Title: inside joke
Prompt: Integrity (bonus: no dialogue)
Word Count: 307
Rating: G
Pairings: Maygen/Ricken
Warnings: Fairly major spoilers to game
Summary: It's quite funny, now that she thinks about it.


[Set as an aside; after basically, like, every Paralogue.]


As far as training exercises went, this was pretty standard.

Everyone was gathered in a half-circle at the edge of camp, which was currently based in a large field. Maygen stood on the left end with her family, dutifully listening to instructions from the tactician in charge. Robin always seemed to pull them through impossible situations; she had won the trust of the Shepherds, and would soon earn it from the newer recruits.

It was still a little bizarre to look around and notice just how many of these newcomers had once been their opposition.

Gangrel went between sneering at the royal couple and glaring across the crowd at Aversa; said dark flier merely smirked once she noticed and wriggled her fingers in mock-greeting. There's was an interesting dynamic, one that Maygen was willing to leave alone.

Yen'fay kept a respectful distance from his sister of this dimension, with a painfully blank expression on his face. Despite his tragic story, he fought as one with his sword: Deadly, cold steel, graceful and without mercy.

Walhart towered over most of the army, casting a disapproving look at a red-haired thief which was quickly becoming a furious glare the louder Gaius sucked on his lollipop.

Tharja hovered as close to Robin as possible.

Even Basilio at one point had been on an opposing team, in a sense. His old champion, while never crossing blades with them, could have easily been the one to face them in Arena Ferox instead of the disguised Lucina.

Realizing the absurd amount of coincidences in that instant, Maygen had to hide a smile. Her fiance gave her a worried look, but she waved off his concern and whispered in his ear.

They both examined the integrity of their small army. Finding it sound, and hilariously so, their snickering had to be shushed by Frederick.


-Dragon