Dream, dream, dream.
The wake of time is near.
Dream, dream, dream.
A solemn song is sung.
Sing, sing, sing.
The Echos draw near.
Burn, burn, burn.
Burn those tears away.
The Insurrection of the Labyrinth is here.
[—]
Two weeks had gone by since the wedding and everything was going smoothly. The people have been livelier than ever and trade with Ferox and Plegai had been going on well. New trade routes with Fodlan and Almyra have been created. Anna being Anna, along with her husband, had been a huge help because Sophia needed help for sure on those subjects. Lissa had been made the temporary Exalt of Ylisse, much to the horror of the girl because of the amount of work that had to be done. Sophia and Frederick had both agreed and told Lissa that was good for her in the future. Lissa wanted to whine but after some encouragement from Donnel and Emmeyren, things had gone smoothly. Plus, bribing her with some of Lysithea's homemade sweets always did the trick.
Next was the military.
Good god, building a military was utter hell. Sophia asked herself how the hell Chrom, Robin, and Frederick even managed to work so much not also mention the other Shepards who also have their corps. The Medical corps had been slow but progress is done. Especially with now more students have come in. She worked with Lysithea, Miriel, and Martha, at times even Henry. It was interesting teaching the Magil Knights how to incorporate magic into their weapons. The more the merrier. Currently, she was busy doing paperwork regarding the list of military weapons that would be needed as well as trade with Plegia and Ferox. Steel, Unberal steel, wootz steel, precious metals, and stones all coming in from those nations as well as trading back fairly. A knock on her door she heard and she allowed them to come in.
"I got that list you wanted!" Anna came in with a grin on her face as she closed the door, "Gauis should be here soon also. Man, things have been great so far. And someone here has gotten closer to a certain knight." She wiggled her eyebrows and Sophia just rolled her eyes.
Yet she couldn't fight the small smile forming on her face. She's been more open, everyone noticed that. Frederick and she had become closer and Sophia already knew she was scared because what if she screws up things even more? She likes Frederick, that's for sure. Romantic feelings are something she has developed but she chose, for now, to not say anything because she didn't want to get her hopes up.
"Stop it, Anna." Sophia chuckled a bit, "Yes, we've gotten closer but not in the way you think. He's a good friend." Inwardly, the redhead cringed, "Anyway, trade with Plegia...Ooooohhhhh...we're going to have to meet them next year." She intertwined her fingers.
"You mean Validar right?" Anna said and Sophia nodded.
A month before the wedding, Sophia made sure to tell Chrom and Robin that Validar was alive. That he was The King of Plegia and came from the Royal Plegain Bloodline, that they needed to be careful. The couple had thanked her for informing them of this as well as that Aversa was very much alive. Now onto the biggest assignment coming up...
"So has Martha spoken to you who will go on her mission?"
Both women jumped when Gauis came in through the window like nothing. The orange-haired man smirked at their annoying faces because they hated when he would just appear out of nowhere, scaring the life out of them. Sophia groaned as she shook her head.
"Please stop doing that! Why do think Tharja tied you out when you all first met?!" She said and the man chuckled as he walked up with some documents and put them on the desk.
"Relax, Nymph. I thought you were used to it by now." He said and Sophia rolled her eyes, "Anyhow, Martha told me to give you this. It's her list of who she wants on her mission."
"I know for a fact Robin and I are mandatory." Sophia sighed as she picked up the first paper, "Let's see, Ricken, Miriel, Kellam, Lysithea, Me, Robin, Sthal? Okay, that was unexpected. Morgan?! I am going to have a long talk with her about that! Lastly...Annette, Seigel, Marianne, and Lorenz. Interesting lineup." She said and Gauis frowned, not seeing his name on the list.
"Man, I was hoping I get to go." He said and Sophia shook her head a bit.
"I'll talk to Martha after I'm done with this work." Sophia sighed as she picked up another document and...
"The palace is shaking. It's Morgan and Yune again."
A loud THAWK was heard in the room when Sophia slammed her forehead onto the table, letting out small sobs. Gauis and Anna patted her back, wishing her good luck as they went on their ways to finish their businesses.
[—]
"Okay, this time you overdid it." Martha sighed as she patted the children's heads, "As much as I love all the fire spells, if the air had not used been nearby, you would have set the tower on fire, again." The woman pinched the bridge of her nose, "What on earth were you all thinking?"
"Trying out a new spell," Morgan said as Martha noticed the tome Yune was using.
"Anyhow!" The woman threw her hands in the air, "Good thing I found you, Morgan. You will be coming with the group to the ruins in Ferox." She said and the boy froze.
"Pardo—"
"MORGAN AND YUNE!"
Both children flinched and quickly hid behind Martha as they spotted Sophia marching toward them like an Armor Knight. The woman glared at them as she crossed her arms.
"Before you say anything," Martha said, "I scolded them. But perfect timing you came. Cordelia was looking for you." She smiled and she placed her hands on two kids' heads, "So let me take care of these two...right children?" Truthfully, they preferred being grounded by Frederick to her.
"Sssssiggghhh...Fine." Sophia pinched the bridge of her nose, "But make sure they get their homework done."
"I will."
[—-]
Down the hallway then take the stairs to the right, go up and then take the hallway on the left and then another left to reach Codelia's Office. Sophia walked till she arrived at a white door and knocked. Hearing "Come in", she opened it. Inside Cordelia's office was similar to Frederick's except it had displayed on the wall Golden armor for the leader of the Pegasus Corps. Cordelia's desk had two huge stacks of papers and the balcony door was open. On the other side of the room was Sumia's desk with a shelf with books and other things but it was empty.
"Oh!" Cordelia looked, up from her desk, "Sophia, just on time. Thank goodness you arrived." She said.
Sophia noticed how swamped the woman was with paperwork. Reports from all over Ylisse have been pouring in with the rise of monsters and Risen. It didn't help that this was because of Grima's power. The Fallen Dragon's blood in her veins could feel something was happening but she didn't know what. Not to also mention her power of Nightmare. She was still afraid to fall into the darkness and use that power. Martha has told her to embrace it but could she do such a thing when it's the very power that nearly killed her? It wasn't given to her by choice, it was forced upon her.
"I don't know what to do." Cordelia sighed as she placed down her pen, "Stakes and expectations placed on me have become higher. When Phila told me she had chosen me to be the new Commander of the Ylisse Pegasus Knights, I felt so much joy. But I am also afraid." She leaned down and rested her forehead on her intertwined hands.
"I ways felt Sumia was better for the job but I was chosen. Perhaps I am just stressed out from training the recruits or the amount of paperwork I need to do." She sighed as she sat back up.
"Wasn't Sumia made Second in Command?" Sophia said as she took a sip of her drink.
"She along with Sully and Lon'qu were sent on a scouting mission near the Salt City border. There were reports of strange activity but also that a nest of Draco dragons was seen." Cordelia muttered, "I find it strange. Draco Dragons are native to Valm and also the Mountains of Soldera. They mostly keep to themselves but I think the worst report I received was from a town 5 hours from here. They described that the village near them was destroyed by strange creatures." She opened the drawer and pulled a document.
"You know, I'm surprised you're letting me see this," Sophia said as she was handed the document.
"You're the head of the Medical Apartment." Cordelia gave her a "Really?" look, "Documents like this will pile up at your desk in a matter of time. Besides, you can help identify a good amount of plants and other things. It's one of the few reasons Robin and Chrom made you the head of the Medical Department." She smiled.
Sophia narrowed her eyes as she looked at the sketch of...
"That's a Mogball and the other is Balor," Sophia muttered and Cordelia looked at her shocked.
"That's impossible. Mogballs and Balors went extinct over 2000 years ago." Cordelia said as she was handed back the documents, franticly looking at the papers. "Should I call in Lysithea and Felix?"
"Yes."
[—-]
Felix glared hatefully at the sketch of the Mogballs and Balors before handing the papers to his wife. Lysithea scowled at it before she placed the papers down and looked at the two women.
"Yes. Those are Mogball and Balors. Those monsters should only be in underground ruins and have no place on the surface. I heard about the situation from Sully but now seeing the sketches and the reports...this is serious." Lysithea said as Felix shook his head.
"I know this is cornering but has the body of one of these monsters been brought to Martha?" All three women looked at him like he grew a second head, "I'm serious. These monsters shouldn't be able to roam Ylisse at all because the land is protected by Naga'a blessing. But Martha did mention that the seal in the Labyrinth of Thabes is weakening, so...we have our problem." He said and Cordelia held her chin for a moment.
"Sadly I am not part of the team but we can provide reports of how things will be going on our end. Chrom and Robin should be arriving in another week so for now let's continue gathering information from our reports." The woman said as they began to pick up their papers.
"Yes indeed—ulp!" Sophia suddenly felt the taste of copper in her mouth and quickly pulled her handkerchief to cover her lips.
"Hey, are you alright?" Felix said, noticing how she suddenly looked pale.
Sophia wiped her lips and smiled but could feel Cordelia's gaze on her.
"I'm fine. Just a bit of morning sickness." Now that got everyone raising an eyebrow, "I'm not pregnant!" Everyone just rose their hands in defense and said nothing more.
[—-]
"This...is agony!" Sophia gritted her teeth as she lay on the floor of her office, "How...much longer?!" The veins on her body pulsed and had turned somewhat black but she knew what was the real cause.
Grima's blood.
Finding out that she indeed had the blood from the Royal Valentian families made her worried. Blood of Mila and Blood of Duma, both lived naturally within her. But the blood transfusion did forcefully on her...
"Sigh..." Sophia let go of a sigh as she forced herself to stand up and wiped her lips, "This is the third time this week...they are becoming more frequent. Ah...Lysithea and Edelgard of the Three House's world...I think I understand you both better now." She coughed and stared at the blood on the handkerchief.
Grima's blood within her...Duma's and Mila's blood is fighting Grima's, it feels like her body is on fire and burning her alive. Not only that, it's like the red hair dye is not staying on her hair anymore. Even the magic spell she was using is starting to not work. Part of her wondered if it was because of her ability to use anti-magic. Nightmares are naturally born anti-magic magic users but were hunted down because they were feared. She let go of another sigh as she went into her drawer and pulled out her Advil bottle. Even if it's been a year, she had at least two bottles of her pain pills still. She rarely took it but till she found a different alternative to deal with the pain, they would do for now.
Down she swallowed two pills and let go of the breath she was holding. She looked at her arms and looked like the veins finally disappeared. She needed to be careful. Perhaps she should study a more powerful medication to ease her pain. Still, even after months of research, they haven't found a way to reverse Yune's curse. Results have only revealed they come from a Royal bloodline, and she was pretty sure Martha already knew that she is her biological daughter but was choosing not to say anything. The woman heard a knock on her door and quickly hid her bloody handkerchief in her drawer. She went to answer the door and saw it was Martha.
"Oh, Martha. Come in." Sophia said and the pink-haired woman came in, "Did you need anything?"
"Other than bringing in reports, I came to do this." The woman smiled and poked her in the ribs, which resulted in Sophia coughing blood, "I knew it. No matter how much you hide it, you can't from my eyes." The woman grinned.
Sophia grumbled as the woman smirked and smacked her hand away before turning to grab a tissue to wipe her lips.
"Was that necessary?" Sophia grumbled as she wiped her lips and Martha just laughed.
"In all seriousness, yes. That's one of the reasons I came. I got something regarding Yune's curse." At that moment, Sophia was now fully paying attention.
Martha pulled out the document and began to read it.
"We found that her brand is preventing Grima's curse from spreading."
"What?" Sophia gasped as Martha nodded.
"Yune was born with the Brand of Mila, just like you. But because she also has the blood of Duma, both types of blood are coexisting within her. They are the ones preventing Grima's curse from spreading." She noticed Sophia's still concerned look, "It means she has divine protection."
"No, I understand." Sophia couldn't help but let go a sigh of relief, "I'm glad to hear that but...what about removing it? I'm happy to learn it's paused but I still want to remove the curse." She said.
"The only way right now to remove the curse is to kill the one who cast it. And unfortunately, Yune had told me that she had killed the ones that cast it but they only did the first part of the spell. The rest is done by Grima." And Sophia slammed her fist into the wall.
"It's just one thing after the other..." the woman gritted her teeth, "Maybe...just maybe we can get some answers once we get to the Temple of Thabes."
"Let's hope so."
"Now, let's talk about you."
"Me?" Sophia looked at her surprised, "What about me?"
"Your days are numbered, Sophia." Martha went straight to it, "Unless we find a way to remove Grima's blood from you, you still have at least 15 years left to live. Mila's and Duma's blood within you are battling Grima's blood. And no, I have not revealed what bloodline you come from. That information is confidential." Sophia let go a sigh of relief.
"I see..." Sophia muttered as she placed her hand on her heart, "Hopefully by 10 years, I have somewhat settled down." She said and Martha looked at her sadly.
"My friend, I will find a way to get rid of Grima's blood from you. You deserve to live a long life just like everyone else. Are you just accepting this?" Martha said as Sophia quickly flicked her wrist to summon a handkerchief and coughed into it.
"For now...it's a neutral feeling." Sophia wiped her lips, "Also, I've been taking the medication you prescribed to me."
"Good. Keep taking it."
[—]
The two weeks (It should have been one) had gone by and Chrom and Robin had finally returned. Frederick and Sophia stood by each other on the palace stairs as they waited for their king and queen to arrive. Yet there seemed to be some sort of heavy silence between them. Frederick was quick to notice because Sophia's face became blank when she was in a bad mood. But the woman let go of a sigh and glanced his way because she could feel his eyes on her. He looked at her for a second and then spoke.
"Sophia, are you alright?" He said and the woman had to confess, she wasn't.
" No..." Sophia crossed her arms and looked to the ground with a grim expression, "We got some results regarding Yune's curse. We learned that something is keeping the curse she has from spreading but the only way to remove it is to kill the one who cast it. The creator of the curse." She said with another sigh.
Of course, she wasn't going to say her time was limited. She could feel another incoming cough and quickly summoned her handkerchief and coughed into it. Frederick noticed that lately she always carried a handkerchief when she didn't before.
"Are you well? Do you need to go see Mirable?" He said, "I can make the shift today. I'll just tell Lord Chrom and Lady Robin that you are unwell." He said and Sophia shook her head.
"It's fine. I can manage." Sophia said and both turned around when they heard someone walking down the stairs.
"Hello, you two!" Martha smiled and the two looked at her with raised eyebrows, "What? Am I not allowed to greet my king and queen? The other Shepards are on their way here for the return dinner." The woman huffed as she placed her hands on her hips.
"It's fine to greet but you usually show up when you know something no one else knows," Frederick said as the woman scoffed and walked down to stand between them.
"Ye little faith my cousin." Martha smiled sly, "Anyhow, have my wagons been ordered yet?"
"All is set for us to head out in three days. I'm not looking forward to the cold. At least the area we will be in has some sort of sunlight. Not a fan of the cold." Sophia said and shivered at the thought.
"Hm..."Martha hummed, "Curious my friend, so what happened to the man that asked you out to dinner last week?"
"Cough! What?!" Frederick looked at the two shocked and Sophia's face became blank as she spoke in a robotic tone.
"I declined his invitation as I did to the previous 10 men and 7 women that kept asking me out," Sophia said and Martha just snickered.
"My friend, you can't just keep rejecting! Sonnet or later you gotta have some fun! I mean, you gotta get laid at some point!" Martha laughed and Frederick couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Martha, while I appreciate you trying to hook me up with someone, I am not interested." Sophia felt her eye twitching, "I'm a mother."
"Yes, a single mother." The pink-haired woman snickered and elbowed Frederick, "What about Frederick here?! He is perfect for you to go on a date with!" Sophia quickly pulled her handkerchief and coughed from the audacity of the woman.
"I'm pretty sure Frederick is busy!" Sophia wiped her lips as a bead of sweat ran down her cheek, "Besides, we're busy with work."
"Sigh...to be honest, I wouldn't mind taking you to dinner. Yune could come along as well." Frederick said and Sophia slowly turned to look at the man, her mouth opening and closing like a fish, unable to farm words.
The image of them, sleeping together on his bead quickly came to her mind as she felt her ears turning red.
"Please do not joke Frederick." She said and ." Frederick frowned, "I am sincerely asking you if you would like to go to dinner with me." Now it was her turn to frown.
"Please do not joke with me."
"I am not!"
She sighed and turned away from him for a moment to compose herself.
"He can't be serious..." she glared his way and saw the look in his eyes, "Oh, my goodness he is serious." Bryhildr would smack her if she could and Martha has disappeared at some point.
"Deep breaths...This is just a question. We're just friends. Nothing more, nothing less. He will find his true love in a couple of months. I am not! to pursue anything further. Not only for his sake but for my sake as well." She took deep breaths and calmed herself as she turned back to him with a somewhat strained smile.
Lately, it has become difficult to hide her emotions like she used to. Especially around Frederick and Yune. She used to be able to do so well and now...
"I've softened." She thought as she held her hands together, "Ah, you are serious. Well...I'm—!"
"SHE'S FREE TOMORROW NIGHT! DON'T LET HER TELL YOU OTHERWISE!" Martha, she recognized shouting but where the hell did Henry come from? The shouts came from the balconies three floors up the palace, making whatever tension and nervousness dissolve.
Sophia's eyebrow twitched as she fiddled with the ends of her shirt and put on a forced closed-eye smile. She will make sure to make those two suffer for their betrayal. Yes, perhaps that hex she has been working on will finally be put to good use.
"What do you have in mind?" She said and Frederick chuckled with a small smile.
"How do you feel about the upcoming Harvest Festival?" Sophia looked at him surprised but she couldn't help but smile a bit shyly.
"Alright. This will be my first festival in Ylisse. So...I'm excited." Sophia smiled softly.
Before Frederick could say anything, the trumpets were blown and the gates to the castle were opened. The remaining Shepards scrambled to quickly get in line. Lisa and Emmeyren along with Phila were all there to greet their brother and sister-in-law. The carriage came to a slow halt and the door opened, the first one to step out was Chrom, dressed in his usual clothing, much to his chagrin of Frederick. The Exalt held out his hand to his beloved wife to help her get down. Robin, dressed in her usual black robe, smiled at them warmly.
"Oohhh...they must have gone all out during the honeymoon." Martha whispered with a giggle and those closest to her felt their faces start heating up, "They are particularly glowing. Would not surprise me if we hear news of a child soon. Nyuhu~"
"Martha...shh!" Sophia silenced her and the woman just pouted as the sisters and Phila went to greet their family.
"Welcome home, you two!" Lissa giggled excitedly and hugged them, "So, how was the honeymoon? Oh, we got so much to talk about!" Lissa skipped to Chrom and chuckled.
"There is much, sister. But for now, we should get some rest. The journey home was long." He said and Robin nodded.
"All work has been done for the weeks so you both can have a bit more time to rest before going back to work," Frederick said as the servants unloaded their belongings and began to take them to the palace.
"Welcome back, Exalt Chrom and Queen Robin!"
"That's going to take a while to get used to." The couple thought as their friends came up and greeted them, "Alright everyone, let's go eat! And yes, I got a souvenir for you, Lissa." Chrom chuckled as his sister jumped up and down excitedly.
Robin smiled and froze when she suddenly felt a pat on her stomach. She looked down and saw Martha was the one doing it with a closed-eye smile on her face. Everyone just looked at the woman shocked while Frederick just smacked his forehead at his cousin's actions. The woman just smiled and congratulations them on their marriage before she walked off. Sophia just raised an eyebrow but shook her head as everyone made their way to the castle. Dinner was sure to be interesting.
[—-]
Morgan was beyond happy to see Chrom and Robin and was the first to pounce in their arms, saying "Welcome home!" The couple didn't know what it was, but seeing the boy greeting them in such a way brought joy to their hearts. The talk of starting a family was brought up many times during their honeymoon and both want a child. For now, they wanted to wait a bit before trying. But at the moment, they were happy hugging Morgan. Dinner with everyone was always a bit hectic when it was friends and family. Conversations become lively when you least expected and those that were usually reserved would open up. Panne was speaking calmly with Libra and a rare smile would form on her lips as she spoke with him.
"Looks like the majority of everyone has established some sort of relationship." Bryhildr suddenly spoke up, making Sophia jump a bit, "Where have you been?" Sophia asked but the DeadLord only responded with, "Busy."
"Ah, Martha! So when will we head out for the mission?" Robin's voice made her snap out of it and she looked towards the alchemist, who spoke.
"We should be heading out in three days. The Ruins of Time are located on the west side of Ferox, about 10 hours away from Ferox's port. It'll take us two months and a half to reach it. As for who will be coming, it has already been decided. Robin, are you ready as well?" She said and the woman nodded.
"As Queen, I also must be part of such works. This is a very grave matter regarding the safety of our people and it needs to be done. I know we were supposed to rest on our honeymoon but...we had a few encounters." Robin sighed everyone suddenly looked at them worried.
"Perhaps this a better time to speak of it," Chrom said, "A part of the forest was burned down to the ground. Just like the one we found months ago." Chrom said and the men understood what he meant while the others were confused.
After a bit explaining of what happened to the men during Chrom's celebration, Robin wasn't happy that it wasn't reported but let it slide as the conversation was becoming serious. Especially regarding some of the late incoming reports. Morgan and Yune sat awkwardly as they listened to the adults talk but they followed the conversation quickly. Unfortunately, while Derrick wasn't going with the group that will be going on the expedition, he can't enter the temple due to the anti-magic particles.
"Oh, another thing." Chrom said, "Khan Basilio will be going with you all." He grinned and everyone looked at him shocked, "We ran into him on our way through the city, and told us that he and his group will be joining you all along with three others that we have yet to meet." He explained and once again the conversation shifted to the mission.
Emmeyren's let out a sigh but smiled softly as she ate with her wife, things like this made her smile.
"Yune, don't be picky with your food." Sophia said to the girl who was putting her carrots onto Morgan's plate and Morgan was giving her his broccoli, "Are you two trading vegetables?" She raised an eyebrow but the two just grinned at her.
She sighed and smiled softly as she patted their heads.
Moments like this she always enjoyed.
[—-]
Perhaps it was because she had Morgan and Yune go home early that she decided to have little time to herself in her office. The woman let go of a sigh as she sat at her desk, leaning back on the chair as she thought about her conversation with Frederick. The man was serious about asking her out to dinner.
"That look in his eyes...he did mean it. Now that I think about it...we've become closer these past few weeks. Sigh...I shouldn't stick to it. He has a son and when he sees his face, he will realize who the mother is." Another sigh escaped her lips.
"Well, at least the trip will take my mind off things."
[—-]
Everyone had packed their things early in the morning to make sure they would at least make it before the first storm hit. Ylisse was like California when it came to the summer, unpredictable weather. At times it would be cold, and at others, it would be as if they walked into a fire pit. And then at times, it was humid or it would rain. But the humid season was the worse. It didn't surprise her to see people wearing loose clothing to try to keep themselves cool or the Mages putting up water or ice magic crystals near the shops to keep the people cool. Meanwhile, Sophia wore a red tank top, with some loose black pants, her charkarms strapped onto her sides as well as her belt with multiple small bottles that had questionable items.
The cart with everyone's trunks filled with clothing, crates with food, materials for magic tools, weapons, extra clothing, and such. And Sophia did not miss the crate filled with alcohol cause good god they for sure were going to need it. Martha also packed up a few tools used for cremation, which everyone steered clear from.
"I want to come with you." Yune whined as Morgan chuckled, "Sorry, Yune. You know why can't come. But if I get the chance and we find treasure, I'll bring you a souvenir." The boy winked and the girl grinned, hugging his waist, "Be careful!"
"I will."
Frederick had a cold look on his face as he watched the interaction between the two. Well, glaring was a better way to describe it. Sophia just looked back and forth between them till she rolled him her document and smacked him on the head.
"Ow!" Frederick grumbled as he rubbed the back of his head, glaring at the woman, "What was that for?!"
"If looks could kill, you would have buried Morgan six feet under a long time ago. Come on, they like each other. What's wrong with that?" She said and Frederick gawked at her.
"They are kids." He said and Sophia just raised an eyebrow, "Don't look at me like that." The woman just snorted.
"It's normal for kids to have crushes. Besides, they are two years apart and have been with each other since they were born." She said and now it was the man's turn to look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"And you know this because..." Sophia again snorted, "Morgan and Yune told me that they grew up together."
"Sigh..." the Knight let go of a sigh as he crossed his arms, "I don't know why but Morgan just reminds me of Lord Chrom when he was a young boy. Especially...how do I explain this? Recently I witnessed him snapping his sword in half like my lord." Frederick said and Sophia couldn't help but laugh a bit.
"Frederick! It's normal for kids his age to overuse their strength. Anyhow, I see you protective of Yune." Sophia said and the man sighed.
"It is natural for me to be worried about her. She is..." Sophia held her breath, "Sigh, never mind." The man sighed and turned to her, "Be safe out there and take care of our queen." He said and Sophia smiled softly, nodding.
"I will."
"Alright, everyone! We're heading out!" Kellam called out as friends said their goodbyes and went to the gates, "Take care, everyone! Be safe!" Chrom yelled out as he and the remaining Shepards waved.
"Make sure to bring me some delicious Ferox beef!" Yune yelled out.
Sophia waved and smiled softly, looking out to the horizon, having no idea that the events that were coming, would change her life drastically.
[—]
I'm back XD