ＷｈｉｔｅＤｒａｇｏｎｇｈｏｓｔ： Ｈｅｌｌｏ ａｌｌ． Ｓｏｒｒｙ ｆｏｒ ｎｏｔ ｕｐｄａｔｉｎｇ ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ． Ｉ'ｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｅ ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｉｎｃｅ Ｉ'ｍ ｎｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｃｈｏｏｌ ｙｅａｒ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｆｉｎａｌｓ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｒｙ ａｂｏｕｔ．
Ｅｒｋ： Ａ．Ｋ．Ａ． Ｈｅ'ｓ ｊｕｓｔ Ｌａｚｙ．
Ｗｈｉｔｅｄｒａｇｏｎｇｈｏｓｔ： Ｓｈｕｔ ｕｐ． Ａｎｗａｙｓ Ｉ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｈａｖｅ ａ ｊｕｍｐ ｓｔａｒｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｔａｋｅ ｔｏｏ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｏ ｕｐｄａｔｅ． Ｅｒｋ， ｔｉｍｅ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｙｏｕｒ ｊｏｂ．
Ｅｒｋ： Ｄｉｓｃｌａｉｍｅｒ： Ｗｈｉｔｅｄｒａｇｏｎｇｈｏｓｔ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｏｗｎ Ｆｉｒｅ Ｅｍｂｌｅｍ， ＊ｍｕｍｂｌｅｓ＊ Ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅａｔｅｌｙ．
Chapter 1: A Vacation from Saving the World
Campfires were scattered here and there. Most members of the army had their own campfire for they did not wish to share it with others they disliked. Deadly glares were shot above the campfires to others who were the main target of their deadly wrath. All stare wars were suddenly stopped when Jailith, one of the army's main tacticians, came stomping into camp.
Most of the eyes of everyone in the camp followed Jailith, wondering who was going to experience his wrath. Jailith stormed over to one particular campfire that was surrounded by Franz, Kyle, and Forde. The Renais knights stopped their conversation when they noticed Jailith growling at them.
"And what can we do for you, milord tactician?" inquired Forde. Jailith responded not with words but with actions. He grabbed Forde by the collar of his shirt and dragged him off to some remote area of the camp. No one saw what happened but they could easily imagine when they heard multiple high-pitch screams which they guessed came from Forde.
Jailith eventually came back to camp. Forde, on the other hand, took a little longer due to the pain he had been dealt. The cavalier probably now had bruises covering his entire body. Everyone in the camp was staring at Jailith who stormed over to his tent. The Pegasus knights Syrene, Vanessa, and Tana began to gossip with one another. As their whispers shot between each other, Rebecca, the other head tactician and a Pegasus knight came out of a nearby tent. Rebecca glanced over to make sure that Rayling, her Pegasus, was safe and secure. Once the safety of the Pegasus was confirmed she turned her attention to the other Pegasus knights.
"What's going on?" inquired Rebecca who had not seen what Jailith had done. The other Pegasus knights told what happened which came to Rebecca as a great surprise. It was not common for Jailith to do such a thing for usually he was pretty level-headed. Curious to why Jailith's temper had flared so much, Rebecca left her campfire and went in the direction of Jailith's tent.
She pushed the tent flap open and looked inside the tent. It was much disorganized with various books, magic tomes, maps, and blank pieces of parchment littering any space that wasn't taken up by the collapsible bed. In the corner which the bed was in also resided Jailith, who was reading a magic tome.
Before Rebecca could ask what was going on Jailith lashed out with his own words.
"Gather everyone together." he ordered with a growl. Rebecca snorted, not really wishing to since he asked in such a manner but she didn't really have much else to do. She left and gathered every together by the largest fire which was Jailith's. The group murmured and shot each other deadly glares as they waited for Jailith to show himself. When he finally did they all quickly became silent. It was rare for Jailith to call a meeting of this magnitude so they were all naturally curious to why their leader had called them together.
"Troops… I've gather-" Jailith was cut short when a fireball suddenly crashed into Forde. This caused an uproar and various other sabotage attempts were sprung. Utter chaos now ran rampant. Jailith stood there, his hands clenched into fists and a slight growl coming from his lips.
"SHUT UP!" bellowed Jailith. Everyone froze and turned their attention back to the tactician.
"I was just going to talk to you but it appears I can't even say a full sentence before something happens!" growled Jailith. "I'm sick and tired of how you all are acting! I've decided to take drastic action. Tomorrow we will march over to Rashra Port, which is in Jehanna. From there, we are going to Kalen Isle…for eighteen days!"
Silence was what the response was. Then it was a round of applause. Kalen Isle was well known as a peaceful resort town. However many people believed it to be haunted and would avoid it. Those who did go discovered it was not haunted but was in fact, one of the best resort islands ever known.
"Um…Jailith…" spoke up Rebecca.
"What?" snapped Jailith.
"Why are you rewarding them for their behavior?" questioned Rebecca.
"This is not a reward." solemnly answered Jailith. Rebecca looked at him strangely, not quite understanding what he meant. Jailith saw her quizzical look and said something else.
"Don't worry…I have a plan that will make their lives at Kalen Isle living hell."
Rebecca was stunned by the reaction of the young man. Had he finally cracked from the stress of managing the army?
"If we are to make such plans against our own members we need insiders…" said Rebecca with a grin spread across her face. The two tacticians laughed evily. Soon the army would be theirs!
The next day Jailith and Rebecca called a meeting of some specific army members. The army members they called together consisted of Eirika, Garcia, Gerik, Rennac, and Knoll. They were somewhat confused as to what was going on so they came with many questions prepared to be fired at the tacticians. When they came they forgot their questions. Their tacticians, the ones that before now they would follow to the ends of the earth, were grinning evilly like a pair of drunken idiots who had a plan.
Knoll was the first to speak up. "What is it that you have called us here for, milord tacticians?"
"Unless you five have been living under a rock, you five should know that yesterday, Jailith announced that we would be going to Kalen Isle for eighteen days." started Rebecca. The five she had addressed nodded, showing that they had heard of Jailith's announcement. Having confirmed that, Rebecca continued speaking.
"Well there is a reason for that." stated Rebecca. "By going to a resort island we will be catching the army off guard. They think we are giving them a vacation but we are doing something much more different. We are planning to fix the problem of this army's hatred to one another. Jailith, would you like to give them the details?" The young man nodded and stepped forward, ready to reveal his plot.
"We are going force the army into situations in which either they get along or get killed." began Jailith. "For example, the hotel which we will be staying at has only eighteen rooms in total. That will force people to find room partners but here is the catch: we will choose who bunks with whom."
"Your suicidal." was the simple reply of Gerik. All of the other army members in the room said similar things to Jailith and Rebecca. Once they had quieted down, Jailith continued to reveal his devious plan.
"I'm hoping that their hatred will distract each other long enough that they will forget I was the one to cause their troubles. If not…Oh well, I'm willing to take that risk." stated Jailith.
"How will pitting their anger against each other solve it?" inquired Eirika.
"I see the situation as a pendulum." said Jailith. Everyone in the room gave him looks of confusion which caused Jailith to explain his statement.
"A pendulum will never swing farther then its initial distance it traveled. Our plan will cause mass mayhem but, eventually it will slow down and settle to a stop, just like a pendulum does. If all goes according to plan then our problems with this army shall be solved." explained Jailith.
"So what you are saying is that the possible results of this plan are either cooperation among the units of the army or everyone will be killed by each other due to their great anger?" questioned Rennac.
"Either way our problem is solved." grunted Jailith. "I've already come up with a list of rooming assignments. Tomorrow we will be leaving for Kalen Isle."
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Ｗｈｉｔｅｄｒａｇｏｎｇｈｏｓｔ： Ｓｏｒｒｙ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｓｈｏｒｔ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ． Ｉｆ ａｎｙ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｗｉｓｈ ｔｏ ａｐｐｌｙ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ Ｋａｌｅｎ Ｉｓｌｅ ｓｔａｆｆ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｓｔ ｏｆ ｊｏｂｓ ａｒｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ ｅｎｔｒｙ． Ｔｈｅ ｊｏｂｓ ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ ｔａｋｅｎ ａｒｅ Ｂａｒｔｅｎｄｅｒ， Ａｒｃｈｅｒｙ Ｒａｎｇｅ Ｏｗｎｅｒ ａｎｄ Ｈｅａｄ Ｐｒｉｅｓｔ．