Chapter 7: Seduction

Six months after Ylisse and Regna Ferox successfully overthrew the Mad King, and no more than two months after the wedding of Cordelia and Robin; the newlyweds, however, hadn't had much time to each other due having to deal with the aftermath of the war, with the exception of their wedding night and their plans for a honeymoon trip to a beach resort. This night, however, was one where Robin was planning to surprise Cordelia with time together.

His plan was pretty simple: Robin would wait for Cordelia to leave their shared room first, then decorate it lavishly with the cliche flower petals and candle sticks expected of a romantic atmosphere. Later in the day, he would attempt to excuse himself a couple of hours early from work, promising Chrom that he'd make it up later, and then request that Cordelia meet him in their room for a few post-war reports. If all went according to plan, the moment she opened the door she'd see exactly why he decided to have them meet in their room, as opposed to his office. The plan was simple and straightforward enough that it would go perfectly, he thought, and logically, it should.

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Cordelia POV:

Cordelia was surprised, as Robin was slow to start the day, but he was always right behind her when they left to do their job at the castle. Today, however, he'd had a very, very slow start. Cordelia was too preoccupied to think much of it, as today was going to be her first day with the new pegasus knight recruits. She felt that, with how distracted she was with thoughts of Robin's recent change in behavior, she was forgetting something. She wasn't used to the type of respect the recruits were giving her, and truthfully, she thought, it made her a little uncomfortable, but she knew she'd have to put on a strong face for them. After surviving most of the day's rampant thoughts, she turned over the recruits to Frederick for advanced training in the lance. Wiping her brow of the hot day's work, she caught sight of Sumia walking towards her.

"So how is it going, Mrs. Captain of the Pegasus Knights?" Sumia asked affably as she paroused closer to Cordelia. The redhead turned to face her and rubbed the other's head playfully as she responded in kind.

"About as good as the new queen of Ylisse, I say," she returned with a smirk. At this, the shier woman turned away, embarrassed.

"There's just so much studying involved in being a royal! Much more so than you would think. You'd think a lot, but it's more," Sumia whined to her friend, not quite giving off the image one would expect from the halidom's queen.

Cordelia smiled reassuringly and moved her hand to reposition a stray strand of her hair behind her ear, but in the action, suddenly realized what she was forgetting: she'd left her wing hair clips back in the room. Cordelia explained to the other what she'd forgotten in her room, leading Sumia to volunteer to go up to grab it, considering she had to make a stop to deliver a few books to Robin anyway. Thanking her friend, Cordelia returned to cleaning up the training area from what the recruits had left behind, planning on reprimanding them for their neglectfulness, when a page came up to her a few minutes later.

"Captain Cordelia!" the messenger exclaimed in greeting. "Grandmaster Robin wishes to see you in his chambers for a report on the current Pegasus Knight situation." This greatly confused Cordelia, not understanding why Robin was sending for her in their shared chamber instead of his office space, easily the more work-centered locale of the two.

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Robin POV:

All the preparations were made: the page was sent for Cordelia, the atmospheric candles were lit, and Robin had assumed what he believed to be the most seductive pose possible on their bed, in which he would lie horizontally with his exposed back to the door and the blanket covering his lower half. After waiting for just a few minutes, which to him seemed to drag on much longer, he heard the chamber door open. Not wasting a minute, excited as he was to finally enact his plan, he spoke up. "Well, I assume you are quite surprised, am I riiii…." His voice trailed off with an increasing tone of panic as he turned his head to face the portcullis as he finished the sentence, but stops as he realizes that the one who walked in wasn't Cordelia, but Sumia instead.

Sumia stood wide eyed, her cheeks flaring up to a bright ruby red, dropping the heavy tomes she held almost immediately. Mortified, Robin quickly brought the blanket up to cover his whole chest, and looking away from Sumia in panicked shame. It was a while before either could speak, and it was Sumia who commented first. "I'm just… ummm… I'm dropping off some books. Let us both agree to forget this happened. Deal?"

Robin did not hesitate in agreeing to Sumia's proposition, and with that, Sumia spun about on her heel and promptly left the room. Hurrying down the corridor, she passed by Cordelia, who tried to spark up conversation, oblivious to the situation unfolding. "Oh Sumia, did you get my.."

"I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, I SWEAR! DON'T BE MAD AT ME! I DIDN'T EXPECT IT, BYE!"

Cordelia stood paralyzed, staring in confusion at Sumia's swiftly retreating back before turning towards her room, wondering what has made Sumia so flustered.