To let you know this chapter is going to be told mainly from Ophelia's point of view.

Disclaimer: I don't own the game or characters. Just the story's plot and my few OCs.

On Behalf of a Friend: Part 2

Ophelia had a dilemma. She was unsure whether she should confront Siegbert, or whether she should comfort Soleil. Or if it was even her place to do anything at all. So she decided to get an adults opinion on the subject. But who to ask?

Uncle Xander? Siegbert is his child after all.

She quickly changes her mind. Even though it's probably the best choice, she is still greatly intimidated by her uncle.

Uncle Leo?

She finds him even more intimidating than uncle Xander.

Aunt Camilla?

No, no, no! She will just take things out of proportion.

Her mother? Or her father?

They would tell her to stand up for Soleil. Advice that worked before, years ago when Soleil had been bullied for being bisexual. She had cursed the bully so that they had smallpox for a week. As you might have guessed, she got suspended for some time. However, the difference now is that Soleil was not being bullied. At least not directly. Ophelia wasn't certain if this could even be called bullying, or if it was something worse or something better. In the end she figured her parents advice may not work this time.

Her grand-parents?

Yes,... It just might work. With her grand-parents she could be both direct, and vague with the details. She'll be able to tell the situation without giving any names, therefore getting a non-bias opinion. But how to reach them?

"Maybe I can ask father to borrow mother's anniversary gift. It brought us here, so maybe it can bring me back."

With this in mind she left for her father's new study and found him nose deep in a pile of papers. Having returned to his old job as Leo's retainer, Owain also played a role in Leo's spy network. While Niles took care of the field work, Owain did most of the paper work.

Upon hearing someone enter, Owain looks up from his work, rubbing the back of his neck. A tired smile crosses his face upon seeing who it is. "Sweet Ophelia, what can I do for you dearest daughter?"

"Father, I hope it's not too much trouble, but I wanted to request borrowing mother's anniversary present. The super special tome that brought us to Nohr. I have need to visit our geriatric relations."

Owain's smile saddens. "I'm afraid I can't daughter."

Ophelia's disappointment is apparent. "Wh-why... Why not?"

"Because, it no longer works. Transporting three whole families across space and time takes a lot of energy. In fact it depleted the book of all its energy. Energy that I had been storing in it for over ten years. Now it couldn't even send back an ant. And I've been too busy to even start refilling it."

"So you mean, I won't be able to talk to them at all?"

"Well.., not at all. I have an alternative solution. You will need assistance, for you will be projecting an image of yourself across space and time. Do you understand?"

Ophelia nods enthusiastically. "I understand father. Thank you. I will ask mother to assist me. Bye." She smiles and waves as she leaves.


"Thanks for helping me with this mother."

"Your welcome dearest," her mother replies as she finishes setting up the necessary equipment. "Now let's get this visit underway."

Ophelia grabs her mother's hand. She then takes a deep breath, closes her eyes, and begins to chant the spell. She feels disoriented as her senses shut down. She can feel her mother's energy flowing into her, replacing the energy being drained from her by the spell. After a moment her senses return to her and she regains focus as she finds herself standing in her grandparents bedroom, where her grandmother was reading a book in bed.

"Hello grandma!" exclaims Ophelia.

"O-Ophelia! Is that you?" inquires Lissa.

"Of course it's me, your favorite grand-daughter."

"How'd you get here? And what on earth are you wearing young lady?!"

Only now Ophelia realises she is still wearing her dark mage "clothes." Her face heats up upon realising she might as well be talking to her grandmother in her small-clothes.

"That's not important. I'm in need of your knowledge o' judicious dowager."

"Jud- dow- what? Okay, explain the situation, but do so slowly and simply. Understand?"

"*sigh* Yes grandma." Ophelia takes deep breathes to steady her nerves. "You see..there's a friend of mine who is in...a pickle."

"How so?"

"There's this job she wants to apply for, but some of her...habits, have given her a bad rap. Her future employer basically told her she needs to change if she wants to get the job. But I've seen how it's affecting her. Grandma, I fear she's becoming depressed. I want to help her, but I don't know how."

Lissa sat in silence as she processed everything her grand-daughter told her. She may not have her husbands tactical mind, but she at least understood friendship and people, (at least she liked to think she did). "Alright honey. First off, what is your friends relationship with her "future employer"?"

"Relationship? They are friends. Good friends to be exact."

Lissa nods in understanding. "Okay, and is he responsible for giving your friend a bad rap, or would that be a third party."

"That would be an unknown third party."

"Hmmm, I see. And you said they're friends?"

"Yes."

"Well then... I think you should confront this...friend of your friend, and make it clear that if they value their friendship, than it wouldn't matter what other people think of her. And that if he can't see past that, then he's nothing more than a dumb jerk-face."

Ophelia snickers at her grandmother's remark and smiles. "I'll keep that in mind. Thanks grandma. I knew coming to you was the right idea."

Lissa smiles warmly in return. "Your welcome dearest. Now go before your grandfather returns. We don't need him to see you dressed like that."

Ophelia ends the spell. But as she fells her senses fade the bedroom door opens, revealing her grandfather Robin. Upon seeing her, he lets out a surprised scream, dropping all of his papers onto the floor.

Ophelia opens her eyes once her senses have returned. She quickly takes a seat on the floor as a wave of tiredness falls upon her. Beside her, her mother is in a similar state from helping her with the spell. Ophelia thanks her mother before crawling back to her room. She now knows what to do. She'll confront Siegbert. But first, she'll take a quick nap.


Guilt. That is what Siegbert felt. Guilt for what he was putting Soleil through. He had watched her duel with Ophelia, and had seen the pain on her face as she left. He knew it was his fault, but he didn't know what he could do to fix it.

Now he was on the training grounds, taking out his frustrations on a dummy. But no matter how hard he tried, or how strong a blow he brought down on the dummy, he could not erase those sad, defeated eyes from his mind. When he was done, he had reduced all the dummies to splinters, and had snapped his sword in two. He was drenched in sweat, but he didn't care.

"Siegbert! You and I need to- ...What happened here?"

Siegbert notices that Ophelia had walked right up behind him, and he hadn't even noticed. "Ophelia, is there a reason why your here?"

Ophelia's gaze -which had been concerning at the time- hardened and became cold as ice. "Actually, yes cousin," venom seeped out of the word cousin. We need to talk about Soleil."

Siegbert's no longer looks Ophelia in the eyes. "What do you want to know?"

"I want to know why you're making her be someone she is not. And no excuses. I know all about your conversation at the academy."

Siegbert was surprised by this. "She told you?"

Ophelia finds the destroyed dummies very interesting now. "Actually I read her diary. But that's not important. What's important is what happened that day. And why. So start talking, royal tadpole."

So siegbert explains everything. From the bad reports he had been recieving about Soleil, to the talk they had. And he repeated it word for word with no excuses.

Ophelia doesn't look any happier. She actually looks sad. "Siegbert, answer me truthfully. Do you care about Soleil?"

"Yes." he replies without hesitation.

"Do you value your friendship?"

"Yes, of course I do."

"Do any of her unique quirks bother you?"

"No, they don't. I am very much okay with them."

"Do you like her for who she is as a person?!"

"Yes, I do!" Siegbert was starting to get annoyed with all the questioning. And it sort of hurt that his cousin found all these questions necessary.

"Do you love Soleil?"

Nothing could have prepared Siegbert for this one. "Whait, what?"

"Do you love her?" Ophelia repeats.

"Uh,... Don't you think this is kind of sudden?"

"JUst answer the question.! And I don't care what kind of love it is. It could be romantic, or platonic. Just tell me, Do. You. Love. Soleil.?"

The question echoes in Siegbert's mind. It was a topic that he had never thought about before. He was almost scared to even think about it now. But after reflecting their time spent together, and everything he knew about her, he had an answer. Besides, who said it was romantic love?

"Yes, I love Soleil."

Ophelia's eyes grow warm. "Then it shouldn't matter what other people think about her. All that matters is what you think about each other. She considers you her best friend that she's made in Nohr. Don't let that change."

"What do I do?"

Ophelia let's out an exhausted sigh. "That should be obvious. You apologise, and make things right. But first, clean up this mess."

With that, she turned and left Siegbert alone with his thoughts, and a bunch of broken dummies to clean up. Her work was done. The rest was up to him.

Chapter done! Next chapter there will be a big time jump. Please bear with it, you will enjoy it. Stay tuned for next time, where we will see how Siegbert apologises to Soleil. You'll love what I have in mind. If all goes according to plan, we only have four or five chapters left. Maybe an epilogue to go with it. So stay tuned and review.

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