the one who invaded this peaceful town!" Xander shouted back. "I will let you know justice!" Xander unsheathes his purple glowing sword while Ryoma do the same, drawing his lightning spewing katana.

"Let's fall back for now." Azura suggest. "We need our whole army to stop them."

"I agreed." Azura does have a point.

"O-okay," Corrin looked reluctant but since both who usual argues finally agree for once, she will do well to heed the advice." Camilla, Takumi, we will come back once we gather our forces." She turns to her siblings which both nods.

They quickly hurried back to the camp which everyone seems eager to hear the news. It seems the scouts return faster than they did and has spread the word.

"Gather your weapons, we are going to battle!" Corrin shouts out.

"We will help!" Robin sees the two previously injured man now healthier than ever but something seems kinda off, those ears…

'They must be like a Tanguel." He thought to himself. "This battle could be won easily than I thought."

"And you are…" Corrin asks.

"Oh, sorry, my name is Keaton." The one with white and black hair says. "I am a wolfskin."

"I am Kaden, a Kitsune." Kaden add in. "We heard from Lady Sakura and the others saying you are trying to bring peace to the two nations, we will help you if that is the case."

"My Lady, they both are from tribes located in the two nations but they are not allied with neither of the nations." Jakob appear besides them and explains. "They tribe are a rather friendly but strong people."

"I see, glad to have you on board," Corrin says. "I hope I won't disappoint you." She gives a smile to the two. "Now, to arms!"

They arrived at the scene as quickly as possible to see the two factions are already fighting with soldiers fallen one by one.

"Robin, can I let you handle this one for me?" Corrin asks out an odd question which the tactician is a bit sceptic.

"Mind if I ask why?" Robin puts on his hood.

"I wanted to talk to my brothers." The princess explains, "I need you to help me to lessen any casualties, please. Just this once."

"Fine," Robin sighs, "Just do whatever you have to do." The tactician wave which Corrin take off with Azura, Camilla, Takumi and Sakura.

"You heard the boss." Robin shouted towards those who remained. "I will be taking control of this battle, we will be going with the plan 'Sweet sweet ale'!" He commended. "Keaton, Kaden and Severa, you with me."

'Sweet sweet ale'. The plan that Robin have a hundred percent confident will be used in time since when one drink too much ale, he or she must battle with dizziness and urge to vomit, fighting two army with one. The flyers will be scouting and acts as surprise above attacks, Magic users will be separated into teams with each team with at least one sorcerer, archer and of course close-combatants and since both the K-man are new so Robin has no choice but to improvise and take both of them with him along with an experience fighter who is adapt with a sword as well as with a lance and the only who feed the bill will be Severa who has skills from her mother. He could have also asked Gunter but he believes that the old man would be a better use in guiding those who are lacking for example Hayato, Mozu or Morgan.

Robin and his team will be taking the middle lane between the collapse inn and the theatre where the fighting is the fiercest. Sounds of metal clashing and people wailing out in pain can be heard, when they arrived at the battlefield, there are already soldiers fallen, the once probably bright with lights road is now stained with blood.

"Keaton, Kaden, remember no killing, okay." The tactician informs.

"Righto." Keaton replies with his tail wagging happily.

"I will try." Kaden also respond, holding out his beaststone.

"Now, go." Robin shouted as he blasted group of fighters with wind magic, separating them from each other. Robin then holds on his spear and charged alongside Severa, knocking out the downed soldiers before they could get back up again.

With the hulking beast of the wolfskin and the silent and swiftly of the Kitsune on his side, they able to quickly dispatch the enemies

"That is probably the last of them, hopefully." Keaton inform as he sniffs the air, "The west and east side of the town has been secured by our comrades."

Robin know that he can trust the scent of Keaton because Panne and Yarne used to do the same thing, this half-beast humans are one of the most useful soldiers out there and Corrin is rather lucky to have two on her side.

"It seems Lady Corrin haven't finish her side of the problem, the two leaders are still standing." Kaden continues.

"I see, well, let's regroup with the other first…" Robin stops in the middle of his sentence when a powerful magic hit him, his brain begins to feel immense pain as her ears been wrapped around by a song.

"Robin, are you alright?" Severa notice the tactician putting both hands on his ears with a painful expression spread across his face.

Of course he is not alright, he can feel his head as if it is exploding from the inside. He need to, no, he must get away, away from here as fast as possible. He feet started to move as he change from stumbling to walking to out right sprinting. He can't think anymore as the pain is worse than the ones he had back in Ylisse, he let his instinct take over and run as fast as he could.

"Robin! Wait!" He could hear Severa's shouting towards them. "You two go group up with the others first, I will chase after Robin." The red-head must be talking to Keaton and Kaden.

'This must be some magic based attack, a very powerful one.' Robin thinks to himself as he continue to run until he is out of the town but he did not stop there, the song still spread around him even in far distance giving him no choice but to go onwards to the unknown.

"Robin, wait for me!" Severa still shouting at him but it seems the magic didn't affect her at all.

'Why is that? Why only me being affected?'

After a few more seconds of running non-stop, Robin finally stop hearing the sound. He bends down, catching his breath. Sweat dripping from head to toe, he felt sick due to the running and the slowly diminishing headache.

"Ro-Robin, finally you slowed down." Severa finally catch up with him, huffing out breath while bending over, using her knees as support for her hands.

"Why did you follow me?" Robin asks, he still a bit stuttering as his heart beating fast.

"Why wouldn't I, you looked like you are in pain." Severa stands back up, wiping her sweat off her forehead. "Of course, I need to make sure you are alright." She explains.

"Yeah, quit faking it." Robin grunts as he patted his cloak. "Pegasus dung, I forgot my lance." Realised he is non-longer armed, he quickly steps a few back away from Severa who still has her sword.

"Why are you walking away?" Severa who seems to not notice Robin's wariness as she continues to walk towards them.

"Don't get close to me." Robin warns as he ignites a fire spell. "stay that distance away from me, I don't trust you enough to let you get close…actually I don't trust you at all."

"Come on, we are fighting the same thing right now, gawds." Severa says while rolling her eyes, "I just want to…"

"Shh." Robin shush the red-haired sword woman.

"Come on, let me finish…" Severa continues but Robin shush her again only this time, he put his hand on the girl's lips.

"Silent, I heard something." Robin turns towards the forest next to the road they are standing on.

They both look closely to spot something, many things that is almost transparent slowly advancing towards them.

"Those are that thing's minions!" Severa pulls off Robin hand and shouted.

"Darn it," Robin slowly back away same as the red head. "I would suggest you to run." He says as he turns his back and run at full speed to the opposite side of the road to Anankos soldiers. He can hear footstep behind him, with Severa's panting and the invisible soldiers cries for blood.

They run and run with the horde of countless enemies behind them and as if their luck is not bad enough, it started to rain upon them.

Robin curses under his breath as he spots a ledge to a ravine hidden behind a bush which gives him an idea.

"Hey girl!" Robin grabs Severa who was behind him and shot a few thunder spells towards the ground, making the dirt to spit out due to the heavy impact of the spell, creating a dirt smoke covering them for a short time.

"Come!" Robin pulls Severa towards the ledge and jumps off with Severa in his arms.

Falling while holding a person in your arms and trying to cast a wind spell is hard enough without the person who is in your arms screaming out like no tomorrow.

"Shut up!" The tactician shouted as he moves one of his hand and cast a wind spell.

Consider their luck so far, it is a miracle that they didn't crush, only a mere stumble with Severa's weight on top of his chest.

"Get off of me." Robin push Severa aside.

"Are you trying to 'muff'" Robin quickly cover her mouth and raise a finger press against his own lips. He points towards the top of the ravine which they can hear sounds of footsteps and ghostly moans.

They sat at the below of the ravine while the rain pouring heavily down, good things is that they an outwards structure of the wall giving a roof. After what seems like hours has pass, Anankos lackies finally gives up the search and disappear which they manage to let out a sigh of relieve.

"Now what do we do?" Severa asks.

Robin didn't notice that Severa is asking him a question but what he did notice is some dirt falling on his head which he immediately realised what had happen, with a strong shove to the swordswoman and using his right leg to lunge himself to the side, the outward structure has collapse down on them due the heavy rain.

Dust flew all around, the tactician can see that Severa is alright although not sure why he would do such a thing to help someone who killed him previously. His body is now facing the ground, he look up again to make sure there is no more danger and he spotted the girl whose face with dread, he don't know why nor does he care as he trying to get up, he can feel a jolt of pain coming from his right leg, Robin too tired to take a look but rather he continue to pull the leg with full force until a sound 'Crack' that he understood what had happen.

Realised this, he quickly took a glance behind to see his leg, bend, disjoint and broken. A large pierce of debris struck his leg, cutting it off in the prosses.

"Oh my god, Robin!" Severa quickly move towards his leg and push the stone off of it, red quickly stains the ground it lay.

"Just push my leg together, they will probably heal in time." Robin says casually, although his body screams pain but his mind is telling him that he been through worse than this thus the reasoning behind his lack of concern. He hoped.

"Probably?!" Severa says with a worried look on her face. "Injuries like this won't just 'heal on its own'!"

"Have you forgotten that I am now in possession of a certain dragon's power?" Robin says. "I can heal from wounds that normally would be the end of me so just stay back and wait." He explains.

Severa didn't listen instead she torn a piece of her clothes and quickly perform first aid to the tactician's leg which he bite down on his own hand to muffle the scream of pain.

"There, hopefully it will heal like you said." The red-head wipe the sweat of her forehead and sat next to her.

The rain seems to be no end as drop and drops of rain pour on them, the sounds of thunder and the sight of lightning is like mother nature is playing a symphony but unbeknownst to her that there are two people who are not enjoying the show she put out.

"Why did you follow me really?" Robin asks to clear out the silent between them.

"Gawds, you are like Morgan." Severa sighs. "Keep on asking the same question until someone finally answer you." She bends her knees and wraps her arms around them. "Did you seriously think that I…we hated you some much that we will kill you again without reason?"

Robin holds up two hands and shrug. "Don't care, anyway, how did you able to keep up with me who by the way have the strength of a manakete, your mother is a really lousy runner!"

"Hell, if I know, maybe I got it from my father!" Severa snaps back. As usual, anything about Cordelia will be touchy for her.

"Lucky man, probably able to run away when Cordelia is in a frenzy over Chrom." Robin decided to mock the woman, make it easier to keep his hatred hover over his sympathy. He not even sure if he is still bitter or he is just finding excuse to keep going forward anymore, the mixed feelings, the unstable mood swings and last and certainly the most obvious since Camilla had previously pointed out, he is suicidal.

"Please don't say that about mother." Severa says as if she is trying to convince herself.

"Hm? You sure quick to her defence. "Robin raises an eyebrow. "Are you really Severa and not someone who looked like her?" He jokes but he immediately regrets it as he can see the genuine sadness in the girl's eyes, the same one when he first met Cordelia who forced herself to report how her sisters in arms died in detail.

"I'm not." Severa says in a tiny voice. "It's not like I care that much since she is not my real mother anyway." Robin can see tears already start forming around her eyes.

Seeing this, he decided to do the most logical thing he can think of which is throwing his cloak at the girl.

"What are you doing!" Severa shouted.

"Use that to cover yourself." He turns away, unwilling to meet her in the eyes. "Is not like I care for you, I only lend you that, so you won't be a liability to Corrin if you get sick." Robin says.

There is a moment of silent, Robin can hear his cloak rustling which he turns to see the girl is now wearing it.

"Thank you." She says in a small voice.

"Yeah yeah." Robin waves his hand to dismissed it. "And besides, I am quite surprise to hear that Cordelia had not convince Sumia and Chrom to marry her. I mean your father most probably be that dastard."

"No, my father is not Chrom." Severa answers with a calm tone. "My mother already has a husband, my father in the future although I never get to see him."

"Father of the year, I supposed." Robin scoffs.

"You know, at first, I really thought that my mother had only eyes for Chrom but once I came back from the future, I realised that I was wrong in so many levels." Severa started to chuckle. "It seems that my mom had found someone who is able to heal her wounded heart to her fallen sister and her Never-will-be love."

"Lucky man." For some reason, it angers Robin more to hear that.

"Lucky man indeed." The girl seems to have something on her mind as she laughs but she didn't share.

"What is the future like anyway?" Robin asks. "Why Morgan don't seem to recall any of it?" He was going to stop asking questions, but his curiosity gotten the better of him.

"You really don't know?" Severa asks. "I heard from Lucina saying that you have witness it through Grima's memories."

"Yes, I did but sadly only parts of it, none of it makes sense." Robin rubs his head. "I can only see small fragments of it, is like looking at a giant picture through a keyhole."

"Fine, I will tell you the story If you must know." Severa push herself back against the wall and shifted Robin's cloak to make herself more comfortable. "You better not interrupt me when I am telling the story." She glares at the tactician who uses two fingers on his lips marking an 'X'.


"Mother Mother!" A young Severa shouted in excitement as her mother walks into her room. It has been months since the last time she seen her mother, so it is a very surprise when her mother stops by all of a sudden.

"Severa, have you been a good girl?" Cordelia smiles as she bends down and pat her daughter.

"Yes, I been very good, I even help the maids to clean up my mess." The young girl announces with pride.

"I see, that is very good of you." Cordelia laughs. Severa notice a her mother's belly has gotten bigger since the last time she sees her.

"Mommy, are you getting fat?" Severa asks out bluntly.

"What? No!" Cordelia's face grew red. "Tsk, you are just like your father, blunt as ever."

"Then what is it? "Severa asks then it hit her, worries start to fill the young girl's head. "Are you ill, is it poison?" She started to panic as she frantically massages her mother's belly.

"No, is not anything bad, dear." Cordelia puts her hands around the young girl and hoisted her up. "See, mommy is still as strong as ever." She says as she lay the young girl down on the bed and take a seat next to her.

"Your see, you are going to have a little sibling." Cordelia and get close to Severa's ear and whispers.

Hearing this, Severa's eyes immediately lights up.

"Really!" She shouted. "Is it a sister? I wish I had a sister like Lucina!"

"I don't know yet but what I know is that I am going to be with you for the next few months." Cordelia says.

"Really?" An even great news. "Is daddy also staying? I never seen him before." Severa asks hopefully but Cordelia only shakes her head.

"I am sorry pumpkin, but daddy is really hard at work at the frontlines against the evil people who trying to hurt you." Cordelia explains.

"Ooh, so daddy is like a hero like the ones in the story?" Severa asks.

"Yes, you are as positive as ever." Cordelia pat Severa again but this time she holds her close into an embrace.

"Of course, I want to be the world most talented and cheerful girl so that daddy can be proud of me when he gets back." Severa says.

"Hahaha, hopefully some of your cheerfulness will rub off your new sibling." Cordelia says.

"I still hope is a girl." Severa pouts.

"Maybe it is, but you still have to love her even if she turns out to be a he." Cordelia advice.

"Okay mommy, I will love my new sibling no matter if is a boy or girl."

"That is a good girl."

-Few months later-

It is a middle of midnight, just this morning Cordelia went into labour and the birth of Severa's new sibling was a success. Now, the young girl sneakily walks over the baby crib just next to the bed she and her mother had shared the last few months which to say is they best time of her life, spending every day with her mother, listen to stories read by her mother's gentle voice, the warm of her mother to make her feel that she is not alone anymore and now with her new sibling, she will never be alone anymore.

The baby is sleeping soundly as Severa gently poke her new sibling's finger while she is starring with fascination and curiosity of whether is a boy or a girl but she snaps out of it quickly when she hears noise coming from outside.

"Lady Cordelia, I must insist that you stay behind." One of the maid trying to stop Cordelia in her tracks. The girl's mother's skin is pale with eyes slightly red.

"I am sorry but I can't." The winged knight gently pushes aside the maid, Severa peeks through the cracks of the door to see her mother is already donning the wing-knight captain uniform, holding the sacred lance given to her by the lord of these lands, "Lord Chrom needs all the help he can get and my husband has gone missing, I can't just stay here and wait." Cordelia's voice is stern and final which the maid back down and let her cross.

Fear comes rushing in as little Severa realised that her mother is going away again for god knows how long, she quickly pushes open her bed room door and shouted.

"Mommy, don't go!" Her voice echoes through the hallway which gain a few eyes on her.

Cordelia turns back with a surprise look, standing there frozen as Severa runs up to her as fast as she could with her short legs.

"Mommy, please, don't go!" Severa grabs her mother by the leg, with tears in her eyes, she looks up to see her mother too is crying.

"I am sorry dear but I need to find daddy." Cordelia bends down and put her hand on Severa's face, wiping of the tears. "Lucina's father and your father are both in trouble and I need to be there to help."

"B-but." Severa tries to protest but her mother puts a finger on her lips.

"No buts, promise me that you will look after your new sibling." Cordelia says while looking straight into her daughter's eyes. "Promise me that you will continue to be a good girl as well as a good sister."

"I will," Severa wipes away her tears. "Only you promise that you and daddy will come back and stay with us forever this time." She tries to act tough, holding back her tears with all her might.

"Promise." Cordelia says as she holds out her little finger.

"Promise." Severa hook her little finger with her mother's.

And we that, Cordelia kiss Severa on the forehead before heading out, leaving her children behind.

Severa watches until she can no longer see her mother's back anymore and walks back to her room, she notices that the baby is already awake and seems to be smiling at her.

"Are you trying to cheer me up?" Severa look over the crib and asks. "Well, mommy asked me to protect you so I am going to make another promise with you." Severa holds her little finger to the baby's little finger. "No matter what happens, I will always love you and protect you, that is what big sister is for." She gave a smile which the baby smiles back, holding both hands up and grabs Severa's finger tightly.

"It is a promise."

-Two months later-

Severa is watching the flowers outside of the castle gardens, it is really heart-breaking for her because the flowers she planted for her father and mother is wilting and it seems none of the maids know what the cause of it is.

"Princess Lissa, Lady Severa is here in the garden." The young girl hears one of the maid says, her tone is a bit worrying. Normally if Aunt Lissa comes than that means that Lucina and the others will also be here, but it seems that is not the case as she could not hear the nonsense Owain often spouts.

She walks towards the door leads to the castle garden only to found Aunt Lissa and Uncle Lon'qu who seems to be injured, their wardrobe is torn and there are some burn marks and open wounds where the blood is slowly dripping down. Uncle Lon'qu is holding Owain who seems to be crying.

"Oh, thank god you are here." Lissa says as she quickly holds Severa up and shouting towards the maids to board the windows and doors.

"Lissa, let's go. Quickly." Lon'qu advise as he rush towards the end of the hall way where there is a shelf just next to the gardens and pulls one of the books until a 'click' sound can be hear.

Severa has no idea what is going on but she decided to stay quiet as Lissa has tears in her eyes while Lon'qu looks like he been through hell. The bookshelf slowly moves towards the left and both Lissa and Lon'qu rushes in with some of the maids.

Once they reach the bottom, sounds of horrible screaming can be heard. Those familiar voices are the same kind the maid who often time played with her sounded and that is when it hit her. They are evacuating.

"No!" Severa shouted out while trying get out of Lissa's hold. "My sibling, she still up there!" She screams and shouts but Lissa and Lon'qu did not turn around, they both know that they have no choice, if they turn around it would mean the death of all of them and they can't allow the new generation to die.

The two older run until they meet light and the sounds of horse, Lissa quickly get on to one of the horse and strap Severa to her. Lon'qu then handle her Owain.

"Dear…" Lissa trying to say something but she chokes on her words while still struggling to keep the raging Severa in place.

"Go, I will hold them off as best as I could." Lon'qu pulls out his sword, the sound of metal silent the young Severa as she looks at the man. She heard those lines before, the lines her mother read to her from story when someone is prepared to die.

"I love you," Lissa says her farewell and call her horse to start sprinting.

"Love you too." It the final words Severa hear from Uncle Lon'qu before the sounds of metal clashing and the man's war cry can be heard.

They travel through a night and a day until they came to a ruin, Lissa gently set them down one by one starting with Severa than Owain. Inside the ruins, they could hear voices which the two quickly hide behind the horse while Lissa slowly gets down.

"Lissa, is that you?" A voice asks out.

"Y-yeah, is me." Lissa's voice is weak due to the sleepless night they travelled. "And I mange to get Severa and Owain." Even at a weaken state, Lissa still manage to smile.

In the shadows out step a man with the aroma of sweets and a woman holding a broken parasol.

"Uncle Gaius, Aunt Maribelle!" Owain shouts out in surprise.

"Hiya Kido," Gaius ruffles Owain's hair than turn to Severa and gives a smile. "Say, where is stabby?" The older man looks around only to see Lissa's sadden face.

Maribelle seems to know what had happen as she immediately elbows her husband.

"I am so sorry, Lissa." She walks over and gives the princess a hug, it took a bit longer for Gaius to realised what happened as his smile turned.

"N-no, first blue, stumble, bubbles and red now stabby?" Gaius turns his back towards them, Severa could have swear that she saw some water rolling but she doesn't care as she herself is in pain. Her baby sibling, she broke the promise she made, what kind of sister is she to leave her younger one behind.

She could not control it as she started to cry, bending down and buried herself in her arms.

She broke the promise she made to her mother, she is ashamed that she is not strong enough to protect her sibling and lastly, she did not be a good girl enough for her parents to come home.


"And as time goes on, the shepherd falls one by one and I started to distance myself from the others." Severa hugs her leg closely. "I started to despise my mother thinking that the reason father is never around is because she always has eyes for Chrom, the hatred grows further with time and the rumors spouted by surviving soldiers and maids saying that Chrom is having an affair with my mother behind the queen and my father's back." Severa takes a deep breath and let out a sigh before continuing.

"When I finally fought my way back to my room, I…I only found the corpse once belong to the maid who took care of me but the most terrifying part is that when I get to the baby crib, by then I am already thirteen and is logical that my sibling would no longer be there but I still clinging on what irrational hopes I have left and I take a look to only see ashes, black, black ashes is what's left in the crib. That is when a part of me truly died inside, the only reminded of my old and peaceful life is no longer there and what's left are broken promises."

Robin did not know what to say, this is the first time he heard this girl with a spiky personality talking with so much emotions.

"Did the others knows about this?" Robin asks.

"No, I think Owain might have known about this but during that time, the only time I ever mention about my baby sibling, he is busy grieving over his dead father than later…mother who died due to sickness right in-front of him." Severa shook her head. "There is a time, after all the adults have perished, I snuck off in secret, on a mission to save her but in the end, that place is deserted. Only the dead remains."

"You keep calling the baby 'she', so is a sister then?"

"No, I don't know since mother immediately rush off without tell me about the baby's gender nor the name but I am committed to wanting a sister so I decided to call the baby a she rather than he." The girl laughs softly at herself, using it as a coping mechanism, a technique Robin knows all too well of. "Do you want to hear something funny?" She suddenly asks as she turns her head to face him which Robin shrugs. "When I arrived in your time, I was kinda hoping you are my father, do you remember the times when I approach you trying to impress you with my tactical skills?" She gives a broken chuckle.

Hearing this, Robin can't help but to start laughing out loud. The rain had stopped, and the sun started to shine through the thick clouds, slowly drying the ground.

"You are right, that is rather funny." Robin says while controlling his laughter, is been quite a long time since he laughs like this. It felt…nice. "I probably be the worst father ever, I mean have you seen Morgan?" Robin says. "She comes back in time and the first gift I gave her is a book full of ways to get people killed, if I am your father, your first gift from me probably a spell book or an enchanted weapon."

"Maybe even a lesson on how to end my enemies quickly for free." Severa adds in while laughing alongside the tactician.

"Yeah." Robin's laughter dies down, the guilt is swelling inside him. "To be honest, can you promise me something?"

"You sure? You do know I already have a history of broken promises, right?" Severa wipes her tears away from laughing too much.

"I think this one you can manage just fine." The tactician says, it has been floating in his mind for quite some time now and now he finally got the time and courage, might as well. "Can you take in Morgan in place of your little sister when I finally lost it?" Robin asks, his tone is now serious but warm and welcoming.

"Lost it?" Severa looked confused.

"If you haven't notice, I maybe slowly going insane maybe due to Grima's power." Robin explains. "I mean it is quite obvious already, the unstable emotional state, the constant urge of bloodlust, the endless loop of headache and most of all, the suicidal thoughts every single day, it is really hard to miss you know."

"I-I…" Severa is at a loss of words.

"Don't give me 'I-I' just say yes or no but preferably yes." The tactician looks the girl right in the eyes.

"Yes, of course." Severa nods quickly.

"That is a good girl." Robin reach out and pat the girl on the head. "Don't tell anyone but I like you the most out of all the others maybe besides Morgan of course."

"Geez, you really are blunt like Morgan." Severa jokes.

"Like father like daughter." Robin says as he moves his injured leg slight, no pain? Good. "Now my leg has healed, I think is time to find a way up top."

"Are you sure?" Severa says, showing concern which Robin respond by standing up and stomp his previously injured leg on the ground.

"See, no problem at all." Robin says making the last stomp loudest of them all to prove a point.

"If you say so." The red-head doesn't seem to be convince but she decided not to push it any further as she stands up and dust the dirt of her clothes. "How do we get up there?" She asks.

"Hmm…I don't know." Robin scratches his chin with coming up blank.

"Can't you use wind spell to propel us up?" She suggested.

"No, they would be suicidal as I can't carry you while controlling the direction of the wind spell." Robin shooks his head.

"Then what, we can't just stand here all day hoping for anyone to come by and save us."

"I mean we could always call out for help." Even thought that is a stupid idea but Robin still think is for the best, summoning Risen as a ladder might not be successful since he hadn't got the chance to practice plus, he don't want to alert one of the shepherd child to his extend control of Grima's power.

They both look at each other for a second before turning their head towards the sky putting both their hands near their mouth and shouted luckily, they don't need to continue to yell for half an hour as someone is already aware of their presence.

"Finally found guys!" A familiar voice spoke out on the ledge of the ravine follow by a familiar face.

"Anna! I am so glad to see you!" Robin shouts out excitedly, "Can you get us out of here?"

"Wait there, I get some rope in a jiffy." The merchant gives a smile before disappearing and return after a few minutes. "Climb on!" She threw the ropes down which Robin let Severa to climb up first since if any accident happens, he can use wind spell to catch her fall.

Severa has proven to be quite a fast climber as she rushes up in a mere second and call out for Robin for his turn.

The tactician however is not like a monkey and taken his time to climb little by little only to realise that he could have use his wind spell since he doesn't need to carry Severa anymore which he did and propel himself up giving a soft A plus landing follow by a smile to add to style.

"I am still not going to forgive you for selling me that fake cream just because you save me, you know." Robin can see Severa talking to Anna but something is not right.

Something in the tactician's head is nagging him that this Anna is not the one who joined Corrin's army but at the same time, there is a familiar air around her. He can clearly see that although Anna is talking to Severa, her eyes keeps trained on him instead.

"I have no idea what you are talking about, Severa." Anna tries to deny Severa's accusations. "I would never sell something that cheap to a loyal customer."

"Hmph, don't you dare try using the 'is my other sister' excuse." Severa hissed. "I know a lot of Annas and their tricks long enough to know."

Robin keeps standing there watching the two women bickering than it struck him like a wyvern ramming him in the chest.

"Anna," The tactician calls out as he slowly walks forward towards the two, he gulps down any saliva his has in his throat while steadying his breath, so he won't stutter his words. "You are not the Anna in Corrin's army, are you?" He asks.

"No, I am not." Anna seems to understand what Robin is saying as she gives a big grin.

"No way, how else would she knew our name?" Severa added in, still believing this Anna and the one back in camp are the same one.

"Let me talk for a minute," Robin shushes the girl. "You are not an Anna of this world, are you?" He asks again.

"Nope." Anna says while revealing a smirking smile, the same smile Robin knew all too well as even if all Anna look and act the same, there will always be little quirks that separated them, and this Anna's is when she is being mischievous, her right corner of her mouth will be a little bit higher than the left.

"You are our Anna, are you?" Robin asks his final question. "You are our Anna, right?" Robin can feel his heart beating fast, a joyful feeling started to blossom in his chest while his eyes has become blurry with water. Severa seems to realise the same as to what Robin is implying as she frantically looks towards the two with a very shock expression on her face.

"Yes Robin, I am the Anna you know." Her smile grew wide as she buried her head into the tactician's chest. "I am happy that you are alive!"

OMG, the original Anna from awakening is her in fates? Why would she be here, how did she come here and would she stole the business from her sister of this world? Stay tune as in the next chapter will be full of surprises and maybe a peek into our dear darling Morgan's past(Probably). I happy that you all like the story so far and I will continue to to dish out new chapters if I have the time. See you guys next time, LOVE YA!