AN: I do not own Touhou or Fire Emblem

Well here we are, the aftermath chapter. Trust me it's going to be a long one. No answers to reviews this time, don't want to give away to many spoilers.

So without further ado!

Let the Conquest begin!

Xenolouge: Family

Meeting at Renvall

BGM: Dance in the Dark – Fire emblem Fates

Minerva and Celsius had arrived with the children in Renvall a few hours later, getting out of the carriage and helping the children out as the only two knights of Renvall currently there to see them. Seth and Orson walked up to them, Orson with a smile and Seth with a passive look on his face as Celsius turned around after helping Camilla out of the carriage. "Hey! Seth, Orson! What are you two doing here?" Celsius called as Minerva carried Elise and Xander helped the three-year-old Leo walk by holding his hand.

"Just finished up training for the day, or night since it's never day here." Orson said as Seth sighed and shook his head. "That's exactly the reason we came, since it was apparent someone had been skipping out on her duties to help train the knights." Minerva said with her eyes looking at Celsius beside her as Celsius chuckled sheepishly.

"She was doing just fine yesterday. Tirado was the one who dismissed her and told her to leave for a bit, no one ever came out and said it but we all know the reason he did so." Seth said as Minerva looked at Celsius and then at Orson before glaring as Orson put his hands up in self-defense.

"She got drunk alright, she passed out after downing a few to many bottles of whisky." Orson said as Seth glared at him. "And you forgot to mention that it was your fault that she ended up in that position." Seth said, dooming Orson as Minerva rounded on him with that bit of information.

For the next few minutes the townsfolk and anyone around the area came to watch as the knight Orson was chewed out by Minerva, whose language was thankfully tempered by the fact that the children were with her, not that Orson was spared any quarter as Tirado and Nichol heard the commotion and started walking over.

"What do you think it is this time?" Nichol asked as Tirado sighed. "Probably just another knight who had a little too much to drink." Tirado complained as they walked through the crowd as were treated to the sight of Minerva yelling at Orson while the royal children, Seth and Celsius watched. "Well… that wasn't what I expected." Tirado muttered as he and Nichol walked up to the group.

"Break it up you two, what is this about?" Tirado asked as Minerva huffed as Orson slowly got up, thanking Tirado in his head for saving his sorry ass. "Seth told me about why you had to dismiss Celsius early." Minerva said sternly as she calmed down, Orson going over to Seth to escape from Minerva's yelling as the woman herself started coughing a little bit from her extended yelling spree.

While Minerva coughed Tirado nodded. "I understand, just don't do it again, no matter how much Orson deserves it." Tirado said as Nichol rolled his eyes and Minerva stopped coughing. "I'm higher ranked then you Tirado." Minerva pointed out as Nichol smirked. "She's right." Nichol said as Tirado rolled his eyes. "Fine then, forget it. Now what do you want?" Tirado asked as Celsius spoke up. "Well the children wanted to visit Renvall." Celsius said, Tirado and Nichol looking at the rather large group of kids, one of whom was just a baby currently in Celsius' arms, until Minerva took the baby from Celsius.

"They all Garon's?" Nichol asked as Minerva nodded. "Someone got around." Orson muttered to Seth as Seth nodded. "Well, if they want to look around, we could always tour the barracks." Nichol suggested. "I think that would be fine." Minerva said as she motioned the kids to follow.

"What's a bear acks?" Camilla asked, the young girl confused as Celsius rubbed her hair. "Barracks, it's where soldiers train and where some live." Celsius said as she ruffled Camilla's hair. "Soldiers live in the barracks?" Xander asked as Leo tried to escape his grasp, but the three-year-old was much weaker than Xander. "Yes Xander, they do, well those that don't have a house here in Renvall do." Tirado said as he gestured to the town around them.

"Renvall, it was only built recently and it's already gained a reputation of being a town of new heroes and new beginnings." Minerva said with a small smile as Elise opened her eyes and yawned a little bit before looking up at her mother. "Who's child is she, I mean besides Garon's?" Nichol asked, looking at the baby in Minerva's arms. "She's mine." Minerva answered… which left both Tirado and Nichol stunned in silence. "Well…" Nichol started before he shut up, Minerva ignoring him as Seth and Orson just shrugged.

BGM: Id (Sorrow) – Fire Emblem Awakening

"CAPTAIN TIRADO!" Someone yelled, everyone in the square turning their attention to the teenage soldier that had just ran up. He was panting loudly from having run across town, his short blonde hair, tanned skin, and custom blue armor giving away just who he was to Nichol and Tirado.

"Cormag, what is it?" Tirado asked as Cormag stood up straight and tried to shrug off his exhaustion. "It's king Garon sir! He's arrived beaten and battered at the front gates with two children!" Cormag yelled as Minerva narrowed her eyes. "Take us to him! now!" Minerva said quietly yet sternly. "Is father alright?" Xander asked Celsius as she shook her head before they followed Cormag to the border wall. "I don't know Xander, I just hope he is." Celsius said as she picked up Leo and started running after the group, Xander and Camilla close behind.

At the front of the border walls, Garon had gotten off the horse he had taken from Nestra, Corrin and Kaze both past out from exhaustion and from being up all night next to him as he lay against the wall, nursing the vial of Elixir he had as the gates opened for the group to come through.

Garon slowly turned his head towards the gate as the rather large group of Cormag, Orson, Seth, Tirado, Nichol, Minerva, Celsius and the royal children came through to see him. "About time… Minerva what are you doing here? Not that I'm complaining." Garon said with a small smile, knowing Minerva could probably heal him right up.

"Celsius got sent back to the castle, I told her to go back, and the kids wanted to come… but what happened to you? And who are these two?" Minerva asked, looking down at Corrin and Kaze as Garon sighed. "Can… everyone please leave us. I just want my retainers here." Garon said as Tirado and Nichol left, bringing the others with them except for the royal children. "Something is wrong father, I'm not leaving." Xander said, his arms at his sides as Camila bent down and tried to hug the young white haired boy as Celsius slowly put Leo down, who walked closer to the boy who was about his age that Camilla was hugging.

"Alright… These are Kaze and Corrin." Garon said as Minerva took her staff off her back to heal Garon, his wounds fading but the blood remaining. "Kaze… that's the name of one of Saizo's sons." Minerva noted as Garon nodded. "And Corrin is one of Sumeragi's." Garon said as Xander bent down next to Kaze, trying to prop him up on the wall next to his father.

"Why do you have them with you? I mean the son of Hoshido's king and one of his retainers' sons is not something that just happens." Celsius said as Garon closed his eyes and held his head low. "We were attacked at the opera house, by these… things that came out of nowhere. Invisible monsters that tore apart everyone except us. We tried to escape… but Sumeragi… he sacrificed himself to buy me time to get away with the kids… The idiot… he made me promise to take care of them." Garon said as he slammed his fist into the ground, leaving a small indent with the sound of a large thud.

With that Minerva closed her eyes and sighed, slowly kneeling down before sitting next to Garon as Celsius and the other kids watched them. "He was such an idiot…" Garon muttered as Minerva looked at him. "Look… I don't have much else to say other then all we can do is keep moving forward and honor his last request." Minerva said, having spent a moment struggling to find the right thing to say as Garon took a deep breath.

"I already decided on that Minerva… It doesn't lessen the pain of knowing I might be the last of our little group alive." Garon muttered as Celsius raised an eyebrow while Xander, Leo and Camila looked confused. The currently silent Azura finally deciding to raise her voice. "You had a group?" Azura asked quietly as Garon nodded slowly.

"It was back when the four of us were teenagers, Me, Sumeragi, Fuga and Zelgius would often meet in between the two kingdoms and go do something stupid." Garon said as Celsius cringed. "It's… my fault Zelgius is dead." Celsius muttered as Garon sighed. "I haven't heard from Fuga in nearly twenty years now, so I don't know if he's still around or not." Garon said as he slowly got up.

"But now is not the time for sorrow, no matter how much I want to grieve." Garon said as he picked up Corrin in his arms before motioning to Celsius to pick up Kaze. "Nohr still needs its king. And my family still needs me. So I'll continue to push forward." Garon said as he started walking to towards the gate of the border walls, getting ready to enter Renvall.

And behind him Celsius was carrying Kaze over her shoulder, Azura was carrying Leo while Minerva held Elise, Xander and Camilla following them as Garon closed his eyes. 'Because as long as I have all of you, I'll continue to move forward. I am the king of Nohr, and this kingdom will always need a good king.' Garon thought as the royal family and Garon's retainers entered Renvall to begin the journey home.

Saizo

BGM: Someone Has to Save You from your Good Intentions – Fire Embelm Awakening

Saizo watched from the shadows as Sumeragi sat on the throne. A week ago the king of Hoshido had returned claiming that the vacation had been a trap, and that Nohr had kidnaped his son, Kaze, and Sumeragi's son, Corrin. But to Saizo, something didn't add up. Sumeragi had been the one to suggest the vacation, he had delivered the message to Garon himself. That and he personally knew Garon, and he couldn't believe that the man who worked so hard for his kingdom and family would just up and kidnap someone and try to kill his best friend.

Everything about the situation struck Saizo the fourth as wrong. Sumeragi was spreading lies, and yet he seemed to be the only one who didn't believe them. Since Sumeragi had returned the young heir, Ryoma, had thrown himself into his training, swearing he would bring down Nohr in the name of his father. Hinoka had been silent the entire time, while most would assume that it was from the shock of losing her brother, Saizo had gotten one glimpse into her eyes… and that one glimpse revealed that it wasn't shock. It was… something else, something Saizo didn't know about.

Mikoto had been acting strangely as well, the day Sumeragi had returned she was normal, a kind woman who couldn't believe Sumeragi's outlandish claims, yet that very night he had taken her aside, and the next day she was just as dogmatic as him in their hatred of Hoshido. Only the young Takumi seemed to notice something was up, the boy was sharp for his age, and he took a great effort in avoiding his family after their drastic change, spending time hunting in the woods and out with his young retainers Oboro and Hinata.

"Saizo." Sumeragi said from his throne. Jumping out from the shadows Saizo kneeled in front of Sumeragi his head down as he mulled over his thoughts. "I have a task for you. Go to Mokushu, you'll receive further instructions when you are there." Sumeragi said as Saizo spoke through his cotton muffle.

Disappearing form view Saizo jumped over the walls of the imperial palace and landed just outside before leaning against the outer wall, lost in thought. 'Mokushu is a kingdom currently in a civil war… what purpose could lord Sumeragi have for sending me there…' Saizo thought as he was about to take off running.

"Saizo!" Someone shouted, Saizo standing still as he looked to his left, Takumi running up to him, alone as he started panting. "What is it Takumi?" Saizo asked as he looked down at the prince. "Something is wrong with father… isn't it." Takumi said as Saizo froze for a moment. "Yes… I've noticed. He is sending me to Mokushu for an unknown purpose." Saizo revealed.

"Isn't that place a war zone? Is he trying to get you killed?" Takumi asked as Saizo shook his head. "I don't think so, and it's not like I could be killed so easily. He trusts my abilities… but Takumi. I want to tell you something." Saizo said as he knelt down next to the boy before looking around for anyone who could listen in on what he was about to say.

"If I don't return, I want you to avoid your family. Don't trust what they say, for it is lies. You are the only one so far untouched by this strange affliction that has befallen the royal family… Trust Nohr, trust Garon, and discover the truth Takumi." Saizo whispered, knowing what he was doing would be considered treason as he took a small wax key out of his back pocket. "This key will open the royal vault. Take the Fuijin Yumi from it when you are ready, and don't listen to the lies that Sumeragi is telling everyone." Saizo whispered as he placed the key in Takumi's hands before clasping them together.

"Saizo…" Takumi muttered, both of them knew what was going to happen… and neither could do anything to stop it. "Goodbye Takumi. And if you ever see king Garon, tell him that Saizo has sent you… as his final message." Saizo said before disappearing into the woods of Hoshido.

Looking down at his closed hands after Saizo's departure Takumi grit his teeth in sorrow as someone yelled from behind him. "HEY TAKUMI!" Hinata yelled, running after him and finally catching up alongside Oboro. Quickly putting the key in his pocket the young Takumi turned around and started speaking. "What is it Hinata?" Takumi asked as Hinata smiled and put his hands behind his head.

"I thought you said we were going hunting today! So come on, let's go!" Hinata yelled as he started running and Takumi looked at Oboro, who hand him a small bow fit for a trainee in archery. "Let's go Takumi." Oboro said softly, the young girl smiling as Takumi smiled back slightly as the kids ran after Hinata, Saizo's final words lingering in Takumi's mind.

A month later the report of Saizo's death would come. It would claim that he had died during the conflict of the civil war. Sumeragi was unresponsive to the message and Takumi had spent the day avoiding the castle, hiding in the woods around the castle and trying to take his mind off the message… and of the death of one of the few people he now knew he could trust.

But Saizo's death had not randomly happened. For he had more to his tale then just a fight and his death, one that involved a great trio of thieves… but that was a story for another time.

Children of Renvall

BGM: Fire Emblem 8 Remastered – 44 Lyon

"Hurry up Lyon!" A young blue haired boy shouted to his friend. The lilac haired Lyon trying to run after his friend, and falling behind quickly due to how frail he was. "Please… wait up Ephraim!" Lyon shouted back as Ephraim put his hands on his hips and stuck his chest out. "Everyone's already waiting for us Lyon. Let's go!" Ephraim shouted, motioning Lyon to follow as he ran over the hill and through the streets of Renvall.

Lyon tried to follow behind him as best he could, the sounds of children laughing his guide as he ran towards the small park in Renvall, where the children of the soldiers gathered. The small park as built around a pond with a few young trees planted a few years ago rising into the sky.

"Over here Lyon!" Ephraim shouted, standing at the head of a large group of kids. Jill has holding her growing pet wyvern, the small beast the same size as her, yet Jill was hugging the thing like it was a doll. Ephraim's twin sister, Erika standing in her yellow dress and holding her hands behind her back as Lyon walked up. Next to Ephraim was a blonde girl with blue eyes, where a white dress and a white cowl over her head, the young Natasha, a girl from the church as a red haired boy who was slightly older than the rest of the group stood behind them, a short sword at his side and his best friend, the monk Lucius standing next to him.

"Hey everyone." Lyon said as the younger children smiled, and Raymond scoffed. "Lord Raymond, have some manners." Lucius chided him. "Fine Lucius, but I don't understand why we have to watch them." The six-year-old Raymond complained as Lucius smiled. "Because you're just a squire, and you next to learn how to lead a troop." Lucius said with a smile, the six year old monk standing next to his aloof friend as the children started talking with each other.

"Where is Priscilla?" Lyon asked as a young girl with red hair ran up behind him. "Sorry I'm late, my big brother left me behind." Priscilla apologized as Lucius looked at Raymond, who shrugged. "It's alright Priscilla, so what do you all want to do?" Ephraim asked as the group looked between each other. "Why not tag?" Jill suggested as she let go of her wyvern, the dragon dropping to the ground before hopping behind Jill. "Um… can't we play hide and seek?" Natasha suggested meekly, since she knew that she wasn't very fast. "I think that would be a great idea." Lucius said as Raymond growled. "But who will be it?" Priscilla asked as Lucius smiled.

"Me and Raymond will be it." Lucius said as Raymond finally reacted. "Wait what? I didn't!" Raymond started, but the children were already bolting to hide. "I don't want to play Lucius." Raymond said, crossing his arms. "But it will make your sister happy." Lucius said as he turned Raymond around so they were both facing the tree. "…Fine." Raymond said as the two started counting together.

BGM: Fire Emblem 8 Remastered – 10 Rise Above

Nearby in the barracks Forde was sleeping, leaning up against the wall of the barracks went a loud clatter woke him up. "Franz what are you doing?" Forde asked as he looked towards the source of the noise. His younger brother, who had finally become a squire was standing amidst a pile of weapons. "Sorry Forde, I was trying to carry these to the armory." Franz apologized as Forde sighed. "Why are you doing that, did Gillam assign you this?" Forde asked as Franz nodded. "Mister Gillam is helping me to become a great knight, like you Forde!" Franz said happily as Forde chuckled. "You'll get there one day bro, just not today." Forde said with a smile before he drifted back off to sleep as Franz picked the weapons back up and started walking towards the armory to put them away.

Nichol was standing in the yard in front of the various trainees that he had assigned to him. Most of them were laying on the ground next to their wyverns, most of which were ignoring their riders as Nichol held a hand to his face and ran it through his unkept hair. "My daughter is better at riding then you lot." Nichol said in disappointment. "She isn't riding a wyvern yet, she just has one!" One of the men shouted at him. "Exactly! Most of you can't even mount the things, and she's already got the complete trust of hers!" Nichol shouted at them as two wyverns landed behind him. "Cormag, Glen, show these lot how it's done." Nichol said as his star pupils, the twins Cormag and Glen landed. "On it commander." Cormag said as Glen nodded. "Yes sir." Glen said as the two wyvern knights took off, the rookie knights watching as they rode through the sky with ease.

"This." Nichol said as he pointed up at the two teens in the sky. "Is what you lot should be." Nichol said as he raised his head and opened his eyes. "Knights of the skies." Nichol said calmly as Glen and Cormag landed behind him again. "Now get to work." Nichol commanded as the men stood back up. "YES SIR!" The men rallied as they went back to trying to get on their wyverns.

Nearby in the armory a knight was holding a strip of paper and a few incense leafs, wrapping them in the paper before holding the end of the paper up to a torch, lighting it as the knight started smoking the incense as Franz came walking into the armory carrying the weapons. "Mister Gilliam! I got the weapons from the barracks!" Franz called as Gilliam looked down from his makeshift cigar. Nodding his head with a smile before motioning to pull the weapons on the rack he waited until Franz was a few feet away before he released the smoke from his mouth.

"I really need to stop…" Gilliam complained as he took another smoke from the makeshift cigar before puffing it out and holding the rest of the cigar behind his back, the tip smoldering as Franz finished putting the weapons on the rack.

Inspecting the weapons Gilliam huffed his approval before looking down at Franz. "Head to the yard boy, and find a partner to spar with, I'll be there in a few minutes." Gilliam said as Franz looked up at him. "Ok mister Gilliam, didn't you say you were going to stop smoking?" Franz asked as Gilliam sighed. "I will eventually Franz, now get going." The knight said to his student as he ran off to find someone to spar with.

Pulling the cigar from behind his back Gilliam used a torch to light it again before taking another puff of smoke. "I wish I could stop Franz… I wish I could." Gilliam muttered as he finished off his cigar, throwing the rest of it onto a touch and burning the remains completely as Gilliam started to walk towards the training yard for knights and cavaliers.

BGM: Fire Emblem 8 Remastered – 11 Follow Me!

When Gilliam got to the yard he saw Franz and a young recruit squaring off against each other. Standing back a bit we watched as the two boys swung at each other clumsily. Franz slightly worse in regards to his sword play then the other boy as his wooden sparing sword was knocked away.

Walking over to the two boys Gilliam looked over the boy and Franz. "What is your name boy?" Gilliam asked as he looked at the other boy. "Zihark, sir." Zihark said, the pale haired youth saluting as Gilliam nodded. "Do you specialize in the way of the sword, boy?" Gilliam asked as he looked at Franz. "Yes sir, my teacher is sir Orson." Zihark said with a salute as Gilliam nodded.

"Do not be ashamed you lost Franz. You are taught in the way of the lance rather than the sword. It would only make sense that you would be at a disadvantage compared to someone who wields the sword when you are wielding one yourself. But still, even if you had a lance it would be prudent not to let your guard down. A sword can be just as dangerous as an axe if you are not careful." Gilliam said as Franz nodded. "Yes Mister Gilliam." Franz said as Zihark sheathed his sword.

"Get back to sparing you two, I have things to attend to." Gilliam said as Zihark and Franz nodded, only for Gilliam to toss a wooden lance at Franz. "Practice what you know, rather than what you don't." Gilliam said as Franz nodded. "Yes sir!" Franz said as he settled into a stance to wield his lance as the young boy in front of him held his sword out.

Walking away Gilliam breathed in and out as he pulled a slip of paper and more leaves from his pouch, rolling them together into his makeshift cigar as he lit it with a passing torch, taking a moment to enjoy the smoke before he breathed it out.

An Average Day, Saving the Day!

BGM: Fire Emblem 8 Remastered – 12 Determination

Tirado stood atop a hill with his sword at his side as he overlooked the bandit encampment that had recently popped up within the area of Port Dia. After receiving word about it he had taken a detachment of knights to help him in clearing it out, having left Nichol behind as he trained the the troops.

"Captain Tirado." Seth said, sitting on his horse next to Tirado as Tirado turned to him. "What is it Seth?" Tirado asked as Seth spoke. "Kyle, Duessel and Orson are all ready to move on your command, but Selena and the next recruit need a little more time." Seth reported as Tirado mulled on that for a moment.

"That Paladin of the lance… Geoffrey was it? What do we have on him?" Tirado asked as Seth nodded. "He's a former royal knight, but decided he was seeing to little action and wanted to help the people more then he could from Windmire. I think he might actually be one of the few who could challenge my skill with the lance." Seth said as Tirado raised his hand. "Don't be so full of yourself Seth, there is always someone better then you. The only one I know of to be the best sword fighter in Nohr is Celsius… but I have to ask, what of Lady Minerva's next improvements to Nohr's arsenal." Tirado asked as Seth nodded.

"She's decided to reintroduce light magic, bringing back the ways of the bishops and the light mages. She's currently the only one known to be able to wield both light and anima magic, rather than the normal combination of dark and anima, or just anima." Seth said as Tirado nodded. "Do we have any Bishops or Light mages in the Knights?" Tirado asked as Seth shook his head. "No sir, the only light mage in Renvall is a boy named Lucius in service to house Cornwall." Seth said.

"Leave him, we'll find one later, but now we have a job to do. Tell everyone who is ready to mount up and meet me at the entrance to the encampment, and tell Selena to come with Geoffrey when they are ready." Tirado said as Seth salute and went to tell the others to get ready as Tirado looked down at the hill before running down it and stopping just before the bandit encampment, the bandits noticing him instantly as they started nocking arrows at him, Tirado huffing at he slowly pulled Zonta's sword out of his sheath.

BGM: The Devoted – Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn

He didn't even need to bother as Seth, Duessel, Kyle and Orson rode down towards him, the arrows that had been sent flying at him either bouncing off his armor or deflected by his comrades. "Alright men! TO ARM!" Tirado called as the group rallied, Duessel charging right at the gate to the encampment with his axe in hand, smashing the wooden gate down in one hard swing as the paladins and Kyle rode into the encampment, followed by Tirado as he ran in after them.

The bandits were already scrambling to form something of a defensive line to hold off the attackers when Geoffrey and Selena arrived to see Tirado cutting down Bandits with gusto as Duessel laughed heartily, the bearded man using his axe to slay bandits with impunity as Seth and Orson were in formation, the duo in sync as they cut their way through the encampment.

Kyle on the other hand was nowhere near as effective as his peers, but was still scoring some kills of his own with his lance as Selena and Geoffrey rode in as well. "Captain Tirado, Me and Sir Geoffrey are reporting for duty." Selena reported as she rode past Tirado. "Then get to work and prove your worth!" Tirado yelled back as Selena nodded, Geoffrey riding past her with his brave lance at the ready.

"For Lord Garon!" Geoffrey yelled, showing his loyalty to the throne as he ran his brave lance through a sword wielding brigand with ease, sending them flying as Selena's fire magic set the encampment ablaze.

The battle was over in minutes of their charge, the bandits no match for the combined might of the Knights of Renvall as those left alive ran for the hills, Tirado signaling his allies to stop as he turned to leave. "Leave them, if they have enough brains they'll learn from this experience to not try at being simple brigands, but rather honest men." Tirado said, not even winded from running after them despite being the only one not on a horse.

As the Knights went to return to Renvall after a successful day Seth and Orson struck up a conversation as they were returning. "Didn't you get an apprentice… Zihark was it?" Seth asked as Orson nodded. "Yeah, he's a good kid, still he had none of the skills necessary for a ride, nor the build for a mercenary, so I really don't understand on how I should train him." Orson admitted as Seth huffed.

"You should try to teach him what you know and see what works, that is what I would be." Seth said as Orson shrugged. "I'm not going to force him to copy me Seth, I'm going to let him grow how he wants to." Orson said as Seth shook his head. "You are both right in how you should train someone." Duessel said from in front of them, the two paladins turning towards the great knight as he smiled at them.

"Some work better from their own experience, while others are better learning by the book. You just gotta find what works for the lad." Duessel said with a smirk as Seth and Orson nodded. "Quiet back there, you can talk when we get back to Renvall." Geoffrey said from in front of them. "We outrank you Geoffrey, we can talk all we want." Duessel said as Geoffrey narrowed his eyes.

"How unprofessional." Geoffrey muttered as Selena heard him. "The Knights aren't exactly the most professional of groups, we are highly skilled and close with each other, but when it comes to being like the royal guard or the army, well we fail in that department Sir Geoffrey." Selena said as Geoffrey turned away from her.

"Lighten up Geoffrey, you are going to need to if you want to survive the usual antics of Renvall." Tirado said as Geoffrey raised an eyebrow. "He's right you know." Kyle said as he shook his head. "My partner is one of the laziest bums you'll ever meet, but he's a good sword arm and knight." Kyle admitted as Geoffrey glared. "If he was in the actual army or the royal guard he would be kicked out for poor conduct.

"Hey so long as their skills and morals are good the knights will take anyone no matter their quirks, so long as they can buckle down and get the job done right." Duessel said with a smirk as Seth and Orson rode behind him. "This is going to be a long day…" Geoffrey complained to himself.

Light in the Darkness

BGM: Pale Star – Fire Emblem Fates

Minerva sighed as she stood before Garon, who was reading the paper she had given him with a raised eyebrow. "Light Magic? That's very rare Minerva, and the reason it isn't used normally is just because of how rare it is to find tomes of it, let alone someone who can use it alongside conventional Anima magic." Garon said as Minerva shook her head.

"Look, our forces are in need of a boost. Our staff users are limited to only troubadours and staff servants. And I read in the history books that light mages and bishops were once used heavily by the kingdom of old for their light magic and great healing capabilities. Brining both these classes back into the fold could bolster out forces. It doesn't matter if they can't use anima so long as they can use light and staves. And I've already checked the royal library… there is a stash of light tomes hidden in the back, enough for a force of five hundred strong." Minerva said as Garon sighed.

"You are my tactician Minerva, if you say they will be useful, do it… I'll fully admit for as bulky as our forces can be, once they get hurt, they usually stay hurt for a while. Bringing Clerics and light mages back into the mix may be what we need to push our forces ahead just a bit." Garon admitted.

"Then shall I give the commission for this new classification of soldiers?" Minerva asked as Garon nodded. "Yes. For now the magic of light is brought back, and our healing forces will be bolstered. Get to work Minerva, but don't push yourself." Garon said as Minerva nodded. "Of course sir." Minerva said with a smile as she turned to leave.

(Stage Clear)

AN: Well it's nearly 6000 words… is that good enough? I actually ran out of things to write for the Xenolouge, but we got introduced to some more new characters, and Minerva has done something I wish Nintendo had never gotten rid of. She's brought back the light magic. Now alongside Dark Mages, Nohr has Monk and Clerics, who promote into Bishops, Sages, and Valkyries. Who I'll each give their own unique skillsets. But Hoshido still has the normal mages in the form of diviners.

Also spoilers but not really, you may remember that the Great Thieves arc had a Mokushu arc as its first one. Yeah, This is the point in time Marisa, Alice and Nitori showed up. Or as their aliases are known Arashi, Chikyu and Mizu. While they will show up during the final arc of this story, that's just because they meet up with Minerva and Celsius during that time and join Nohr, they still have their own story to tell.

Also Takumi… in the original game he was the only family member to fall to Anankos' influence, yet here, where he is a bright young boy who notices something off with his father, he's the only one who DOESN'T. Yeah, shocker. What will happen with Takumi? Only time will tell, for the wheel of fate is turning.

But with that out of the way, please leave a review about what you think! The next arc will be coming up soon… as soon as I finish Binding Blade, Rekka no Ken and the Tellius series.