The plan now was to find head south tomorrow. With Fort Steiger under their control, Chrom and Robin felt it was necessary to take a break. They would sleep there for the night, take one day to refresh themselves, then sleep a final time before heading down south.

It's been hours since they've cleaned up the aftermath of the battle. Lucina stood in front of one gravestone to represent the lives they had taken. Dozens of bodies, thrown into one hole. They tried to respectful with the cadavers, yet their speedy clean up and sloppy clean up made it feel insincere.

"I know some of you may have chosen to walk behind Walhart to the very end, but you and I are the same nonetheless. The hatred you had for us means nothing now that your heart lies still…"

All life is sacred, even if some prioritize themselves above all else. Friend or foe, the people Grima devoured, crushed, or burnt all screamed the same way with eyes white as a soul. Peace between two warring countries can happen. Peace after Grima levels everything in sight… there's no such thing. It's impossible.

She heard footsteps coming and she gripped her sword.

"Lucina?"

Her hand relaxed. "Inigo?"

"It's getting late. What are you doing out here?" Inigo's eyesight lowered and he frowned. "Then again, judging from how you were ready to pull out your sword, is it safe to say you were moping about the future again?"

Again. Again and again. Why did she have to be this way?

Her head lowered and she said, "My apologies. I… I really am trying to smile more, but I simply cannot forget about my mission."

"But you can't forget about your happiness either."

This was not the first time they've had this talk. Time and time again, Lucina found herself standing by herself and thinking intently about everything she was fighting for.

"Yes, I know. But please understand it's hard for me right now. We just killed these soldiers and-"

"I know, I know, but you have to understand that their death will have been in vain if you miss a swing because of tears in your eyes."

Inigo may not have truly understood what she was feeling, but he was always right about one thing…

"Yes, I know." She took a deep breath and smiled. "I cannot lead our friends and threaten our enemies with my head down. As long as I have you, I will always remember that."

Lucina could not afford the time or energy to be standing around with her mind full of misery. That's why she needed someone like Inigo. That's why she loves him.

"I'm glad to hear it," Inigo said before snapping his finger. "Ah! I almost forgot to inform you that your little brother has prepared a fresh new batch of bath water for us and he wants you to be first."

Two very different emotions zipped into her chest right there when he said that. She pushed the bad one away in favor of taking another chance. "Bath water for… us?"

Inigo frowned before his eyes widened and his face reddened. "Oh! Uh… I meant 'us' as in all of us who hail from the future. All of our parents and allies from this world are done taking their own bath. There's a lot of people to go through, so, uh, you better get moving…"

The rejection hurt her once more, but she did not quit there.

"A lot of people to go through? Then wouldn't it be faster if we saved some time and…" She sauntered over to Inigo with a smile and hovered her face an inch away from his.

She saw sweat break out of him before he gently pushed her away with his head shaking violently. "E-E-Enough, Lucina! What would people say if they saw us enter the bath room together?"

"I'd be pleased to know that people can see we're a happy couple," she thought. She pushed the thought away, however, and nodded. "Yes, you're right. It'd be… embarrassing?" She took a shot in the dark of what the problem was. It was like this too at the hot springs when everybody forbade her from going into the mixed baths. Still, Inigo smiled like she was right and bid her adieu.

Once again, she was alone.

As she walked to the baths, she remembered what the other feeling that shot through her was.

"What's truly embarrassing was what happened last night. Morgan…" Her mind replayed the night's event and she cringed. How do you even describe what happened back there? She felt like a toy! "I can still feel Morgan's… thing rubbing against me." Her heartbeat raced thinking about it. It was strange though. This feeling of disgust was… different for her. "In any case, I hope Morgan truly was asleep. But… I could have sworn I saw him smile… but no. I'm his sister. Maybe he was smiling for something more innocent. Oh. I really do need Inigo to satisfy me soon. These feelings of mine are giving me disgusting thoughts…"

She readied her night wear and went to the bath. She made into the room without incident. As this was a fort, the room wasn't too inviting, but that's nothing a warm tub full of hot water couldn't fix. Now that she was imagining herself relaxing with her eyes closed and her head tilted back, she couldn't wait to go in! She pulled a board on the door that essentially locked it and got started.

Lucina stripped quickly, but with care. She loosened her belt with a spin of her finger and wrung it off her body. Her thumb and finger plucked her glove off from opposite hand. One by one, her white cuffs, blue boots, shoulder/knee armor and thick vest fell to the ground. Finally, her hands grabbed the bottom of her upper body suit and pulled up, revealing her bare skin to the room. Her breasts were not large, but they were still sensitive enough to feel the cold air that came from the outside a minute ago. Amused, she flicked her stiffening nipple a few times before reaching down for the other half of her body suit. She bent over and down the pants and panties went. Once the pulled her feet away, she was fully exposed. Despite no one in the room, she still felt embarrassed. Being naked was not an option most of the time in her world. Baths were a luxury no one could afford to take when an attack from Risen could have happened at any time, and even then the water was ice cold.

She skipped over to the bath and climbed right on in. The hot water kissed every square inch of her body below her neck. Her stiff muscles melted and her tired bones loosened. The steam and mist moistened her face before she sunk her head in. She raised her head again and gasped. Despite many baths from her time here, every bath felt like the first one in years. The future was so cold and heartless while this water was so warm and loving to her body.

It was all so good that she barely registered that the door had opened and more fabric hit the ground.

"Hmmm?" She opened her eyes and continued opening them when she saw a flaccid penis an arm's reach away from her. "Aaahh!"

It was Morgan.

Her naked brother looked annoyed and put up a finger close to his lips. "Shhh! You'll disturb the others. Some people are already asleep, Lucina."

"M-Morgan? What are you- Why are you naked? How did you get in!?"

"Through the door? What, did you lock it? I guess you didn't lock it right…"

"I don't care, just leave!" She brought her knees up and covered her chest. "I knew it, you really are a pervert! Last night was no accident, was it!?"

Morgan tilted his head with a confused look on him. "Last night? I don't know what you're talking about. Anyway, I'm just trying to take bath, Lucina. You're the pervert if you're thinking of weird stuff."

"But I'm here Morgan. You have to wait your turn to-"

"Come on, what's with you?" Without a single okay from her, Morgan stepped into the bath with her and relaxed. "Aaah~ That's nice. This is my first bath, y'know? Well, post-amnesia at least. Anyway-"

"Morgan, please leave!" She would have left already at this point, yet leaving the bath would mean exposing her wet, naked body to her potentially perverted brother. "I'm going to push you out of here if you don't."

"Okay, what's wrong with you? This never bothered you before!"

"Before!?"

"Hm? Oh, did we never bathe together? I don't remember a whole lot, but I could have sworn we did this all the time. Maybe you'll remember if I wash your hair?"

"Huh!?"

Morgan stood up and she saw it was now had a formidable stance. She scooched back and away from Morgan, but Morgan stepped around her in the water and sat down behind her. As his body went down, however, she should feel his third leg slide down her back and rest gently above the cracks of her buttocks. She tried to get up, but Morgan quickly pinned her legs down using his own. He also locked her arms by going through under them and locking his hands behind her neck. "Hey, at least let me try to prove it to you by washing your hair."

Lucina was so mortified and embarrassed by everything, she could barely mumble in protest. However, her nerves slowly started to relax upon feeling the fingers of her brother brush through her hair gently and she closed her eyes. She could honestly feel the dirt coming off her deep, blue hair. She almost melted into his arms when he started stroking the base of her hair and massaging her scalp. She let out a small moan and then opened her eyes in terrified surprise!

Before she could say anything, Morgan started speaking.

"Taking baths is a luxury for us, isn't it? I don't remember much, but I know we took baths together. Hot water and time was limited, so we actually had to cut our uses by going in pairs or even groups if we had the space."

Lucina stayed silent. Was that true? Perhaps Morgan experienced something different in his timeline, but everyone in her group took baths privately even in cold water. Privacy or relaxation amongst the terror? Honestly thinking about it now, Lucina wouldn't have minded sacrificing her privacy a bit for some hot water. Morgan and Nah always took baths first since they were young and they always used up the hot water.

A new sense of guilt came over Lucina.

"Forgive me, Morgan, for calling you… an indecent person. I did not realize you had a different upbringing in your world."

"Hm…" Morgan took his hands of Lucina. "Speaking of that… whatever happened to the me in your world?"

Her heart froze and she gasped.

"I'm so sorry, Morgan, but… but I can't say! Or rather… I don't believe it will help anyone to tell that story… I-"

Suddenly, Morgan placed a finger on her lips again. She could feel his head get closer to her left ear. Softly, he whispered into her ear "It's fine, Lucina. I still love you. The important thing is that we're together again, right?"

They got out of the bath (although Lucina insisted Morgan leave first) and went back to rooms without incident, thanks to a plan Morgan had concocted beforehand. If she didn't have something in her mind, she would have scolded him some more because it's clear Morgan definitely understood him and Lucina bathing together was a weird thing if he was also hiding it from others.

It was horrible of her. She later denied it to herself all night, but she knew: The soft kiss of his finger on her lips and the gentle wind that was his voice digging into her ears, along with the sensation of his - on her back made a part of her lower regions throb…

In his room, Morgan quickly locked the door and pulled out Lucina's panties, took a big whiff of them, and started to vigorously jack himself off.

"Damn it," he said with a pair of panties covering his face. "Why did her timeline have to be completely different from mine!? If they were the same, we'd still be… ugh! It's coming!"

He quickly covered his penis with his sister's underwear and defiled it with his cock, spilling its content all over the spot her pussy would have been.

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