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"And now we're marching towards the capital to rescue Chrom's sister, the Exalt of Ylisse..." Robin sighs out, having just given a condensed, but still long rundown of the events that transpired from when he woke up in a field...until now, all at the behest of his supposed daughter, Morgan.
Morgan who had been listening on in awe from the comfort of her laying position finally lets out an audible "Wow..." Hopping to her feet with boundless energy she begins gushing "Father that's amazing! You did all that? And to think Lissa is a princess!"
A frown crosses Robin's face as he wonders if she has taken away anything from this whole explanation. He's about to try and clarify some important matters as she speaks up eagerly.
"Well now that i'm here we can go together! I can help you create the strategy and I k-"
"Hold it..." Robin says cutting her off sternly "I think it's best that... you stay out of this battle for the time being at least... at least until the conflict is resolved" he words it in a way as to not set a hard time.
From the back, the group who has been sitting in on this 'touching family reunion' begins going through a few different sentiments, from Frederick's approving nods to the newly arrived Sumia's narrowed eyebrows.
It's Lissa who is first to speak, and she's clearly outraged "Robin how could you!? You finally find someone who knows who you are and the first thing you do is try to abandon them? Don't you remember the people chasing Nowi? Nooow I see what kind of father you are" she ends her rant with a pout and the crossing of her arms.
The words while partly in jest cut just as well as Robin begins to stammer "W-well it's not that it's jus-"
"I cannot stand by and let this foolishness go on any longer" Frederick's booming voice draws the attention of everyone else. "Robin is making the correct decision seeing as this girl cannot be trusted. The convenience of Robin's daughter suddenly appearing as we near the capital, the way she obviously probes for information from the most trusting, and not to mention her attire...does her outfit not bare striking similarities to the dark mages we were just fighting not hours ago?" he asks gesturing to Morgan.
Morgan, who twitches slightly in shock doesn't seem to be worried about the accusation but rather her clothing. Looking down she looks over her raggedy purple cloak "My...outfit?" she mumbles a bit in confusion as she grabs the cloak and opens it up to get a better look at the transparent black body stocking that covers most her body. "Is it really so weird? I mean lots of people wear stuff like this, and there is these parts that co-"
"W-woah woooah" Robin shouts quickly grabbing Morgans cloak and covers her back up "Let's forget that shall we..." he mumbles, face a bit red at the much too revealing outfit a girl Lissa or Morgan's age should be wearing, and he thought Nowi's was bad, 1000 years or not.
"E-erm...her mother must be behind that..." he sputters trying to pass blame.
"Plegians have some interesting clothing don't they" Lissa gawks, wide eyed
"You know... I think I have a book you might enjoy" Sumia chirps, seeming to have just remembered something after viewing the scene.
Frederick sighs as if his point was proven and is about to speak up until Chrom takes hold of the messy situation. "Robin...I'm sure you've already thought this through, what do you think?"
Robin, who realizes is inadvertently hugging Morgan lets go of her quickly and begins to think. Her age is hardly a factor, Ricken, Lissa and Donnel have proven themselves time and time again, the problem lies with if Frederick's theory is valid... If she is a spy, then keeping her with them or letting her go have their own sets or pros and cons... If he had people to spare, he might have her held under watch but with the upcoming battle there is no free hands. The niggling feeling that what she says might be true continues to eat away at him too.
Swallowing hard Robin opens his dry feeling mouth and announces "Alright, she'll be coming along with us...but she's not to be left unattended until the battle is done. She needs to be with at least one of us at any given time." he states before turning to a giddy Lissa "and the news of who she is cannot be spilled to anyone else...understand?" he frowns turning to Sumia next. It's just his luck these two were the ones who happen to be here when Morgan was found.
Frederick knowing, he won't be able to change anything at this point shuts his eyes and instead decides to deliver the news he came out to give in the first place. "The Shepherds are ready to march and the Feroxi are not much farther behind, the time to move is now. Unfortunately, Sumia was unable to catch up to the scouting party so Gangrel will be aware of our arrival."
"Scouts or not, he already knows we're coming." Chrom doesn't need Robin to know they're running out of time; this little hold up has already cost them. "Alright, get the Shepherds moving then, I'll take point with Sumia as Robin has planned" he states, and with a quick gesture Frederick is off, back towards the main group.
"O-oh but I haven't, I mean 'we' haven't even heard who Robin's wife is, or what she's like." Sumia cries out seeming torn over the decision of staying with Morgan or following Chrom. After a bit of whining, she takes off after Chrom leaving just Robin, Morgan and Lissa.
"Lissa... i'm serious, not a word of this to 'anyone'" Robin tells the smirking gossip, trying to be more serious with her than usual.
"Yeah yeah, don't worry, it'd be better to tell Maribelle about this over a pot of tea, not during a march" she teases much to Robin's chagrin. "And I think afterwards me, and Maribelle can get Morgan something a bit more... appropriate, though I do think it's rather stylish. How would I look in that Robin~?" she giggles.
"I'm leaving" Robin states quickly, trying to hide his flushed red face as he drags Morgan off by the wrist, trying not to imagine anything regarding Lissa at the moment.
"Aaalright~ seeya later Lissa" Morgan waves with her free hand, not really getting all this, but everyone's pretty funny around here at least.
This was never intended to be Some Morgan mother mystery, but I guess it is a secret for a while. Her clothing generally has nothing to do with who her mother is and more pushing the Plegian angle
This chapter feels a lot more wacky, will maybe cut down on that next chapter since this felt like filler and exposition in the grand scheme of things. Although maybe that fits for Awakening, I dunno, someone tell me if it's bad, seems bad.
Probably don't expect chapter 3 as fast.