Byleth - Black Eagles Classroom

"Wait... So that guy from the dining hall is our new professor?" Caspar scratched his head in confusion as he tried to process what he'd just heard. "Ok I did not see that one coming. Anyone else?"

"Easy, Caspar," said Dorothea as she shot a small bolt of electricity into his back; causing the impish noble to jump in shock. "I think you're being rude to our... strapping new professor." With a groan, Lindhardt groggily raised his head from a nearby desk.

"You should know by now that expecting politeness from Caspar is a lost cause, Dorothea." The green-haired boy turned to Byleth and smirked. "I'll be looking forward to class with you, professor, but I do hope you'll be willing to work around my nap schedule. I left a copy on the desk for your reference." With that, Lindhardt put his head back down and resumed his gentle snoring.

Meanwhile, Bernadetta covered her face and tried to leave the room the moment Byleth looked at her. She would have made it out were it not for Hubert almost materializing in the doorway to catch her before she could get very far.

"I do apologize on Lady Edelgard's behalf for the chaos you've just walked into, Professor." The dark haired youth sighed deeply as he picked up the now catatonic Bernadetta, placing her back in her seat. "Don't worry about her. She'll come around after Lady Edelgard and I have another discussion with her..."

Ferdinand, who'd been sitting in the back of the class the whole time, offered an easy smile as he stood up to address the new teacher, "I understand we are rather close in age, Professor. I would hope that you would not be offended if we as a class were to treat you like one of us. You see, we try to view each other as equals here in the Black Eagles regardless of age or status. I believe I speak for all of us tha-" Before he could get any further, Ferdinand was cut off by Edelgard who suddenly stood up from her desk, preventing him from speaking any further.

"What I believe Ferdinand is trying to say is that we want you to treat each of us as if we were regular students! I would have you know that I may be the Imperial Princess, but here I wish to be treated no differently than a commoner student. With that being said, I have high expectations for you, but I believe you may lead our house to glory in the coming year." With that, Edelgard resumed sitting leaving a stunned Ferdinand unsure of how to continue his practiced speech.

"Er... yes." Byleth began as he looked over the sparse notes he'd made before class that morning. From what little he'd managed to learn about the Eagles, he knew most of the students had scored high on their magical aptitude tests prior to the start of the semester. According to Hanneman, several of the students possessed unique Crests as well. As he looked over the room, he noticed a pair of wooden gauntlets sitting on the desk next to Caspar. Byleth relaxed a little as an idea came to him. "Well, I think we'll begin our first lesson with a training session. If we could proceed to the Training Grounds, I'd like to see what weapons you prefer to use in combat and note your progress with them."

"Woohoo!" Caspar bolted up in excitement, causing Lindthardt to fall out of his chair in shock from the noise. We get to break the ice with a training session! Best first day of class ever!"

"Wait... we are to break ice today?" Petra asked as she turned to face Caspar. "But, it's the middle of the Moon of the Great Tree. There is no ice for miles."

The class quickly descended into bickering over what they should start practicing on the training ground first. Meanwhile, Edelgard and Hubert stayed off to the side, both of them rolling their eyes.

"Welcome to your new role, Professor. I don't envy you." Hubert said through an ominous smirk.

"Ugh... I do hope you can manage them, Professor." Edelgard added as she facepalmed.

Robin - Blue Lions Classroom

"Good morning, class," said Robin as he stepped into the Blue Lions classroom. He jumped in surprise when all the lions suddenly stood up.

"Good morning, Professor!" Dimitri proudly placed a fist on his chest while the rest of the class remained standing. "I took the liberty of passing along the news of your appointment to the rest of our house. We all decided to show our eagerness by arriving early and being ready to begin studying."

"I can't believe we're going to be receiving instruction from someone with actual battle experience," Ashe piped up excitedly. "I mean, learning from books is one thing, but I'm sure you'll be able to give us skilled instruction on the battlefield as well." Nearby, Felix just sighed.

"Ashe... how many times do I have to tell you? Experience is nothing unless you have the skill to act upon it now. That being said, I was impressed by what you were able to show on the training grounds earlier, Professor. I'd like to request a sparring session with you sometime."

"Felix!" Ingrid shot him a look from across the room. "It's only the first day and you're already challenging our new professor to a fight? Honestly... Can't you just be civil for five minutes before you go around asking people to draw their swords?" Sylvain was the first to respond by placing a hand on Ingrid's shoulder.

"Trust me, Ingrid. Felix is a just a regular thug. You're never going to get a sensible thought out of him so why not ignore him and focus o-" Sylvain's poor attempt at flirting was quickly cut short by a punch to the head from Ingrid. While Sylvain nursed his head wound on the floor, Robin's attention was drawn to Dedue who'd stepped forward and offered the tactician a handshake.

"I didn't have a chance to thank you properly for your hand in saving his highness' life. If there is anything you need, simply ask and if it is within my power it shall be done. That said, if you bring any harm to Dimitri, I will show no mercy." Robin flinched a bit at the stone cold look that consumed Dedue's storm grey eyes. Dimitri thankfully managed to diffuse things by placing himself between the two.

"Dedue, there's no need for that! The Professor here surely poses no threat to me or anyone else! Please don't mind him, Professor. Dedue has just been very protective me since I was young." Robin just smiled and accepted Dedue's handshake while the class - except Felix - all laughed at Dimitri's momentary panic. Robin walked to the desk at the front of the classroom and arranged his teaching materials on the desk. Picking up a leather-bound notebook, Robin began flipping through it till he found his page.

"Ok, class. Since this our first day I wanted to run through the basics with all of you. I understand many of you are skilled with conventional weaponry, but according to class records, several of you haven't taken your magical aptitude tests for the year. So, I want to practice magic in the classroom today. If you have tomes, please produce them." Robin looked out to see a sea of blank expressions looking back at him.

"Excuse me, Professor?" Annette raised her hand from her desk at the front. "What do you mean to 'produce our tomes'? Books on magic are kept in the library if students only want to study new spells. Here in Fodlan, magic flows freely through all living beings. As a result, we can perform magic without the need for outside aids." As if to prove her point, Annette conjured a fireball in her palm. Sitting next to her, Mercedes smiled and offered gentle applause for the simple feat.

"Interesting..." Robin muttered to himself as he flipped to a blank page in his notebook. He began writing furiously while the class - once again - stared at him in total confusion. Seeing this display of tome-less magic had given the tactician an idea he was VERY eager to try. When he finally looked up, Robin blushed a little as he realized he'd gotten caught up in jotting notes. "Er... Sorry, class. Let's begin the tests."

Corrin - Golden Deer Classroom

"Class! Can we please calm down?!" Corrin shouted from the front of the class as she struggled to get ahold of her students. No sooner had she stepped into the classroom that morning then Claude had taken the opportunity to smuggle a small Gloucester cat under his cloak and release it in the room. In a matter of moments, the classroom had erupted into total chaos as the cat bolted from student to student. Several dropped what they were doing and hurried about to try and catch the frightened animal.

"Aachoo! Claude, why did you have to bring that creature in here?!" Lorenz shouted through a fit of sneezing. Apparently it seemed as though the usually prim and proper noble had quite the severe cat allergy.

"Unfortunately I have to agree with Lorenz for once," said Lysithea, who'd been getting quite frustrated with the whole affair. "This isn't a proper environment for learning, and we have a mock battle in less than three weeks."

"It's ok, everyone!" Raphael proudly stood up, holding the cat in his gigantic palms. "I got the little guy. I'm just gonna go and release him out in the courtyard. I'll even throw in some of my leftovers from breakfast. That'll make him happy." With that, he turned on his heels and stepped out of the room. Up front, Corrin sighed. It was only the first day and already she'd let things get out of control. For a moment, she questioned whether or not she should even keep up this charade of teaching when she suddenly heard a new voice from the back of the room.

"Lady, Corrin! Is that you?!" Standing in the doorway of the classroom was a tall woman clad in pale blue armor. She had long ice blue hair that ended in scarlet tips and enchanting golden eyes. Strapped to her back was a long lance that ended in a hooked blade. In an instant, Corrin recognized who this was.

"L-Lilith? What are yo-" Before she could continue, Lilith raised a hand.

"Play along," she said telepathically to Corrin. Turning to address the students, Lilith smiled. "Pardon for the interruption. My name is Lilith Ankos. I am Lady Corrin's retainer. We got separated upon arriving here in Fodlan. I'm sorry to interrupt." This got the students' attention and soon, all of the Golden Deer were murmuring among themselves.

"So does this mean we'll have to change professors again? Or will we have two? Wait... If we have two professors, then will that mean DOUBLE the homework!?" Hilda felt the color drain from her face at the mere thought of having to work to avoid doing more work. Off to the side, Leonie scoffed.

"If we do have two professors, at least this one seems more competent than the other," she muttered quietly to herself.

"Actually, I've already spoken with the archbishop regarding my situation." Lilith strode up to the front of the class to stand beside Corrin. "Since my liege is currently tied up with her role of acting as a teacher, I'll be here to assist with anything she may require. In the meantime, you'll see me around the monastery working with the knights. I do hope to get to know all of you very well in the next year!"

Thanks, Lilith. Corrin thought to herself. Internally, she was relieved to know Lilith would be there to help share the burden of teaching. Compared to their mission, Corrin had to admit that teaching this lot of students felt like the harder of the two tasks. Now that Lilith had managed to calm down the room, Corrin picked up her notebook and began her lesson plan. What the young lady didn't realize, was that one student was missing from the classroom. Meanwhile, a young blue-haired girl sat alone in the courtyard, a tiny cat on her lap. Marianne smiled as she rubbed the creature's belly; causing it to purr softly.

"Don't worry, little one," she said quietly. "Claude didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sure of that. He just likes to make trouble for people. We do have a new teacher today after all. I think she's rather nice. Don't you?"

Hello, my friends! It's been too long hasn't it? Well another chapter has come and gone. This one took a lot longer because I wanted to make sure I could capture the different dynamics of the houses now that Corrin and Robin are thrown into the mix. For the most part, I think Byleth's interactions with the Eagles are going to be largely the same as the game presents them. As for Robin and Corrin, I tried to give them some stumbling blocks that will add to their characters. I think I did a decent job, but I'll let all of you decide that. Did any of you see this new form of Lilith coming in? It was a bit of a last minute addition, but I think she'll work since Corrin will need all the help she can get thanks to her more naive nature. Also, if I have any artists out there in my readership, I'd love it if someone could draw Knight of Serios Lilith! I think she looks pretty badass, but still retains her elegance from Fates. Anyway, I think that's all I've got for today. Tune in next time for the Mock Battle!