At Garreg Mach the new Dawn has finally arisen as Jeralt knocks on his daughter room
"Hey...Byleth! Wake up!" shouted Jeralt as he continues to knock on the door while he frowns
Soon the door opened with Byleth with messy hair and very tried eyes "Yes father?" Byleth asked in a weak voice
Jeralt stepped back "Whoa...are you alright Byleth?" Jeralt asked as he stepped forward
Byleth places his right hand onto his face "Yea...I am fine...it just that I am tired," said Byleth
"Well I can easily tell your wracked face...it like you have completely exhausted yourself and...is that...a wound on your right arm...are you sure that you can still teach?" Jeralt face is filled with concern
Byleth just shakes her head while keeping a calm look on her face "No...father...I hate to say this but...can you take over for me this once?" Byleth asked as she moves her right arm behind her back
Jeralt sighs "Very well...I don't what you to collapse on those little troublemakers so please...rest well daughter," said Jeralt as Byleth nods before closing the door "What happened to you?"
Jeralt took over for Professor Byleth who Jeralt said is busy with work as he took over teaching the Black Eagles and Blue Lions
Byleth meanwhile stayed inside her room on her bed as she stared at the right arm which a small wound it before she used her Faith Magic to heal it
Edelgard stared as her body floats in a black void of nothingness as she turns her head around
"Am...am I...dead? All of this...and I am...dying here?" Edelgard muttered while her body is filled with pain as she slowly relaxes in the black void "It feels...nice...no...I...I must not die now...not now! I still have a lot to do!" Edelgard struggles to move her body until a voice rang into her head
"Why Hello there," said the voice as Edelgard looked up staring at a girl on a throne
"Wh...who are you? Am I...dead?" Edelgard asked in which the girl started to laugh
"Very funny...but no...you aren't dead...at least yet," said the Girl as Edelgard face dropped
"I am thankful but who are you?" Edelgard just stared at the girl
"Sorry...but it won't matter," The girl looked away and sighs "...anyways, your friends still need you...sadly you won't remember like the last time you came here," said the girl as she smirks
"Wait...what do you mean...what do you mean!" Edelgard cried out as a bright light soon overwhelmed her
Edelgard soon slowly opened her eyes as she stared at the roof of a tent. She tried to stand up straight but her body suddenly fills itself pain making her stop and standstill. She is laying on top of a bed with a blanket that has the Imperial Eagle on it. She turned her head towards her right where her Greataxe is laying on the side and her left is Claude resting on top of her leg
"C...Claude?" Edelgard asked in a weak voice
Claude snapped up and stared at Edelgard "Edelgard...on thank goodness that you are still alive," said Claude as he smiles at her
"Di..did you think I...I was going to die?" Edelgard smiled back a bit at Claude
"Yes...we did...we thought you were dead! You weren't breathing and your body was lying still as a stone...Dimitri carried you all the way here," Claude sighs as he pats Edelgard on her shoulder "All of our hard work would have been burned out if you had died...anyway...just wait here...I get Dimitri...he been feeling guilty ever since you collapse," said Claude as he exits out of the tent for a moment before leaning his head over the flaps "Oh...by the way, Ladislava and Randolph are here..." he moved his head out of the tent as she heard a couple of chatter until Randolph and Ladislava came in with a worried look on their faces
Both of them kneeled right in front of her with Ladislava hiding her left arm "Forgive me your Majesty...we failed to protect you," said Ladislava
"Please Forgive us your Majesty...we failed to do our duties of protecting you," said Randolph who both of them hang their heads in shame
Edelgard sighed "I am fine Ladislava...Randolph... it's my fault that I ended up like this...so please don't blame yourself..." she turned her head to face Ladislava "Ladislava...casuality report," said Edelgard
Ladislava stood up straight and sighed "Your Majesty...very well...our losses are surprisingly lower than we expected but...our losses are still pretty sizable. 6,234 soldiers were confirmed KIA alongside 6 captains and 32 Imperial Guards. 13,321 are wounded and 41 are MIA...we are still searching for them, your majesty," said Ladislava as Randolph also stood up
He sighed "At least we should be thankful about our losses...it could have been a lot worse as we managed to disable and destroy the Javelin of Lights but the number of wounded...right now our Healers are struggling," said Randolph
"..that much wounded? At least they are still alive...bring the dead back home...they shall be buried in Steel coffins inside the cemetery of honour and bring the death funds to their families. The wounded should be allowed to take a rest and they shall choose either retirement with honour or rejoin with a promotion for their serves to the Empire," said Edelgard
Both of them nods "Yes your Majesty," both of them bowed before leaving the tent and in its place is a female Holy Knight as she starts healing Edelgard
Edelgard just relaxed and allowed the Holy Knight to keep on healing her until the Holy Knight spoke up
"Your Majesty...your legs are very weak, meaning you will have to use these to support your legs for a couple of days," said The Holy Knight as she points at the wooden crutches beside her Greataxe
Edelgard sighed "If it means I can recover then I do it...how long will I have to use these crutches?"
"Around 2-3 days...it truly a miracle your Majesty that you managed to survive a Death Spell up close," The Holy Knight places the crutches next to her bed
Edelgard stayed silenced until she heard some shouting nearby "Can you check outside?" Edelgard asked
The Holy Knight nods as she opens the flaps of the tent and pokes her head out
Edelgard looked back at her Greataxe before turning back to the Holy Knight who is facing her
"Prince Dimitri and Claude Von Riegen...they are waiting, outside," said the Holy Knight
Edelgard nods "Let them in,"
The Holy Knights nod as she peaks out again out of the tent before backing off as Dimitri and Claude entered the tent
"I shall take my leave, we still need to assist the wounded," said the Holy Knight as she left the tent
"Edelgard...thank goodness...your alright," said Dimitri as he collapses right front of Edelgard and onto the side of the bed
"I am fine Dimitri, I just that I am locked to crutches for at least a few days," said Edelgard as she straightens herself up
"Well...at least you are still life Princess...I mean you did take a death spell right into the face," said Claude as he sighed
"True...we thought you were dead for a moment when you collapse, I even had to carry you on my back as Randolph and Ladislava just came in...they completely panicked when they saw you weren't responding to there cries...it was truly terrifying," Dimitri sighed as grabbed a chair and sat down
"Well thank you for not leaving me to die...that reminds me is...is Petra alright?" Edelgard asked as Claude just nods
"Yea...thankfully, she recovering from her wounds but...she isn't recovering from the shame of being defeated by Chaos," Claude frowns as he shakes his head
"Speaking of Chaos...did we managed to..." Dimitri raised his hand to interrupt Edelgard
"Yes...beside Chaos...we managed to kill every single one of them. Their bodies are being burned in piles and the structure itself is set to collapse by breaking all of the support beams beside the wooden ones that they set up...after they destroyed the rest...they burn the wood down and...the structure would most likely collapse from the mountains," said Dimitri as he pats Edelgard on her leg "Chaos is the only one that got away...at least I landed a hit on Chaos but...it only a minor one, I seem to hit its right arm or left arm...I don't know...it wasn't very clear to me," Dimitri frowns
"Yea...it strange that Chaos didn't bother attacking that much...just who is this figure?" Claude frowns as he places his right hand onto his head
"It doesn't matter for now...for now...I need to visit the wounded," Edelgard placed the crutches under her arms as she tries to stand up but her legs just won't work. Dimitri and Claude quickly carried her side by side with the help of the crutches
"Edelgard...very well...come on Claude, I can't do this on my own," said Dimitri as he carried her right shoulder
"Alright, I help...just don't collapse on me again," said Claude as he carried her left shoulder
"I won,t just...don't let me go...please," Edelgard stood up slowly with the help of Dimitri and Claude alongside the crutches as they exited out of the tent. Dimitri and Claude carried the Emperor into one of the medical tents that have been set up after the battle
Edelgard was taken back as she saw rows of wounded from the battle. Anyone that can use Faith Magic is being used as healers. The wounded soldiers soon spotted Edelgard alongside the other two lords carrying her
"Your Majesty... you're safe...thank goodness," cried out a wounded Imperial Swordmaster as they all turned their heads toward the Emperor and one of them is Ladislava without her armour on.
All she is wearing is green gambeson armour underneath who appears to be wounded on her left arm"Yo...your Majesty? Why are you here?" Ladislava asked
Dimitri and Claude kept Edelgard steady "I am here to visit the wounded...after all, they bleed for me...they bleed for the future," said Edelgard as she examines the wounded who are smiling towards her
"Long live the Emperor! All hail Emperor Edelgard! All Hail the Empire!" the wounded troop's start cheer for Edelgard which made her smile as she when to every wounded troop and thanked them for their effort during the operation against TWSITD. While she got used to the crutches pretty quickly
She continued until she reached Petra and Ferdinand who are among the wounded. Petra is laying on the bed while Ferdinand has a cast on his left arm and talking to Hubert who isn't wounded beside a few scratches. Petra, Ferdinand and Hubert were horrified at the sight of Edelgard and her crutches
"Yo...your majesty...your wounded!" cried out Petra as she tries to stand up and Hubert was about to talk but Edelgard raised her right hand
"It fine Petra, I will be fine...you did well Petra...you managed to cause tons of chaos behind their lines," said Edelgard as she smiles
"So...am I, not a failure?" Petra asked as she started to smile alongside Ferdinand
"You aren't Petra...you aren't a failure," Edelgard pats Petra on her right shoulder
"Your Majesty...are you locked to crutches?" Ferdinand asked with a worried look on his face alongside Hubert
"No...it only for a few days being locked to crutches...I am still getting used to this," said Edelgard who nods to her crutches
"At least you don't amount the dead...I only got wounded on my left arm when...a Dark Master surprised me...don't worry, I only have to wear this cast for a couple of days," Ferdinand examines his cast
Edelgard smiled at Ferdinand "Well, I got continue checking on the wounded...see you later Ferdinand," Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude continue alongside Hubert
Dimitri and Claude just focused on escorting Edelgard to another wounded then repent for a while as time pass
After a couple of hours Edelgard, Dimitri, Claude, Lysithea, Dedue, Ferdinand and Hubert took a shower in separate tents before entering the carriage where Randolph is waiting for them while Lysithea, Ferdinand, Petra, Hubert and Dedue enter another carriage of course after changing into their cleaned clothes. The Main Imperial army will be travelling back home once they complete destroying the TWSITD hideout for good and collect the dead and wounded. The remaining Imperial Guard which numbers around 4,500 will be escorting them back to Enbarr as the rest were wounded or were KIA during the fighting of Hrym Mountain alongside Randolph who only got a few scratches during the battle.
After taking one last look at the mountain they were off...back to Enbarr while being escorted by the Imperial Guards
Edelgard sighed in relief as she leaned back on her seat "Well...it finally over...no more being the puppet," muttered Edelgard
"Finally those who died in the Tragedy of Duscur have been finally avenged," said Dimitri as he closes he eyes and looks outside at the mountain
Claude just looked at the two with sorrow like eyes as he just looks away
Randolph just stayed silent as just stares at Edelgard and her crutches with a frown on his face
They just stayed silent for the trip back room until reached Gronder Field
Edelgard raised her hand at the sight of Gronder Field "Stop...tell the carriage master to stop," Randolph nods
Randolph got his hand out of the carriage door and slaps the side of the carriage as they halted alongside the Imperial Guard
"Gronder Field...we fought over it during the Battle of the Eagle and Lion," said Dimitri as he smiles at Edelgard and Claude
Claude just smirks "Yea...it was mostly between you two," points at Edelgard and Dimitri while laughing
Edelgard got off the carriage with the help of Randolph and Dimitri while Claude just sat back
Dimitri and Claude follow behind as Edelgard makes his way towards the center of the hill of Gronder Field
"It a beautiful sight isn't it?" Edelgard stared at beautiful fields alongside Dimitri, Claude and Randolph "You know...I have been thinking about this...what if...we sign a pact of unity here at Gronder field?" Edelgard turned around to face Dimitri, Claude and Randolph
Randolph backed off while Dimitri and Claude stepped forward
"I see...it would be rather fitting..." He stared at Gronder Field for a moment "Sure we shall sign it at this place...just make sure that it ready Edelgard," said Dimitri with a smile on his face
Claude smirks "Alright...we shall..." He sighed "I got a gift for you two...once everything is over that is...or I might give it early...but only time will tell," said Claude
Edelgard nods as she took one last look at Gronder Field before returning to the carriage alongside Dimitri, Claude and Randolph
After that, they started to move once more towards Enbarr alongside the Imperial Guards
In Gronder Field the Crimson Flower is starting to grow into a beautiful bud
