Chrom
The Shepherds, Robin and I have been walking for 5 minutes now.
"Hey guys, we are almost to town. Once we—"
I was then cut off by Lissa
"Chrom, look! The town!" Lissa shouting while pointing at the town.
"Damm it! The town is ablaze! Those blasted brigands, no doubt..." As I see the town under attack and in flames.
"Frederick, Lissa! Come with me, quickly!" I ordered them. "What about Robin?" Frederick asked.
"Unless she's on fire as well, it can wait!" I shouted. I certainly hope she doesn't up in flames, speaking inside my head.
"Aptly put, milord." Frederick the began to mount his armored horse and took out his silver lance.
Lissa being impatient to see the town in trouble she demanded that they should go already. I then nodded and thus we set off while leaving Robin behind us. "Stay there Robin, until everything is over!" I commanded her.
Robin
"Chrom!" As I shouted, but he was already far to hear me. "Hmmm... I have to do something, I have to help the innocent people too somehow." I began to look at my sack for anything I can use. Inside it, I found a tome and a bronze sword that was sheathed. "Right, this should do the trick." So I went to the town to chase after Chrom and the others so I can help them.
—At the town—
Garrick
"Bwahaha ha! Come on lads! Go grab anything shiny ye can find in er! Then we burn tis dunghole of a place to ze ground!" As I shouted.
"Don't forget to torch every Ylissean men you find. While ya boys are at it, grab all the finest women out here. Hahaha ha!" I commanded my fellow brigands as they all have this huge smile in their faces. Then I look to the maiden that I'm holding onto, "Ain't that right, lass?"
Then my face got close to her, from there I stuck my tongue out and licked her face.
"Hyaa! S-stay away from me! Please help me! Someone! HEEELP!" The maiden cried for help. At the corner of my eye, I see a bunch of 'Ylissean pigs' readying for combat. I let go of the maiden. Surely I'll find her again later. That time will come soon and I'll start my business with her. But for now I have to kill some Ylissean pigs!
Chrom
Curses! There's a ton of brigands here, it might be too much for the three of us.
"Chrom, we have to stop them!" Lissa said with concern in her face.
"Don't worry— after today, these bandits won't be bothering anyone again" I reassured Lissa.
"Chrom! Wait up!" I heard a voice and turned around, hoping that it wasn't... Robin.
"Robin! You followed us! Why!?" With slight anger in my voice. As I didn't want to endanger her life as well by coming to the town.
"I... I'm not certain myself... but I can't just stand over the hill and watch the town ablaze!" "Listen, I can fight too... Look I'm armed and I know my way around a fight, if you'll have me." Robin spoke with her heart.
"Of course— strength in numbers. But listen, stay close to me alright." Robin gave me a nod.
Robin
"Remember, Robin, we face practised thieves, criminals and murderers. They will grant us no quarter. It's kill or be killed." Frederick noted me some info on what we were facing.
We were facing about 5 brigands. As Chrom and I approached the first. Chrom noticed that I have some weapons.
"Is that a tome? You know magic, Robin?" Chrom asks. "I suppose so, I'm just out of practice, since losing my memory and stuff.." I told him.
Chrom with slight concern on his face. "God's please don't accidentally hit me Robin..." As I can see a sweat drip down from Chrom's face.
"Don't worry we'll be fine." I reassured Chrom.
Meanwhile Frederick charges in on his mount, swinging back and then, he jabs forward the brigand that was wielding an axe. Poor brigand was impaled through Frederick's silver lance, as it left a huge hole in his chest, when the lance was removed.
Lissa saw what Frederick had done. She began to cover her mouth. But to no surprise she began puking as to what she had just witnessed.
"Lissa! Are you alright?" Chrom asked his sister. "I— I'm fine, I'll get used to it eventually." Lissa got up and stuck behind cover as she can't fight back. But she can heal people's wounds though.
Chrom and I began to charge into first brigand that was in our sight. I pulled out my tome, from there I casted thunder. Huge sparks came bursting out of the palm of my hands towards my target.
The guy I was aiming for was swift, but at least he was a bit injured. As I hit his left arm. To no surprise, he charged towards me a tried to slice me with his sword. I went to dodge barely but at the cost of my right shoulder getting grazed by his blade. Chrom went to charge towards the brigand that attack me. Both swords clashed, but the brigand barely had power on his left arm. There Chrom had the advantage and knocks the sword out of the enemy's, as he slice both hand off with his Falchion. Blood was spewing like a water fountain from the brigand's nubs, where both of his hands used to be at. Chrom goes to stab the man's chest, finally ending him.
Chrom sees that I've been injured. He calls Lissa to heal me. "Agh! Oof!" I grunted those words as I wait for Lissa to heal me.
"That doesn't look too bad, Robin. Don't worry there's nothing my staff can't heal... unless you're dead of course." Lissa with a humor, as she casted her staff, by the time she was done in mere seconds. The wound disappeared and it didn't leave a scar at all.
"Thanks Lissa." I told her. Looking back at Frederick, I commanded him to take on the two enemies that were paralyzed in fear. He acknowledged my order and was now fighting the other two brigands. Both enemies were terrified of that their fates had been sealed. So they both had to pick a god and pray, hoping that they live. In which case they didn't...
Chrom and Lissa acknowledge my tactical skill and both smiled at me. As I know I can plan fight well.
"Are you all right, Robin? Don't rush into danger!" Chrom was slightly worried as I had been hit once.
"I'm fine Chrom. Don't worry." I told him with a smile.
"You lent is your strength, and that makes you a friend. Having an ally by my side like you, gives me courage." His comment made happy, knowing I've made a friend.
I advised him that working in pairs gives an advantage. For that it can improve strength, defense and speed. I was very sure of it!
Chrom and I approached a guy. Who turns out to be the leader of those brigands.
"Heh! The name's Garrick. Once I slaughter you boy and that knight over there. I'll be taking that lovely lady beside ya! Hehehaha!" His comment disgusts me. I turned to see Chrom with an angry expression on his face.
"Don't worry, Robin. I won't let that happen" Chrom told me as he readied his blade.
So Chrom and I attacked him as pairs. To test out my theory of being stronger when working as pair. We went out with our attacks. With our attacks combined we made easy work of Garrick. The last thing you can hear was the screaming of Garrick dying. As I cut his left arm off, while Chrom cut him in half from his waist. Leaving a bloody mess.
When the enemy forces saw, that their leader was just brutally decimated. They began to cower in fear and ran for their lives. Heck! You can see some of them have peed their pants.
"Well that's the end of that." I let out a sigh of relief.
"Lucky for the town we were close by. But holy wow, Robin! You were incredible! Swords, sorcery, AND strategy! Is there anything you can't do?" Lissa said as she was praising me.
"You're certainly no helpless victim, that much is for sure." Chrom commented.
"Indeed. Perhaps you might even be capable of an explanation for how you came here?" Frederick indicates.
"I understand your skepticism, Sir Frederick. And I cannot explain why only some knowledge has returned to me. But please, believe me. I have shared all that I know." I inform Frederick.
"You fought to save Ylissean lives. My heart says that's enough." Chrom saying that I've earned his trust.
"And your mind, milord? Will you not heed its counsel as well?" Frederick advising Chrom with caution.
"Frederick, the Shepherds could use someone with Robin's talents. We've brigands and unruly neighbors, all looking to bloody our soil. Would you really have us lose such an able tactician? Besides, I believe Robin's story, odd as it might be. I trust her with all my heart." As Chrom pats my back
"So how about it? Will you join us, Robin? You don't have to join us, but it feels like that we'll need you."
"I'd love to accept your most generous offer Chrom!" I said excited. "By the way, do you provide food and shelter for me? I can't remember where I live, so I'm basically homeless and poor..." I said nervously, as it sounded like that I'm being a freeloader.
"Don't worry! Once I regain my memories, I'll moved out as soon as I ca—" Chrom then cuts me off mid sentence, "Robin, you can stay with us for as long as you want. We are friends after all." Chrom assured that he'll take care of me. With that he seemed pretty happy. That he knows I'll be staying with the Shepherds.
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Chrom
As we continued walking around town. To see if there are any leftover brigands to fight. Frederick soon spoke up with valuable information.
"Did you notice, milord? The brigands spoke with a Plegian accent. For this I'm sure of it"
"Yes Frederick, I noticed this as well, I just didn't want to jump to any conclusions into blaming them." I told Frederick
"Plegian? What's that?" Robin asked. While tilting her head a bit to side. Which makes her look... cute... I stopped thinking and realized what I was thinking. So I shook my head and answered Robin's question.
"Plegia is Ylisse's westerly neighbor. They send small bands into our territory, hoping to instigate a war. But such cowards would only attack poor defenseless villages."
"Yeah! And it's the poor townsfolk who suffer! Totally innocent, and totally helpless..." Lissa said with a saddened face.
"They do have us, milady: Shepherds to protect the sheep. Do not be swept up in your anger or sadness. As it will cloud your judgment." Frederick advises.
"I know, I know... Don't worry. I'll get used to all this. Especially with the violence."
"Milord, please! You must stay the night! We are simple folk of simple means, but we would gladly toast your valor with a feast!"A villager came running towards us, he came to thank us and asks if we could stay for the night.
"A most generous offer, sir, and no doubt your hospitality would be grand... But I'm afraid we must hurry back to Ylisstol."Frederick spoke for us and declined the offer.
"Dark meat only for me, medium well, and no salt in the soup. I simply— Wait, what?! We're not staying?! But, Frederick, it's nearly dark!" Lissa with dissatisfaction from his decision. She whined at Frederick for not letting them stay there.
"When night falls, we'll camp. Eat off the land, make our bed of twigs and the like... I believe you mentioned you would be "getting used to this"?" Frederick said while smiling.
Lissa with huge frown on her face, while looking at"Frederick? Sometimes I hate you."
"I sure hope that we don't eat something 'gamey' later on tonight!" Lissa with slight worry on her face, thinking that she doesn't have to eat any cute animals.
"You've quite the stern lieutenant there." As I see Robin pointing out the fact.
"Yeah, well, "stern" is one name for it. I can think of a few others! How about "STRICT"!?" Lissa pointed out.
"Frederick only smiles when he's about to bring death upon his enemies." I told Robin. "Huh? Duly noted," as she took that as a note.
"*Ahem* You do realize I AM still present? Unless I've ended up like Kellam!" Frederick exclaims, while Robin asks "Whose Kellam?"
"He's some guy who happens to have the skills of a 'ninja', like from the legends of Hoshido Kingdom." I told Robin with a joking manner.
"Milord remains as amusing as ever. Now then, shall we be going?" The great knight asks.
"All right, all right. Ready to go, Robin? The capital isn't far." While Robin looks back to me and nods back.