-For real tho, my views have really tanked lately and idk why. I always ask y'all to leavereviews, so if it's something to do with the way I write, then please, I welcome all criticism.

Not a super long or in-depth chapter this time around, but I felt a need to throw this moment in here before the finale since it's a pretty significant thing for Say'ri. Leave a review, and I hope y'all enjoy.

"Say'ri, I am not your brother, and nor are you my sister. But let me atone for the mistakes of my own past by dedicating my blade to you."

He said this in an abrupt, well constructed manner, as if he had been practicing those very words in his mind since long before this encounter. Say'ri, however, was not nearly convinced.

"How can you say these things?! What good is it if you join our company without seeing me as your sister? Not a day has passed since that battle that I have no thought of you… Of hoping to see you, to talk to you only once again in my life…"

Yen'fay was silent. Robin remained next to Say'ri, not sure if he had any place in this conversation.

"And when I found you here, I thought that by some work of the Gods I would finally have that chance, but now you are just dangling it in front of my face, so close yet so far distant."

Yen'fay began to respond, "Say'ri, you cannot expect me to simply-"

"Yes I can!" She interrupted, "For if you truly wish to join our force then I will call you nothing other than my brother."

Yen'fay considered the statement, and said quietly,

"...or else?"

Say'ri swallowed and responded,

"Or else you will spend the rest of your miserable life wandering this world all alone, and I will walk away from here, and forgot all about the crazed man I met in my brother's grave who was

pretending to be someone I loved."

Yen'fay's face showed minimal emotion, but both Robin and Say'ri could tell he was hurt by this statement. And Yen'fay could tell just as easily that Say'ri meant all of what she was saying. They loved each other, both of them valued family more than anything, they just happened to express their devotion in extremely conflicting fashions.

There was only a brief pause after Say'ri had finished announcing her ultimatum that she followed up by saying, "I should not have to tell you that neither of us want that to happen."

There was a long silence as Yen'fay stood in contemplation, inspecting the Say'ri of this world. Going into this encounter he expected her to completely different, molded into an entirely unique individual from the sister he knew by the experiences and burdens of this world. When, in truth, she was almost exactly the same, no different from the sister he had grown up with.

Suddenly, his eyes squinted as they focused on something on her.

"What is that?"

"Don't change the subject."

"No, this matters, what is that?" He raised his arm and pointed at her hand. She raised her arm to inspect it, and immediately realized what he was referring to: her engagement ring. As she looked back her brother, they stood in silence, trading various facial expressions as if they were having a complete conversation without a single word being spoken. Yen'fay knew exactly what it was, and what it meant, and he asked,

"Who is it you're engaged to?"

Say'ri turned her head a little to be looking at Robin, who darted his eyes back and forth from Say'ri to Yen'fay. He wasn't exactly sure what to say, so he simply announced,

"That would be me."

"And who are you?"

"My name is Robin, I'm the lead tactician for the Shepherds."

"... And what do you think? Would I be a deserving brother for her?"

Robin straightened his back with a visible discomfort, once again completely unsure of what to say. Say'ri was about to speak up, when Yen'fay announced,

"Certainly anyone who loves her half as much as any fiancé ought to would have some opinion on the matter."

At this remark, it was now much more personal to Robin, and he almost immediately responded,

"I'll tell you one thing; Say'ri wasn't lying earlier. She's been tormented by nightmares and memories of that battle for years now, and if nothing else, I would want you with us only to try and sate some of that misery... To fill the hole in her heart that the Yen'fay of this world left behind."

Yen'fay hummed as he considered this statement, which irritated Say'ri.

"Do not judge him as if you must give him your blessing when you still refuse to think we are siblings!"

Yen'fay ignored this, and asked,

"You wear the robes of a Plegian, sir Robin, and yet you are the tactician for an Ylissean dispatch. You even speak and fight like an Ylissean, why is that?"

Both Say'ri and Robin inhaled nervously at this, and Robin hesitantly responded,

"That's… A really long story." Neither of them thought that the truth of the situation would make for a very good first impression.

Yen'fay raised one eyebrow in curiosity, and responded,

"Well, I would join your company just to hear it, if nothing else."

Say'ri raised her head at this, and asked,

"Wait, then you are….?"

"Yes, I will accept your conditions… Sister."

Say'ri immediately ran towards him, and wrapped both arms around his center as she started to release all the tears she had been holding back the whole time. For a moment, Yen'fay was resistant, but as much as he would try to maintain his demeanor, and would remind himself that he was a traitor and failure, it was impossible to reject this opportunity to take everything back.

Here she was, the one thing that he loved, and wanted to protect more than anything else in the world. The thing he had lost, that he wished he had died for but failed to. He knew he would never forgive himself for his mistakes, but having his sister back with him would make it so much easier.

After a few moments, he placed his arms on her back, and held her as well. He didn't start to cry, but he certainly far from it either.

It wouldn't be until later in the day that Say'ri would completely explain the Shepherd's current situation, and Yen'fay would realize that his to-be brother-in-law was the human manifestation of the Dragon God of Death and Destruction. This was slightly unnerving to him, but he could tell they were very happy together, and that was enough.

All Yen'fay really wanted now was to keep Say'ri, his sister, happier than the one of his world.