Tantal was very cold. At least, that was what Pyra had gathered from her party. She felt fine, but that was the life of a fire blade. From what she had gathered, she was not missing out on much. It also meant she was free to move about and help with camp without the risk of freezing.

They had settled in some ruins on their way to the capitol for the night. As it was, Pyra and Bridghid were doing just about everything that was not right next to the fire, but they were fine with this as the cold did not faze them. The imperial blade was currently keeping watch for monsters while Pyra was clearing out the scraps from supper.

It was all going fine and well until Pyra felt an unfamiliar sensation. It took her a moment to identify the strange feeling in her extremities, but after going over what she knew from observation and Mythra's memories, she eventually came to the conclusion that she was cold.

That was not supposed to be possible. She had never personally been cold – though she had a general idea of the sensation thanks to Mythra who had been cold before – but she was fairly certain that was why she felt the need to rub her hands across her shoulders. The question was…how?

She momentarily wondered if it was somehow her bond with Rex, but that had not transferred sensations like hot or cold before. It had only ever allowed them to feel stuff like cuts, bruises, and just general injuries. Things that were shocks to their systems. Then Pyra's eyes widened in shock and fear. If she were feeling cold, then it must have meant that Rex had was unwell.

Pyra dropped the cup she had been cleaning and dashed back inside the ruins earning a raised brow from Bridghid. Pyra gave it no heed, however, as she rushed inside to where most of the party was bundled up and asleep.

She was only interested in one of them at the moment, and she quickly found him shivering in his sleep under one of their light traveling blankets. Shivering. Thinking about it, that was something she felt the urge to do even if she had never done so. It was somewhat unsettling.

"Rex," Pyra quietly shook him. She started to panic a little when he did not respond spurring her to shake him a bit more aggressively, "Rex!"

"Hmm?" Rex slowly opened his eyes.

"Rex!" Pyra breathed a sigh of relief.

"P-pyra! W-what's got you so excited?"

"Rex, you're freezing," Pyra put a hand to his forehead, "You're like ice!"

"Sorry, thought my suit would provide better insulation."

"Don't apologize! We…we just have to get your temperature up! Fortunately, I'm a fire blade," Pyra sparked a flame on her finger tips causing Rex's eyes to go wide.

"W-what are you going to do with that?"

"Warm you up," Pyra tilted her head, "What's wrong?"

"It's an open flame! That's what's wrong. I don't care how cold I am, cooking me like a roast ham isn't the answer."

"Oh," Pyra extinguished the flame with a pout, "It wasn't like I going to hit you with attack intensity."

"Still, I'd prefer an alternative."

Pyra bit her lip. She had to warm him up somehow. She considered waking Nia. Given what Mythra had seen in the hot springs and what had happened with the Emperor, it seemed likely that one way or another she would be able to help Rex, but that was a last resort. However, thinking of the Gormotti reminded Pyra of earlier that day and how she apparently radiated a good deal of warmth.

"I…could stay with you," Pyra suggested with a blush.

"I-I'd appreciate it," Rex's teeth clattered, "But how is that goin' save me from freezing my bum off?"

"No, I mean…with you with you. As in…inside the blanket."

"Oh," Rex suddenly forgot how cold he was for a moment, "Oh! Are you sure that would work?"

"I'm apparently quite warm," Pyra lit another fireball, "Or we could try my other method."

"Sleep is fine," Rex put his hands up and Pyra dismissed the flame.

"Good, now," Pyra got down and looked at Rex and the blanket as if they were the most puzzling things in the world, but she would persevere for his health, "How should we go about this?"

"I…guess you just get under the blanket with me."

This is painful to watch. Mythra groaned, I'm going to sleep.

Pyra promptly ignored her sister, however, and very stiffly got under the blanket with Rex lying there equally as stiff.

"Do you feel any better?" Pyra asked as her own chill seemed somewhat abated.

"I…I think I feel a bit warmer, but I'm still pretty chilly."

"Maybe…maybe we should get…closer?" Pyra suggested with no small amount of nerves.

"I…guess," Rex's arms and legs may still have been cold, but his face was feeling the warmth.

Pyra leaned into him and put her head on his shoulder, though she was still very stiff as was Rex. He was desperate to avoid touching anything he was not supposed to and ended up staying deathly still as a result, but he did feel warmer.

"Better?" Pyra could finally feel the unfamiliar chill leaving her body.

"Yeah, I think so," Rex remained very still, but he somehow felt incredibly comfortable at the same time. It was nice. So nice, that he had a hard time staying awake in the comfortable heat that Pyra radiated.

"Rex?" Pyra looked at him when she felt the tension leave his body to find him peacefully asleep which put a smile on her face. Sure, it might be incredibly awkward when the others found them like this, and they would likely be teased for some time about it. Regardless, Pyra felt more comfortable than she had in a long time.

A/N: I finished Torna. Eh, I don't think it was as good as the base game. I think the most egregious thing they did were the community checks. I could have done without the padding, but at least they did have unique dialogue for seemingly all the quests. Something I wish the base game had.

I also kind of wish that Gormott wasn't the only other place in the expansion. I would have liked to see Mor Ardain before it was a wasteland, but I get that probably would have been too much work, but Uraya would have been nice, and that was supposedly where Mythra was awakened (though, why that was never seems touched on in Torna as they apparently had her crystal in Torna with Addam present).

But enough of that. I think I may start a DLC NG+ run before long. Not sure if I'll do another longer story though. I have an idea for a NG+ type deal where Rex's mind is sent back to the point where Pyra revives him since they failed to stop Aion. Though, he doesn't instantly stop Malos since while he might be in synce with Pyra, she isn't at the same level with him yet.

The problem with this idea is the amount of ripple that would happen. I would preferably need some people to converse with and discuss what may happen as things change with Rex's knowledge. Like the face he already knows about Mythra.

The other one I actually got from a YouTube comment of all places. It is essentially operating under the premise that strong bonds with the human they are…grafted with determines a flesh eater's strength or at least increases it more (explaining Jin). Now, I don't remember that being a thing, but I may have missed it. Either way, assuming it is a thing, the idea is what if Pyra became a flesh eater by means of Rex.

Now, there are some problems here as well. For one, why? If it's post game, what reason would there be to have so much power? Or does she do it without killing Rex so that she can one day die after he's gone? Even without the conduit, an Aegis doing that would probably be ludicrously strong, though Pyra might actually be around normal Jin levels, I don't know. It's more of a neat idea, but I don't really know what to do with it. Perhaps I could do it as something before the end of the game as well.

Then for a one shot, I've considered something where Pyra has some anxiety going to sleep both because of the 500 year nap and the stuff with Malos.

Well, wish me luck curb stomping most things in the game since my entire party was level 99 I think. Yeah, I could level them down, and I probably will to get goodies, but I'll still probably be over powered. Though, I did consider seeing how much I could do with just Rex.