A/n- I think this is the first time I've written Wendy as a side character. Anyways, this one goes a bit more deeper into the issues facing Rutger and Lilina after the events of FE6, enjoy!

The Commission Files- File #64 An Ostian Wedding

Characters: Rutger, Lilina, Roy, Sue, Wendy, Various Others

Based on: Commission by AmethystMoon420 on Twitter

"Are you feeling okay? You nervous at all, need me to get anything for you?" Rutger could tell that his good friend Roy was a bit off, which at any point would be a concern but since he was supposed to be the best man at the wedding that was about to occur it was a bit more of an issue.

"You know I'm the one that's supposed to to be asking you that right?" Roy replied with a stressed chuckle. "Still can't get over you in suit and tie after all these rehearsals, doesn't all that feel restrictive with how you normally dress?"

"A bit, and I would be lying if I told you I wouldn't rather be doing the Sacaen marriage rituals, and not just because they are more intimate but because you know how I do with crowds still, but you still didn't answer my question." Rutger pointed out. "Something is wrong with you Roy, and you can't just sneak that past me anymore since I'm back to being relatively well adjusted, I am getting married if you've forgotten." There was a pause before something popped up in his mind. "Wait, is it about the wedding? I thought we talked about this and everything is cool."

"We did, and I still feel the same way, I'm as happy for you and Lilina as I was when you told me you were getting together." Roy assured him. "But it is sort of about the wedding, or rather one I hope happens in the future."

"You finally getting the nerve to ask Sue to get married, good for you Roy I know you two will be great together." Rutger assumed with a smile and a friendly pat on the back. "If you need any help, or a best man," he added with a wink, "well you know where to look."

"Of course, and I appreciate that greatly, but I was actually wanting your advice and knowledge on something." Roy continued. "I want to do a Sacaen wedding first, but I don't want to ask Sue about it and ruin the surprise, Fir is off in Ilia with Noah, and I have no idea where Shin is these days, so you're the only other Sacaen I know that could teach me how to do it correctly."

"And you've heard the stories from my parents about it and it's a bit intimidating?" Rutger questioned, hoping that was the case.

"Yeah, yeah." Roy confirmed. "I wasn't raised with parents as open as yours, I'm not as comfortable with intimate topics as you and even Lilina are, and you two getting married is just bringing all those thoughts to the forefront for me. Sorry, I know I shouldn't be freaking out about this now of all times, but you know it just happens."

"It's fine Roy, I understand." Rutger assured him. "And I'm definitely ready to help one of my best and closest friends, so after Lilina and I get back from our honeymoon I'll talk to her about visiting Pherae and we can both help you out, how does that sound?" Roy perked up a lot with that, glad that even though they were no longer at war with Bern and the dragons that he still had people willing to help and support him.

"That sounds like a really good time, and we can catch up more as well." Roy said with a content nod and more even breathing. "Thank you Rutger, you really do know how to get down to the point of things like your parents always used to do." Rutger didn't even flinch at that comment, a sign of how much he had recovered. "So, where are you two going to vacation anyways?"

"Well, remember how my parents were friends of a king who lives in that Outrealm with the continent named Magvel?" Meanwhile, a few rooms away from the men, there was conversation brewing with the bride to be and her maid of honor.

"You've been looking in that mirror for almost five minutes straight Lady Lilina yet you've not said a word, is something not looking right?" Wendy finally asked since she didn't know what was going on.

"No, the dress and everything looks perfect, especially thanks to your help getting it on and fastened up and everything." Lilina replied turning around to face her friend. "It's just, I guess I'm having some pre-ceremony butterflies and concerning thoughts."

"Well, that's what I'm here for, to give you all the support and answers I can give you, not only as a knight for you and Ostia, but as a friend as well." Wendy noted as Lilina sat down on a comfy chair and she joined her. "What is on your mind, are you having second thoughts about getting married to Rutger?" Not many people knew how the real Rutger used to be, so many people in Ostia and even Roy's army we're quite surprised to get an invitation to this wedding, Wendy herself included. Many questions still needed answered in many people's minds, but the knight trusted in her lady to make the right decisions for Ostia and herself.

"No, this has nothing to do with Rutger, honestly it has to do with my father and Ostia as a whole." Lilina said bluntly. "I know my father was good friends with Rutger's parents, he even told me a time or two that Lady Lyndis could have been my mother if things went differently, but my mind goes back to a story Lord Eliwood has told me many times before. He told me that during their war against Nergal that my father had a vision of me and Roy ending up together and he was very vehement about that not happening. I wonder if he would have had that same vision about me and Rutger, what he would have said to Lyn and if he would have agreed to it. And it's not like I can ask him about it now."

"Yeah, it would be nice if Lord Hector were still around." Wendy agreed with a sigh. "He might have been blunt about what he said and wanted, but he was always loyal and truthful, just like you. If anything, I feel he would 'disapprove' of anyone marrying you, but if he was as good friends as you say with Rutger's parents, I think he's somewhere smiling down at you and being proud of you growing up."

"Either that or he's sparring with Lyn to determine if he can smite Rutger where he stands with a bolt of lighting." Lilina joked and the two friends shared a good laugh at the image of such a thing happening in the afterlife.

"And what about Ostia, are you worried Rutger can't adjust or is it the people's thoughts about him you're worried about?" Wendy finally asked to get back on subject.

"A little of both actually." Lillina admitted. "Like, we've talked about it before, Rutger is way more comfortable living a noble's life than his mother was, he's able to just ignore people's stupid comments about his heritage and stuff and still be himself, and of course he's going to be teaching some recruits swordplay so he won't get rusty and lose his edge, but part of what I love about him is just the freeness his aura gives off, I don't want to take that away from him."

"I'm going to go off on a limb and say that he's said something to the extent of, 'I'm happy wherever I am as long as I'm with you.' am I right?" Wendy asked.

"Yeah, he has, and for the most part I really do believe him. I guess it's just my overactive mind working me over." Lilina replied. "And as for the people, well Caelin hasn't really been it's own province for over 20 years and Lady Lyndis was only there for a year, so while technically Rutger is of noble birth, I know people aren't going to see it that way, especially since we still don't know what kind of station his father held, even if we know he was from Bern, which is another bowl of worms in itself."

"Do you have doubts that he won't serve the people in the best way he can?" Wendy pondered. "That he can't handle the politics of being your husband?"

"A little, yeah." Lilina admitted. "But then again, he's heard the stories his mother told him and he's willing to try, and his father worked for my father and Lord Eliwood as a diplomat for years and he's been around nobles pretty much his entire life, so he knows what he's getting into and he still wants to get married."

"And do you still want to get married to him?" There was a long pause as that question hung in the air for a few long moments as Lilina thought about it.

"Yes." She said a bit hesitantly at first before regaining her confidence. "Yes! I'm confident that this can all work out in the end. I love Rutger and he loves me, and we've been good friends that have gone through so much together during our lives, if anyone can get through issues like this then it should be us!" She was so excited about it that she stood up and almost left the room before Wendy stopped her.

"Hey, hey, come on, we have to wait just a bit longer Lady Lilina, the ceremony isn't starting until a bit later." She said holding her back.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot in all that emotion." Lilina said with a blush. "But thank you Wendy, you're a very good listener, and a very good friend as well. You're the best knight a girl could ask for." So with both sides working out their issues the ceremony went off without much trouble at all. Fae of course was the flower girl, a role she would probably be playing for a lot of the army's weddings, but she enjoyed it every time. Not everyone from the army was there, but all that were there were happy for the couple and when it came time to exchange vows a hush came over the crowd so they could listen in.

"Lilina," Rutger started before taking a deep breath to try and calm himself and the feeling of tightness in his throat. "we've been through a lot together. We started out as friends when we were younger, you had to deal with me after my parents died, and we had to do our part to make sure that Elibe could return to peace so we and everyone else could have days like today. I'd like to say that's gonna be the hardest things we're going to have to deal with, but we both know that's not going to be true. But what I do know to be true is that I love you and that I'm willing to go through the fires of the underworld if I have to for you. If we stick together as we have I don't see any issue breaking us apart, be it from strangers or from people we know well. So if you'll have me, I'll be the most supportive and loyal friend and husband I can be for as long as I draw breath. That's the Sacaen way, it's the way my parents raised me, and it's the man I truly want to be, so please accept me once again for who I am." Most people in the crowd had never heard Rutger speak so eloquently, so they were very surprised that he could say such things, but they were very impressed at his heartfelt expressions.

"Why are you so perfect when it comes to speaking your mind to me?" Lilina joked so she wouldn't start crying at how loved she felt. "No seriously, even when we were younger you always spoke your mind and I was always the reserved one, always thinking that if I said something wrong I'd be disappointing someone. And to be honest, I still kind of feel that way today. I know there are those people who don't agree with this union, important people who have power to decide the people of Ostia's future, but for once I'm going to speak my mind and say I couldn't give less of a damn about them right now. I love you Rutger, it may have taken me a bit of time to get around to feeling that way, but when I did I realized that you're just the best person for me. You're so supportive, you know what it's like to go through some of the things I have in life and you accept me for who I am and not what I am. I wish I could have seen it sooner, maybe we could have been closer earlier, but I'm not wasting any more time thinking about what could have been. Right now I'm standing in front of the man I love getting ready to declare how I want to spend the rest of my life with him and I couldn't be happier. You make me happy Rutger and I want to do my best to do the same for you. You're right that things will be tough, but we've gone through tough before and we'll go through it as many times as we need to until we both get that happy ending we deserve!" By the time Lilina's impassioned words ended most of the audience was in tears and it took a while to get everyone together to finish the ceremony. It all went as planned, no objections from Hector's ghost in sight, and soon enough the pair was officially married. They left the chapel with Rutger holding Lilina in his arms bridal style as they walked to the carriage that would take them back to the castle. Lilina had a bouquet of flowers in her hand and she threw them over her head for someone to catch.

"Who do you think is going to catch it?" Rutger asked with a big smile on his face.

"You think I'm leaving that up to chance?" Lilina teased him. "I used a bit of wind magic as I threw it to make sure it landed where I wanted it to." And where did it land you may ask? Right into the hands of another Sacaen in the crowd, one who was looking straight at the Marquess of Pherae as she held the flowers in her hand.

"You know Sacaens don't really find this a sign of anything right?" Sue commented as Roy expected her to say something.

"Yeah, but Lycians and Pheraens do." He replied with a smirk. "Who knows, maybe it'll be us getting married next."