I better finish this so I can start the sequel and more people can review! Here comes chapter 4 for people who still read!

Eirika: You take such a long time….

Valkyrie: Be quiet before I let you get married with Innes.

Eirika: NOOOOOO! I'll….I'll behave, pleease…..

Innes: Hey, I'm not that bad.

Tana: Ew, have you seen him in the morning?

Chapter 4: Journeying to Grado

"No, brother, I don't want to take the ship!" Eirika whined at Ephraim. "I'll get seasick! Remember?" Ephraim groaned.

Flashback

"Ephraim, c'mon, we're gonna miss the ship!" Eirika exclaimed, waving her hand.

"I'm coming! I'm coning! Sheesh." Ephraim caught up with her sister and they boarded their ship with their army. They need to get to the Tower of Valni to retrieve something.

It wasn't very clean, and a lot of places smell horribly like raw fish…rotten raw fish. Moulder, Artur, Natasha, and L'arachel were busily going around with their staves trying to heal everyone to not throw up. Ephraim was not sick, but then he took a look at his sister.

"What's wrong? You look a little green." Ephraim said.

Eirika stared looked at his brother. "I...I feel like throwing up….." Eirika covered her mouth.

Ephraim gasped. "You're getting seasick! Natasha!"

End Flashback

"How could I forget." Ephraim commented. "It probably…..went away."

"It can't just 'go away', brother! We should of brought Moulder! He could have his staff to keep my…..stuff at bay."

"You'll be fine. Let's go" Ephraim said impatiently, walked into the ship without waiting for Eirika. "Are you coming or not?" Ephraim stared at her sister.

"Fine, I'm coming! Don't blame me if I throw up, and you actually had to see what I had for dinner yesterday." Eirika grimaced, and she reluctantly followed him.

Surprisingly, however, the ship was much more beautiful than the one they took a ride on, before. It was very beautiful and luxurious. Eirika was awed by how nice it looked, probably looked even better than her own room! They both were given the same room, and they didn't really care, not when the room was as big as the grand hall in the Renais Castle. (Really, they wouldn't care either way. They are twins, for heaven's sake.)

"This……is….beautiful!" Eirika exclaimed, apparently almost lost at words. It smelled quite nice, like her perfume, and nothing like the revolting fish smell. "How much doe this cost again?"

"Well, apparently, since we are the ones who saved the world, it's free." Ephraim said. Eirika looked at him.

"You're kidding."

"No, I'm serious!" Ephraim exclaimed with a serious face. Eirika stared into his eyes intently, but he didn't laughed at all. She gave up.

"Fine, but when I wake up and find 2 million gold missing, I'm going to kill you!"

Ephraim shook his head. "Ah, little sister, you are so naïve…"

The ship sailed on. Eirika found herself quite comfortable. Walking around the ship, she wandered into a lounge. Many people, preferably nobles, were chatting along easily. Many eyes were on her, and she started to feel uneasy. She heard whispers like, "She's the princess of Renais!" "She's beautiful!" and "Didn't she save Magvel?" She had to agree with them.

She found an empty table and sat there, enjoying the view of the calm ocean. She took a paper and started reading it, only to be interrupted when she heard a voice.

"OMIGOD! Is that you, Eirika?" Eirika's eyes widened at the voice. She lowered the paper and gasped.

"L'Arachel! What are you…." She was muffled when L'Arachel rudely put her hand on Eirika's mouth.

"ssshh. I'm trying to keep a low profile here…" L'Arachel said. Eirika rolled her eyes and swatted L'Arachel's hand.

"L'Arachel, everyone knows who you are now. The famous valkyrie(I like her as a valkyrie better than a mage knight) who helped defeat the Demon King, also known as the Apostle of Rausten (I forgot how she was addressed, so I took how Sanaki was addressed in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance)." Eirika said. L'Arachel grinned.

"Well, anyway, what are you doing here? I'm traveling to search for evil in your lands. Your land has just been rebuilt, and darkness lurks in corners. It shall be I, L'Arachel, who shall purge your land with the sacred light!" She exclaimed dramatically. Eirika giggled. She had missed L'Arachel's drama.

After Eirika left, Ephraim felt kinda bored. He wandered outside, into the fresh air. "Ah…." Ephraim gave a sigh. He never could stand those perfume smell. He looked out to the see, thinking about how long it was since the war, and how long it was since he was in Grado. While he was pondering, he did not notice the seagull dangerously hovering over him….

Laughter filled the lounge as L'Arachel told Eirika about her journey. She told her about how she attacked countless holds of bandits. She also mentioned how all of them flee before her magic, though Eirika thought it wasn't her magic that scared them….

"And so I cast aura, and the bandit hold was destroyed before they could flee!" L'Arachel said, while sipping a cup of tea.

"It sounds like you had fun battling evil in our land." Eirika said. "We should thank you."

L'Arachel shook her head. "Silly friend! You saved my uncle from the evil wretch, Riev! We should be the one to thank you!"

"It was nothing." Eirika said. Of course, she was lying. Those countless reinforcements made that battle near impossible.

After chatting gleefully, Eirika went back to her room, finding the bathroom locked.

"Ephraim, are you in there?"

"Yes! Who else do you think?"

"Well, it's just that you normally don't take showers, so……never mind." Eirika shook her head and walked to her bed. She laid down and grabbed a book. She was so focused on the book she didn't noticed her brother coming out. Ephraim walked to his bed and got some clothes. Eirika put down her book and gave a yawn. She turned and saw Ephraim with a black sweater and blue pants.

"Where did you get that shirt?" Eirika said. "Not to mention that pant, ugh."

"I…..bought it myself, why?" Ephraim looked at her.

"No reason." Eirika looked at the window, and gave a gasp.

"Brother, we have arrived!"

Grado lands have been more beautiful since the war, returning to its former glory. Citizens are chatting happily while merchants sold all sorts of exotic items. It seems that the current leader, Lord Duessel, is leading the people well. Ephraim seems pleased.

"Let's go restore our friend's life, shall we?"

Eirika: Yay! We made it safe and sound!

Valkyrie: Well, if this was an M rated story, things would be different….

Tana: Ugh, you should of. Ephraim's shirt is horrible!

Ephraim: Shut up, you!

Innes: Um…..anyone forget me?

R&R please! No flames, or they shall be used to roast Ephraim's clothes….