Robin POV

I stare down at Ricken and Sophia in their bed, an eyebrow raised at how she clings tightly to his arm in her sleep. They both seem tense, as though anticipating an attack in fear while they sleep. I reach down and shake Ricken's shoulder gently, trying to wake him up first.

"Come on Ricken, you need to get up," I murmur gently to him, not needing to get either of them worked up so early in the day. His eyes open in a snap, and his hand jumps up to grab my arm in an almost painful grip. "Hey, easy, it's just me."

His grip slackens and he drops his hand with a sigh. "Sorry, Robin."

I shake my head. "It's alright, you didn't even hurt me. I was more startled than anything, to be honest."

He looks away, slightly in shame, as he rises slowly, smoothing back Sophia's hair with a feather-light touch. "When are we going to leave?"

"This morning after breakfast. I'm amazed by the speed at which Yen'fay was able to get us the ships, but I'm not going to complain," I answer as I watch Sophia's eyes slowly open.

"Robin?" she whispers, careful with her speech unlike before.

I smile and nod. "Time to get up now. You need a bath, then some clean clothes before we even think of taking you to breakfast."

She nods blearily and tries to sit up, only to have her arms flop under her own weight. Ricken catches her as she buckles, and supports her back as she manages to get upright. "Whoa…" she murmurs, blinking like she's dizzy.

"What the hell happened? Did you eat anytime in the past few days?" I ask her, frowning as I rest my hand on her forehead, then move to check her pulse.

"I think it might… have something to do… with having died from bleeding out and… being revived by the… dragons last night," she informs us slowly, as though she has a speech impediment.

"Sophia, are you alright?" Ricken asks, just as worried about her as me.

She frowns and tries to move her leg, but when she does, the movement is slow and unsure. "I don't know," she mutters.

Ricken promptly picks her up and rises. "We can worry about it later, you need to wash up."

He carries her to the washroom and begins to fill a bucket before I can blink as she settles into the tub, the movements so steady and focused I could swear he's done this a million times. He only gets to grab the handle of the full bucket before I push him out of the room.

"As much as I trust you Ricken, I need to have a chat with Sophia. You wait out here and either change your clothes or wait for us to come out," I tell him as I shove him out of the room closing the door in his face. I turn to the tub and help Sophia out of Ricken's blood stained robe, the red now an ugly, stiff brown mess. I find her bare underneath but for a canvas of horrid, painful scars and still-open wounds, though thankfully none bleed anymore. My eyes fill with tears in pity as I gaze upon her body, beaten and broken.

"I'll be okay… Robin, I pro…promise," she mutters tiredly, eyes drooping as I dribble the hot water over her body, soothing her aches.

I grab a cloth and dunk it in the warm water remaining in the bucket, bringing it up to dab at her cheeks. "Why did I lead you down this road?" I whisper to her, feeling a tear streak down my cheek. "I have no idea how you survive all of this."

She leans against the side of the tub in front of me, leaning her head on my arm. "Not your… fault. It was Wal…hart and Excellus."

I wrap my arms around her gingerly, kissing her forehead as my tears slow down. "I can't believe that any human could willingly do this to another."

Lucina POV

Mother and Ricken help Sophia down to breakfast, and I see she has trouble standing on her own, though any possible injuries that would be the cause are hidden by the long gray dress she wears, cut just under her neck to go down to her palms and down to the floor. Her bare feet poke out as she takes each careful step, and she blinks every time she moves her foot.

I grab her a bowl of the hot porridge and one for myself as they help her into a seat by the window where she stares out without seeming to actually see what is out there, lost in her own world. I look over to Yen'fay and Say'ri, who stare at her with sadness emanating from them, though their faces remain still and impassive. I shake it off and bring the meal to her, and she doesn't even notice my presence until I'm sitting down next to her.

"Good morning… Lucina," she whispers slowly, pronouncing my name a syllable at a time.

"Good morning, Sophia. Are you hungry?" I ask her, receiving a very slow nod. I push the food and a spoon towards her, which she picks up easily and feeds herself, just as Robin and Ricken come back to sit across from us with their own meals in hand.

Mother, while eating her own food, keeps an eye on Sophia, while I keep my eye on Ricken. I notice the changes in both, where they both would have been fairly talkative for the majority of the meal, cracking jokes every now and then, to where they are completely silent as we eat, hardly taking their eyes off of their food unless it's to look at each other.

I sigh as I finish my food, and rise, taking care not to bump into Sophia. "I'm going to make sure everyone is set to head for Chon'sin, Mother. I'll be back shortly."

Alright, super short, I know, but I have been trying very hard to work on my other stories as well as a new one that I will be posting soon.

I do not own Fire Emblem Awakening