Robin was currently in his office that he was granted by Chrom. Inside of it, he was sitting at his desk with his elbows propped on top of the surface with his hands interlocked together while his chin resting on top of it. He was pondering very hard and intently.

Robin was grateful to Chrom for many things in his life. He was grateful to Chrom for picking him up off the ground when he woke up in Southtown. He was grateful to Chrom for letting him come along despite his amnesia and Frederick's suspicion about his background. He was grateful to Chrom for appointing him tactician of the Shepherds. And most important of all, he was grateful to Chrom for being his friend and giving him a place to belong.

Having no memory of anything before he woke up meant he had no memory of any previous loved ones, family members, or friends. It would have been a lonely existence with no one to turn to. Chrom had accepted Robin with open arms and they became as close as brothers through the ordeals and trials they faced together. It was a bond that Robin would forever treasure.

That is why he's made one of his life's goals to be that he would do whatever he could that was within his power in order to help his friend.

And right now, there was one big problem they were facing concerning Chrom which left Robin in this situation.

Chrom was still single.

Now that certainly seems like a trivial problem. Plenty of people in the world were single. Some even lived their whole lives without marrying someone. So it would just be an exaggeration to say that Chrom's love life wasn't something to get worked over about, right?

WRONG.

That just wouldn't do for many reasons.

Chrom was the Exalt of Ylisse. Even though Chrom had taken over the position as Exalt after Emmeryn's death, it did raise concern over what would happen if such an incident would occur again if the Exalt was assassinated.

Naturally it would mean that Lissa would be next in line to become Exalt but there was only one little problem with that notion. Since Lissa did not have a Brand of the Exalt, it caused doubt over whether or not she was a truly part of the bloodline. Anybody that met Lissa didn't have a single doubt that she was Chrom and Emmeryn's little sister. But there had to be no uncertainty which is why the Nobles of Ylisse had been prodding at the idea of Chrom having an heir in order to make sure the Exalted Bloodline would continue.

Frankly, he didn't care much for the politics of the situation. All he cared about was the happiness of his friend. If Chrom was able to find a woman that he would love enough to spend the rest of his life together with her, then Robin would love nothing more than to support him in that endeavor.

Apparently so too did the rest of Ylisstol. Whenever Chrom went out to greet the masses just as Emmeryn did, there would always be a handful of citizens that would ask him when they were getting a Queen soon. They were all but acting like a doting mother teasing Chrom about when he would be getting hitched and married soon. Robin had often laughed when whenever that happened

Even with all of the prodding and teasing, it seemed like that venture still wasn't making any headway since currently at this point and time Chrom was still single.

With nothing better to do with his time since Ylisse had finally settled into peace and his tactician skills were no longer needed to be put to use, Robin decided that this issue would be the next mission that he would tackle.

It befuddled him that Chrom hadn't been betrothed to anyone at this point. They had just been through a war. A long campaign where their fellow Shepherds forged bonds together that would last for a lifetime. Maybe there were even some bonds that would go beyond friendship and possibly towards love. With peace finally returning to their lands, it was the perfect time to act on those feelings to settle down with someone.

Yet not one person had approached Chrom. There had been countless opportunities to do so yet it still confused Robin that none had taken a chance.

Robin thought back to the end of the war with Plegia.

They had defeated Gangrel.

The Mad King laid dead before them. All of the Plegian forces that had fought for him had been utterly decimated by the Shepherds. And with Emmeryn's sacrifice, the majority of the Plegians had long lost their will to continue the war.

"Sire, the remaining Plegian forces are surrendering en masse!" A soldier reported.

"Order our forces to cease fighting at once." Chrom said.

"Yes, sire!" The soldier saluted and then ran off to relay the orders.

Robin, Basilio, and Flavia walked up from behind Chrom. Chrom turned to his friends, a solemn look on his face.

"Then it's finished. Once their messenger delivers our terms, that's it. We put an end to this bloody business, once and for all." Flavia said.

"We've won..." Chrom spoke in a disbelieving tone. "Somehow I don't feel like celebrating."

"Victory can be bitter as well as sweet, boy. It's good you learn that now." Basilio said, trying to reassure him.

"Regna Ferox lost many good soldiers today. We need to see to our dead. Then it's time to attend to the living and rebuild our army." Flavia said

"I'm sorry, Flavia. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Ylisse will compensate your nation in whatever fashion—" Chrom scrambled to speak.

"Oh? In that case, how about you hand over the Fire Emblem and we'll call it even?" Flavia cut in. For a split second, Chrom had a slight look of shock on his face. A moment later, Flavia let out a laugh. "Hah! Just a little Feroxi humor. Don't worry about our finances, Chrom. Reparations will fall to Plegia, and I've seen their treasury—they can well afford it."

"Yes, pity the man who stands between Flavia and a full coffer, boy." Basilio sighed.

Chrom's mood seemed to lighten up and an amused smile crawled onto his face. "Heh, I'll have to remember that when you come to visit Ylisstol."

With that, Basilio and Flavia waved and said their goodbyes. They walked away back to the Feroxi forces so that they could prepare for the march back home.

Robin stood there with Chrom. He had an inkling though that he should also walk away and leave Chrom to himself.

It was the perfect setting. They had just defeated Gangrel. The aftermath of the battle left everyone's emotions feeling high on relief. And with the war now over and with the advent of peace ahead of them, this was the perfect time as any to let out your feelings to someone in a heartfelt confession. The idea of settling down was an enticing idea now that they were no longer fighting for their lives.

Robin's eyes scanned the horizon. With his eyes moving left and right, he kept a look out in anticipation. He wondered in excitement who it would be that would come running into Chrom's arms.

Moments had passed. Those moments turned into seconds. Those seconds turned into minutes. To Robin's surprise, nothing happened. The landscape remained empty with no person in sight.

"Robin, you okay?" Chrom came up from behind him and placing his hand on his shoulder. "You've been staring out there for a while now."

Robin shook his head. "It's nothing."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm okay."

Truth be told, Robin felt kind of disappointed.

"If you're sure, then we too should probably regroup with the rest of the Shepherds and get ready for the march home." Chrom said as he let go of his shoulder and started walking away.

Robin let out a sigh. What a waste of an opportunity. Robin turned around and followed Chrom back to their camp. He had hoped that when they returned, maybe then someone would get their courage to confess.

When they had met up with the rest of the Shepherds, Robin had found that all of them were more or less occupied. Either checking their inventory and weapons, tending to the wounded, or packing up the supplies for their march home. When Chrom went to greet them, they all just happily greeted back and returned to their business.

In the end, it had been an uneventful return home.

What had went wrong?

This question was precisely why Robin was thinking intently at his desk. Robin had tried to unravel the mysteries as to why there were no woman in love with Chrom.

It may have sounded ridiculous getting worked up over it, but this was naturally his role in the story. Chrom was the main protagonist, the beloved Prince of a nation. Robin was the main character's best friend that stood by his side. The best friend's role in the story was to be unwavering in their support for the main character. At least that's what it was like in the stories and books he read anyway.

As his best friend, it was his duty to handle situations such as these. Those sorts of characters were the ones that tried to be the ultimate wingman for their friend and push the main character towards a girl and help him in his romantic endeavors. Robin kind of adored their dedication to their friend. That is why he decided he would emulate their footsteps and try to get Chrom a wife as well.

But first things first. As a tactician, he had to go into this with a plan. He couldn't just jump into this haphazardly and do something as stupid as pick some random maiden off the street for Chrom to marry. No, he had to think of this very carefully.

Naturally, his thoughts went to their closest comrades in the Shepherds. There had been a wide assortment of female Shepherds. Surely at least one of them had gotten close to Chrom during the war. Who wouldn't want the heroic and dashing young prince?

Robin mentally went through the list of females in the Shepherds. He thought over all of the possibilities about how which ones had to have some sort of feelings for him.

It didn't take long to find his very first candidate. His first thought went over to Sumia, their good old clumsy Pegasus Knight. To Robin, it felt like she was the most obvious choice.

She had been the one that had shown the most obvious hints. The times she ran towards Chrom in excitement and fell over. Or the time she swooped in like a knight in shining armor to save Chrom at the border of Regna Ferox on her Pegasus. Or when she managed to get Chrom out of his stupor by knocking him back to his senses with a punch.

It fit perfectly! Much like how the Hero-King Marth married the Pegasus Knight Caeda, it would be poetic if Chrom too married a Pegasus Knight. This would make for a great story in the history of Ylisse if Chrom married the sprightly, clumsy girl in Sumia.

Satisfied with his decision, Robin stood up from his desk and began his excursion.

Robin headed over to the training grounds of the Pegasus Knights of Ylisse.

With peace back in the land, it had been a good chance to bring in new recruits to recover and bolster their numbers after the losses they sustained from the war. The death of the knights at the border and the untimely death of Phila and her troops during the attempted rescue of Emmeryn had ultimately whittled down Ylisse's Pegasus Knights to just Cordelia and Sumia.

That is why when the proposal to start recruiting again came up, Robin immediately promoted Cordelia and Sumia to be the next officers to replace Phila. With Cordelia and Sumia being the most senior Pegasus Knights with their experience from the war, it was only obvious that they be made in charge for raising the next generation.

When he walked into the training grounds, Robin felt very enamored at the sight before him.

The skies above were filled with recruits on their Pegasi. To Robin's pleasure it was easy to spot Sumia. Sumia was currently soaring through the skies on her own Pegasus as she was leading her own group of recruits. It looked like she was teaching them about the fine art of how to ride a Pegasus.

Robin smiled at the sight of Sumia flying. To everyone that knew her, Sumia's most notable trait was being clumsy and often tripping over nothing. But when she was up on her Pegasus, one wouldn't think so with how she handled herself. She was able to ride her steed with ease and flew through the sky with such grace.

Robin made his way over to a bench situated nearby to sit down and wait until they were done. He reached into one of his coat's pockets and pulled out a tome. He figured he might as well get some light reading in while he waited.

After some time had passed, a voice suddenly rang in his ears. "Oh, Robin!" Robin looked up from his book to find the source of the voice above. It looked like Sumia had spotted him from up in the sky as she was now waving at him. Robin raised his arm and waved back and it looked like Sumia's face brightened up.

She motioned for the recruits behind her to start landing their Pegasus. Soon afterwards, the flocks of Pegasi made their descent towards the ground and started landing in a clearing near where Robin sat.

As Sumia dismounted from her Pegasus, Robin began to tuck his tome back into his coat. After patting her pegasus and whispering 'good job' to it, she turned her head towards Robin and smiled "Glad to see you Robin!" Sumia shouted and waved.

Her feet started to move and Sumia had taken off running towards his direction. Robin stood up from the bench and began to ready himself. He knew Sumia long enough by this point to know what would happen next.

Sumia had closed the distance and was a few feet away from Robin before the inevitable happened. "Oh!" Sumia gasped in surprise as she suddenly felt her feet drag underneath her on the ground as she lost her footing.

Thankfully for her, Robin was ready and had extended his arms out. He caught her right before her face had the chance to meet with the floor.

Instead her face crashed into Robin's chest. And her body was now encompassed by Robin's arms in his attempt to catch her, making it look like he was hugging her now.

"Ooooh" The group of recruits gaped at the sight of their Commander falling into the arms of another man.

Sumia blushed after hearing her recruits and now just realizing her situation. A look of embarrassment had crawled onto her face.

She pushed herself off Robin and straightened herself up. She slapped both of her cheeks before turning back at the recruits and cleared her throat. "All of you are dismissed! Lead your Pegasus over to the stables and remember to lock them up! You may return back to the Barracks after you have finished." Sumia said in a commanding tone with a firm face. Robin was surprised at how powerful her voice was and how different it was from the meek Sumia he knew.

At that, the recruits stiffened up. They all stood straight and saluted before grabbing the reins of their mounts and began walking alongside them over to the stables. As they left, a couple of voices could be heard as they started talking about what just happened at the sight of their Captain and the Grandmaster of Ylisse together.

As soon as they left, Sumia let out a sigh and her body slumped over a little bit. Even though she had been able to exude an aura of confidence as a Commander, it didn't seem like she was comfortable keeping it up for long. Still, Robin couldn't help but admire her attempt to do. Robin had been worried about how Sumia would take to being put in a position of power. But from what he just saw, it looks like she was taking to that role pretty well.

Sumia then turned back to him. Sumia beamed at him, her previous embarrassed and stern expressions all but gone in an instant. Now it was replaced with genuine happiness directed at him as a smile crawled onto her face.

"So, what can I do for you Robin? I'm always happy to see you but I'm assuming you're here on business? It's not every day that the Grandmaster comes down to grace us with his presence."

"What, you think I can't just come here to visit my friend?" Robin put his hand to his chest acting as if he was wounded by her insinuation.

"With how busy everyone is, I don't think that you would just stop by for small talk considering your position as Grandmaster."

"With Ylisse at peace, I actually have a lot more free time than you would think. Even then, I still do make the time to keep up with all the Shepherds." Robin said. "Besides, we literally had a meeting last week to discuss the most recent book we read. Don't make it sound like it's been forever since I last saw you."

"You know I'm just messing with you Robin." Sumia giggled. "I'm glad that you came to visit and I'm always looking forward to our meetings. If you wanted to talk to me, does that you mean you wanted to plan when we would have our next get together to talk about that book?"

Robin was curious about when they could have their next discussion about the book. But that wasn't the time for that. He was here for another mission.

"Actually, I wanted to talk about something else."

"Oh, really?" Sumia said surprised. "If it's not that or official business, what did you want to talk about?"

Oh, I just wanted to see if you were interested in Chrom and I was hoping that you would go out with him and possibly settle down together for the rest of your life after marriage and have a child together. That was the short and blunt reason that he came down here. But he had a feeling that he had to go about this more delicately than that.

"Why don't we find somewhere to sit to talk about this?" Robin asked.

"Sure, we can talk over in my office like we usually do then." Sumia pointed her thumb over to one of the buildings in the grounds.

Sumia's office seemed fitting for her. There was a whole bookcase with it's shelves lined up to the brink with books. Over in another corner was all sorts of brushes, tools, and saddles for Pegasus care. She had a whole stock of plants and flowers in pots over by the window for her flower fortunes. And of course, no office was complete without a desk right over by the wall.

Right in the middle of the room, where they currently were, was a little coffee table with 2 sofas on the sides of it. It was either this place or his own office where they had often their meetings to discuss books together.

"So, what did you want to talk about Robin?" Sumia said as they settled down into their seats.

Robin had this very solemn look on his face that looked like he was holding himself back from saying something. Sumia was curious about what it was that got him like this.

"I'm actually on a mission."

"A mission?" Sumia said surprised. "So you are on official business here then?"

"It's not exactly an official kind of operation." Robin pondered on how could best explain the situation. "It's more like a personal undertaking that just happens to be important for the future of Ylisse."

"Ooh, is it some super duper secret mission?" Sumia started to get a little more excited. "Is that why you can't say that it's official? Is it some secret excursion to a foreign land?" Sumia gasped. "Have you picked me to be part of your elite team?"

"You've been reading those spy thriller books haven't you?" Robin laughed.

"Oh, I just can't help it. Those stories are so good. I've always wondered what it would be like getting to be in those situations."

"But you do know you're already part of an elite group called the Shepherds right?"

"..."

"You still like pretending to be a character in stories don't you?"

Sumia flushed. "Guilty as charged."

Robin didn't have it in him to fault her for that. Precisely because he was doing the same thing by currently trying to emulate the main character's best friend in stories that tries to hook the protagonist up with girls.

"If it's not that, what is it you're trying to do?" Sumia asked.

"Well...the important mission that I need to accomplish is..." Robin trailed.

"Is?" Sumia tilted her head.

"...is I need to find Chrom a wife."

"I'm sorry, what?" Sumia had heard what Robin said but she wanted him to clarify that her ears heard correctly.

"I'm trying to find Chrom a wife." Robin said firmly. Sumia saw that his expression was serious.

Sumia stared at Robin for a few moments before she burst out giggling.

"That's your mission?" Sumia asked while still giggling. "That's what's important for the future of Ylisse?"

Robin expected a variety of reactions from Sumia when he asked his question, but he didn't expect her to just laugh it off.

"I'm completely serious!"

"Robin, I'm not sure trying to hook up Chrom with a girl counts as an official duty."

"It is when the Exalted Bloodline is at stake!" Robin tried to reason. "Ylisse needs an heir to ensure that the next generation will have a ruler."

"I didn't think for you to be one that really cares about stuff like that Robin."

"You'd be right, but that would be the official excuse that I'd be using to be doing this."

"And what would be the real reason you're doing this?"

"You know those books we read where the main character's best friend tries to be a wingman for his friend?" Robin asked.

Sumia nodded.

"As Chrom's best friend, I feel I should emulate their examples and I think getting a girlfriend would be good for him."

"Now that I can believe." Sumia said with an amused look on her face. "That's certainly an interesting job you're trying to take."

"It is a mission that I would like to see accomplished." Robin said with an impish smile. "Actually that's why I came to you."

"Me?" Sumia pointed to herself. "I'm glad you came to visit me Robin but I'm not sure how I'd be of much help."

Robin shook his head. "No, I think you could be a lot of help Sumia. I just need to ask you a question."

"If you think it'll help, I'd be happy to answer it."

Robin let out a breath. Here came the moment of truth.

"How do you feel about Chrom?" Robin asked.

It was a simple question, but he felt the straightforward approach was the most effective way to measure a person's feelings.

Sumia blinked. "How do I feel about Chrom?"

Robin observed closely trying to gauge her reaction. He had a feeling that the big question he just dropped on her would surely provoke an emotional response. He could use that to prod her further. But the more he watched, the more confused he got.

She hadn't even gotten so much as a single hue of red on her face. She had her finger on her chin and it looked like she was thinking about the question. But the expression on her face looked like the question didn't even phase her. What was up with that? Weren't people supposed to blush and turn into a stuttering mess when prompted about their feelings towards their crush?

It looked like she noticed him staring as Sumia was looking back at him confused.

"Well, I think he's a good person. He's been the Captain of the Shepherds for a while and I think he's a pretty inspirational and charismatic leader for us all. He's been doing a good job as Exalt and filling Emmeryn's shoes very well and has been leading Ylisse towards a brighter future."

...

That was it? That was how she feels about Chrom?

"Is that all?"

"Yeah, I think that's about it." Sumia nodded.

Robin was expecting Sumia to go more in depth than that. Where were the deep, innermost feelings she's long held? Wasn't she supposed to confess about how she's loved Chrom for a long while now and that she's been waiting for a chance to express it? Sumia's response seemed like a pretty plain and generic description of Chrom.

"Do you feel anything...more for him?" Robin tried to nudge more out of her. "Any deeper feelings?"

"No, not really." Sumia said pretty quickly and dismissively to Robin's chagrin.

"Are you really, really sure?" Robin pressed. "Any lingering feelings you could have had for him?"

Sumia looked like she thought about it for another moment. "Well...you could say I did feel something towards him."

"Did?" Robin didn't miss the fact that Sumia used past tense.

"Truth be told, I did use to have a little crush on the Captain." Robin's hopes were slightly raised. "But I've long since moved on from it." And then they were promptly dashed.

Robin couldn't believe it. Sumia moved on from her crush on Chrom? This was not in his calculations at all. All the signs pointed to her liking Chrom, he was sure of it. He had no idea when this development happened.

"Why did you move on from it?" Robin asked.

"Hmm, I think that it's partially thanks to you Robin."

Robin felt his stomach drop a little. Did she just say that he was responsible for it?

"I think it was around the time you and me started to spend more time together. Ever since I've had the chance to read these books with you, it feels like I've gained some new perspectives." Sumia began to explain. "Ever since I was a young girl, I've fantasized about being the main heroine in stories that gets to be the one that the Prince marries. But then you came along and told me it's okay to just be myself and you gave me the confidence I needed to be comfortable in my own shell."

"You don't need to pretend to be someone else, Sumia. You're perfect as you are!" The words came back to Robin's mind.[1]

Crap, he did tell her that. Initially he told her that to reassure her that she was fine as she was in order to help encourage her and feel better about herself. He didn't know that his words had that much of a profound impact on her.

"I felt that I gradually began to lose my feelings for him once I've realized my situation." Sumia said. "I think I was so engrossed by the stories where the heroine fell in love with the Prince that I projected my own feelings to it. But that's all they are, just stories. Real life is different from fiction."

"But those things can happen in real life too, you know!" Robin exclaimed. "The Hero-King Marth did of course marry Caeda who was also a Pegasus Knight." Robin hoped desperately that he could get her back on track to Chrom.

Sumia shook her head. "Caeda had the advantage of being a childhood friend to Marth and was a Princess of a nation as well. I don't have either of those qualities."

"One doesn't necessarily need to possess those qualities to be eligible as a a partner." Robin argued. "As long as you've grown close to someone, one doesn't need to pay attention to trivial matters such as those as long as the 2 people share mutual feelings for the other."

"Robin, even if I did have feelings for Chrom, I don't think the feeling would have been mutual."

"Sure it would have! You saved his life and knocked him back to his senses during the war, there's no way he wouldn't have felt something towards you."

"Well I wouldn't know. I never got a chance to talk to him outside of those instances."

Robin paused for a moment, seemingly shocked at what she just said.

"You...didn't talk to to him at all?"

Sumia shook her head.

"You went through the whole war without even getting a single chance to talk to Chrom?" Robin asked befuddled.

Sumia shook her head again.

"How in the world did that happen?"

"On the battlefield, I didn't get much chances to fight alongside Chrom." Sumia explained. "Off the battlefield, the person I was with most of the time was you Robin. I spent most of my free time reading books and sitting down with you and talking about them."

Robin never really thought about it, but only now did he realize that he did indeed spend a good amount of time together with Sumia. He knew that they were good friends, but he didn't know that he monopolized that much of Sumia's time.

"So to answer your original question Robin, I don't hold any special feelings towards Chrom. Not anymore anyway."

Robin would be lying if he said that he didn't feel disappointed. He had really hoped that the first candidate he thought of would have been the one. In his head, he could have envisioned Sumia and Chrom being a great couple.

Robin let out a sigh. "That's a shame. It would have made my job so much easier."

"Sorry Robin." Sumia said sheepishly.

"No, it's alright Sumia." Robin waved his hand. "It's not like I can blame you for it. It's my fault in the first place for making an assumption."

Although the assumption had been a calculated assumption on his part using the knowledge he had. Robin had thought he saw all of the signs when it came to Sumia. But only now he's realized that human emotion is pretty volatile to try to predict.

"That's okay Robin. I understand why you would think so." Sumia said. "I'm actually glad I got to get this off my chest. I wouldn't want people to assume I'm still pining for Chrom."

"Oh, why so?"

"Well..." Sumia began to blush.

Robin did a double take now that he saw Sumia's face was finally turning red. He was expecting it when he asked about Chrom but this was a new development.

"If there's someone I do like, I wouldn't want them to think I like someone else."

"I guess that makes sense." Robin said. Then a bit of curiosity poked at him. "So who is it then do you like?"

"R-Robin! W-Why would you assume I like someone?" Sumia's voice suddenly raised and Robin was surprised at her reaction. She hadn't been phased when he asked her on her feelings on Chrom yet now she's losing her composure.

"The fact that you're self-conscious about making your feelings clear that you don't like Chrom anymore means someone must be on your mind, right?"

"I only said 'if' I liked someone!"

"Hmm." Robin put on a little smirk that showed that he wasn't believing what Sumia was saying. "Come on, not even a little bit of a hint?"

"Robin!" Sumia whined.

"Alright, alright, I won't try to push the envelope even more." Robin chuckled.

Sumia let out a sigh of relief hearing that Robin wouldn't press the issue. Robin let down his smirk and his face changed back to a sympathetic look that expressed he was sorry for teasing her.

"I apologize. We're not to hear to talk about your love life. I came hear to talk about Chrom's." Robin said diverting back to the original topic. "Although I guess it's a shut case at the moment."

"Sorry I couldn't help much with your little quest Robin. It makes me feel bad though that you came all this way just to be disappointed."

Robin shook his head. "I can never be disappointed when it comes to you Sumia. I'm still always happy to visit you." Robin said consolingly. Sumia's heart leapt a little at his statement. She wasn't lying when she said she was happy that she made it clear to Robin that she didn't like Chrom anymore.

"Unfortunately, until I get this job done, it looks like I won't get to visit you as often." Robin continued.

Normally Sumia would feel disappointed, but the way he was taking this task left so seriously left her feeling somewhat amused. She was indeed curious what Robin was going to do and what the outcome of it would be.

"Don't let spending time with me keep you from your official duties of finding our Exalt a wife." Sumia said jokingly. "I'm assuming we'll have to postpone our next book discussion for another time then?"

"If that's okay with you." Robin sheepishly.

"Of course, Robin." Sumia chuckled. "I can see how much this means to you, so I think I can survive without your company until you complete your task."

"Thanks for being so understanding." Robin flashed her a smile. "In that case, I guess I better be on my way. I have to go back to the drawing board and draw up another plan." Robin said as he stood up.

"Good luck, Robin! However it goes, I hope you find Chrom a good wife."

Robin nodded and flashed a thumbs up. "I'll try my best." He made his way towards the door out of her office.

As he gripped the handle, Robin stopped when he opened the door and looked back. "For the record, I think you would have made a good wife." He said as he flashed her a smile. "Whoever you do like is is a lucky guy."

Sumia's face flushed into a deep red. Her lips quivered as she tried her hardest to keep her mouth from either letting out a squeal at what he just said, or from turning into the biggest smile she could muster at his words.

Lucky for her, Robin had departed after he left those words and didn't get a chance to see her reaction. For that, Sumia was glad.

Sumia stared at the door forlornly before she let out a sigh. "Oh Robin..."

As Robin walked off the Pegasus Knight grounds, he pondered in thought. He was honestly shocked with the venture ending up being a setback. Robin had thought that Sumia had been the most obvious choice. Even more shocking was when he discovered that it was essentially his fault that Sumia got over her crush on Chrom. He hadn't expected his actions to have that much of an effect on her. But there was nothing he could do about it now but move on. He needed to start thinking about another candidate.

Now that he crossed Sumia off the list, he had to delve back into his mind and think up of another person that could possibly be someone that Chrom could marry. Thankfully his visit to Sumia hadn't been all too bad, for she did give him a helpful suggestion.

What Sumia said earlier about Caeda did kind of give him a hint as to the next girl he should find for Chrom. Someone that was a childhood friend to the Prince and is also in a high position of society to match his status. Luckily for Robin, there was someone in the Shepherds that he knew that fit that exact description.

[1]: From Robin and Sumia's A Support