New AN: Chrom's reaction to Lissa's *ahem* relationship

Old AN: Yay! Back from camp! Back to the story! As for the comment about the ice wall, I thought that was a really cool idea that metallover used in their story Invisible Ties. So I used to same kind of idea. Credit to original author for thinking of such a dramatic scene. Here's what happens next. Longest chapter yet 6,467 words! Yes! Hopefully all the chapters will be at least 6,000 words or more not counting the author's note.

*Disclaimer: I only use the characters from Fire Emblem, I only own my story. Don't own anything expect that.

Chapter Six

~Chrom~

"LISSA!" Chrom shouted loudly. "WHAT IS THIS?! I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS FOR YOU YOUNG LADY! YOU! YOU!"

All of the shouting brought most of the Shepherds to the hallway who stared at the scene before them with utter confusion.

"YOU NEED TO BE PUT UNDER CONSTANT SUPERVISION SO SOMETHING LIKE...LIKE...THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN!" Chrom shouted and then turned to Lon'qu. "AND YOU! YOU DISGUSTING VERMIN! TRYING TO DEFILE MY SWEET, INNOCENT, SISTER! GENITALS ON A PIKE!"

~Robin~

With that shout, Chrom chased Lon'qu out of the hallway and into the courtyard of the arena. The Shepherds watched with increasingly, confused expressions as they watched their commander chase the swordmaster around and around the ring continually shouting, "GENITALS ON A PIKE!" Lissa looked on worriedly and Robin just started shaking her head. Robin sighed before running into the arena to chase after the prince. The Shepherds watched as their tactician tried to calm down their commander from whatever Lon'qu had done to upset him. Robin threw a small wind spell behind her to give herself an extra boost until she was running right behind Chrom and she reached out and touched his shoulder with her hand.

~Chrom~

The prince paused and stopped running when he felt a soft hand touch his shoulder. He looked behind him to see Robin who was staring at him with a firm look in her dark brown eyes. The two seemed to hold a conversation without even speaking. Chrom looked at Robin reluctantly after a few seconds and he looked back at Lon'qu who started bowing again once Lon'qu realized Chrom had stopped running.

"Chrom," Robin said firmly.

"Ok...OK...FINE..." Chrom sighed after a few moments before turning to his sister and the swordmaster. "I'll hear you two out," Chrom said reluctantly.

"Really?!" Lissa exclaimed. "Thanks, Big Brother!"

"I will explain everything," Lon'qu promised.

"Um...explain what?" Ricken asked.

"Yeah, what's going on, did Chrom lose a game?" Nowi asked.

"This would be prove interesting to investigate," Miriel stated, pushing her glasses up her nose.

"Um...Captain...Are you okay?" Sumia asked quietly.

Chrom sighed and then turned to the Shepherds. "I'm fine, I just need to talk to Lon'qu and Lissa about something. Alone. Everyone just get some sleep, we will have a meeting in the throne room in about an hour," Chrom said.

The rest of the Shepherds went back to their respective rooms but Robin stayed where she was.

"Robin," Chrom started. "You should go back to your room and rest."

"Ha ha, I don't think so Chrom," Robin said with a hint of amusement in her eyes. "Clearly, after what just happened I need to be the mediator at this talk."

"Ha ha, so funny Robin," Chrom said.

Robin gave him a stern look and Chrom just sighed and nodded.

"Fine," Chrom said. "You can come."

Robin just started walked in front of the group and opened the door to an empty room with a couch and two chairs. Robin and Chrom sat in the two chairs and Lissa and Lon'qu took the couch.

Lon'qu spoke first and said with a straight face, "Chrom, I love your sister, Lissa. I have asked her to marry me and she has accepted. I would like you blessing of our union."

Chrom raised his eyebrows, impressed and surprised by Lon'qu boldness. He looked over at Robin and saw the same expression on her face.

"Getting straight to the point are we?" Chrom asked.

"There's no point in hiding it," Lon'qu said plainly. "I have fallen deeply in love with Lissa and wish to make her my wife."

"Hmm...well you did protect her from those assassins," Chrom said thoughtfully. "Why do you like Lissa?"

"I enjoy spending time with her and her bright, colorful personality and kind smile have melted my heart," Lon'qu said grasping Lissa's hand gently.

Lissa looked up at Lon'qu with love and as her cheeks became slightly pink.

"I thought you hated women?" Chrom asked doubtfully.

"I don't hate anyone," Lon'qu said. "As to my aversion to women, your sister is the exception. She broke through my barriers and will do anything to keep her safe."

Chrom nodded and then turned to Lissa and asked, "And Lissa you love Lon'qu?"

"Yes, I do," Lissa said firmly.

"And you think that he will make you happy?" Chrom asked.

"Yes, I know he will make me the happiest woman ever," Lissa declared.

'Hmm...well...I have to say...I can't find any reason to...um...disapprove of your marriage...Lon'qu is a dependable man...And if you love each other...I guess...Hmm...no...no...what would Emmeryn say?...Lissa getting married...it's unthinkable...Lon'qu also tried to defile her before he told me about the relationship...hmmm...yes that deserves punishment...'

Chrom was interrupted from his thinking by a soft hand on his shoulder, it was once again Robin, who looked at him with those dark brown eyes. After a couple of minutes, Chrom sighed and said, "Alright, fine, I give you my blessing. I don't think I could've stopped you even if I tried anyway."

Lon'qu and Lissa's faces lit up and Lissa jumped forward and hugged her big brother. "Oh, thank you Chrom, thank you...thank you...thank you!"

Chrom then smiled to himself and said, "Provided that you wait until after the war to get married, and that Lon'qu can pass a couple of trials that I set for him."

"Chrom!" Lissa shouted.

"It's okay, Lissa," Lon'qu said. "I accept the challenge. I will do whatever your brother wants to prove my love for you."

"Okay, Lon'qu if you are sure," Lissa agreed reluctantly.

Chrom smiled excitedly and said, "See Frederick after the war is over for the challenges. Now we have a meeting to attend."

With that the prince walked off toward the throne room.

~Robin~

Robin watched the prince go for a few seconds, shaking her head at the child-like behavior of her commander. Then she quickly congratulated Lissa and Lon'qu on their engagement and then hurried after Chrom to the meeting. All the Shepherds were looking pretty somber when the duo reached the throne room. Many of the Shepherds had been distracted by Robin's condition and the strange scene that had occurred earlier that day. After everything had calmed down, the entire group suddenly remembered their horrible failure.

"I should have died before allowing the exalt to be captured," Frederick said. "I am a failure as a knight..."

"So what now, oaf?" Flavia asked.

"Don't look to me - I'm not in charge!" Basilio protested.

"Ugh... I picked a fine time to regain the full throne..." Flavia said.

The prince had gone silent, and Robin could see his good mood from Lissa's engagement had vanished. Lissa and Lon'qu had followed shortly after and Lon'qu was holding the small princess as she cried softly.

"Chrom, I'm... I'm so sorry. My plan just wasn't enough," Robin said.

"You did your best, Robin," Chrom said. "...You have my thanks. It's my own failures that haunt me now. Gods, I was just so powerless!"

"It's not your fault either, Chrom," Robin insisted.

"...She did it for me, Robin," Chrom shouted slamming his fist down on a table. "So that I wouldn't have to live with the guilt of either choice, she chose for me. She sacrificed herself rather than give up what could one day save her people..."

"Chrom..." Robin said, touching his shoulder lightly. "Listen to me. Look at me."

The prince looked up at Robin with despair in his eyes.

"I was powerless once, too, remember?" Robin asked. "And yes, alone, I don't think either one of us is half the person your sister was. But together...maybe we can be something more. If you fall, I'll be there to pull you back up. When you fight for your sister's ideals, I'll be by your side. You don't have to become your sister, you know. You can still be true to yourself. You just have to give people hope in whatever way you can."

~Chrom~

The prince looked at Robin as she attempted to encourage him. Her words filled him with power and made his love for her flow even deeper. But doubt crept into the back of his mind and his face fell again.

"And what if I can't?" Chrom asked desperately. "What if I'm not worthy of her ideals? Robin, what if I drag you down with me?"

'That is my biggest fear. I don't want you to know nothing but war. I need you to survive. I can't bring you down with me. I just can't. If you were to die as well...I...I don't know...what I...I would...do.'

Chrom felt a soft hand touch his chin and lift his head up. When Chrom looked up he saw Robin's delicate face that was framed by her soft, wavy, purple hair.

She smiled lightly at him before saying, "If you aren't worthy, you'll keep at it until you are. And if we both fall down, well, that's what friends are for, isn't it?"

'Friends...right...'

Chrom looked around at the rest of the gathered Shepherds.

Nowi was the first one to speak, "That's right. I wouldn't even be here if not for you."

Tharja spoke from the shadows, "You gave me your trust, and now you have mine. ...For the time being."

Lon'qu spoke up from where he was comforting Lissa and said, "Were you unworthy, I would have left long ago."

"It took great courage and charisma to unite all of us," Virion declared. "...I knew I possessed such talents, but clearly you do as well!"

"Yeah," Ricken cut in. "We all look up to you! You're like a hero to us."

"...Thank you, everyone," Chrom said after a few moments of silence. "Your words mean more than you could know. My Shepherds... my warriors... There is work to be done. Gangrel must be stopped so that peace can once again reign in Ylisse. Will you help me?"

"You can count me in!" Lissa exclaimed with a determined face. "I'm tired of crying all the time. It's time to start punchin' stuff!"

"Hear hear, darling! Our people have suffered enough," Maribelle agreed.

"Gladly would I fight and die for House Ylisse!" Stahl shouted.

"Gladly would I fight and KILL those dastards for House Ylisse!" Sully shouted.

"Our hearts echo yours, sire," Libra said.

"I will be the unbreakable shield by your side!" Sumia declared.

"I'm with you, too!" Kellam said. "You know. Just in case anyone... Hello?"

"Teach is here and class is in session!" Vaike shouted heaving his axe onto his shoulder.

"How much you pay Gregor?" Gregor asked. "Hee hee haw! Gregor make joke! ...Why you look at Gregor like that?"

"You're sister earned my respect. The last taguel shall champion her," Panne declared.

"You have grown strong, milord," Frederick said. "I may have set a poor example as a knight... But I swear to you, I shall die before any more exalted blood is spilled!"

"...Thank you all. Truly," Chrom said. "You honor me with your fealty. I will not falter again. We shall answer this outrage! The Mad King must be stopped!"

"Right!" Flavia shouted. "It's time for ol' Gangrel to get a dose of his own vulnerary! The whole of the Feroxi army is yours to send crashing against him!"

"Har! You young folk - your passions run so hot!" Basilio said, laughing. "If I had any gray hairs, you would've singed 'em right off. In other words, count me in!"

"I'd like to go, too, if I may. The exalt did me a kindness once," Olivia said shyly.

"She did?" Chrom asked.

"Y-yes, sire," Olivia said. "It would honor me to have a part in giving her justice! Although all I can do is dance...And I'm not so skilled at that, if we're being honest..."

Khan Basilio burst out laughing, "Har har! She's too modest! Olivia is a Feroxi treasure. You won't meet a finer dancer in all the realms. Her moves inspire soldiers to work twice as hard! You'd do well to bring her along, Commander."

"'Commander'? What happened to 'boy'?" Chrom asked.

"You've earned your way up from that name, I think," the Khan declared. "Now, where were we? Oh yes! I was just about to start cracking skulls! Flavia will lead me and the other Feroxi in a head-on assault. That should buy you enough time to take down Gangrel. Hear that, boy? You get the fun part!"

"I thought you weren't going to call me-" Chrom started to say.

"You and Robin have my every confidence," the Khan interrupted. "You're a born leader, and she has a knack for guiding troops to victory. You both have some growing to do yet, but I can already see you'll grow tall."

"Thanks, Basilio," Chrom said.

"All right, enough talk. It's time to raise some hell!" Khan Basilio exclaimed.

"Right," Chrom agreed.

"Let's get to it then," Basilio said. "Gangrel may try to hit us while we're still licking our wounds."

"Let him try," Chrom declared. "This time I'm ready to dethrone the Mad King, once and for all."

The Shepherds cheered in agreement and the troops headed to their respective rooms to prepare their weapons. In about an hour the troops started marching for the Plegian castle. However, it was starting to get dark, yet Chrom showed no sign of stopping.

'We can make it. Emmeryn, your death will be avenged.'

Chrom's thoughts were interrupted by a soft voice from behind him that said, "Chrom, we should make camp for tonight. We need to rest if we are to face Gangrel at full strength."

Chrom turned around and saw Robin standing there and her image brought a memory to mind. Seeing his lovely tactician in the bath with her beautiful figure. He stared at Robin for a while as he pictured her with a blushing face and her arms desperately trying to cover her chest.

'Wait...WHAT!? What am I thinking?!' Chrom shook his head to clear his thoughts. 'Ugh...all this chaos almost made me forget that...ugh...now I'm going to be nothing but an embarrassed mess in front of Robin...' Blush started to creep into his cheeks and he thanked Naga silently that it was dark and Robin couldn't see his face very well.

"Chrom?" Robin asked. "Are you okay? Are you listening to me? We need to stop and camp. Hello?"

"Oh, what, yes, sorry Robin," Chrom apologized. "I was lost in thought. Yes, um, tell the Shepherds to start setting up the tents for tonight."

"Ok, just make sure you see Lissa if you are feeling any worse," Robin said.

"What?" Chrom asked. "I said I was fine."

"Please, Chrom," Robin said. "It's plain as day. Your face is a deep shade of red. Either you're embarrassed by something or you have a fever."

"What?!" Chrom exclaimed, putting his hands to his face.

'Crap. She can see my blush. AHHHH...What to do...What to do?!'

"Oh, that," Chrom said. "It's probably just the heat. Yeah, just the heat, I'll be fine."

"Ok," Robin said with a slight smile. "It's just the heat. It totally wasn't you lost in thought about a certain someone's pies..."

"What? Pies? I wasn't thinking about pies!" Chrom protested.

Robin laughed and said, "Oh, are you sure? I've seen you and a certain pegasus knight together a lot lately. I know she has made you pies..."

"ARGH! Robin, stop it! There is nothing going on between me and Sumia!" Chrom protested.

"Ok, if you say so," Robin said as she walked away giggling.

Chrom sighed to himself and called after her, "Stop teasing me! It isn't funny!"

Robin turned around and called, "No, you're right, it's not funny. It's hilarious!"

Chrom looked at his tactician angrily and Robin just laughed at him and walked away.

~About an hour later~

"Argh! It's no use. I feel so awkward around Robin. Ever since I remembered that bathing-tent run-in," Chrom said sighing. "Whenever I end up alone with her, I'm just frozen in embarrassment. I keep picturing that beautiful figure with the water droplets clinging to her skin and the blush creeping across her face. Argh, what should I do? I've never had this problem before. ...Ah, I know: A bath! Yes, perhaps a nice hot bath is just the thing for my nerves... I'll have a soak and then find Robin for a relaxed conversation, like always."

With that the Prince headed to the men's bathing tent. He put Falchion and his armor down in the arms storage tent. He filled the tub with hot water and slowly took off his tunic, pants, and boxers. He slid into the warm water and sighed in relief.

"Ah...Yup, a bath was just what I needed to forget Robin," Chrom sighed.

'Though taking a bath with her would be really nice...'

Chrom began to imagine a very naked Robin dipping herself into the tub and slowly approaching him shyly. Her chest swaying with her face flushed pink. Chrom felt all his blood rush south before he shook his head violently.

'ARGH! BAD BRAIN! How could I think that?! We are about to go and finish the Mad King once and for all and here I am in the tub, getting hard thinking about Robin...UGH...It feels so tight...well I guess no one will know...'

Chrom's hand slipped below the surface of water and he pleasured himself to relieve the tension. After a few minutes, his body tingled all over and the tension left his body as his cum spilt into the bottom of the tub.

'Ugh...I really really need to stop thinking about Robin...Well I guess I'd better get out and get some sleep...so much for a relaxing bath...that is just going to make me even more awkward around Robin...'

With that the Prince started to climb out of the tub and was reaching for a towel when he heard a scream.

~Robin~

"Hmm...I guess an inventory check before bed couldn't hurt," Robin said aloud. "Let's see... The lances and axes are kept around here somewhere... I'll just take a quick inventory and see if any need repairs or replacing... Somewhere...around here... Ah, here - the arms storage tent, I presume? All right then, I'll just head in and-"

Robin quickly stopped talking as she took in the scene before her eyes. It was a very naked Chrom, partly shielded by steam, climbing out of the bathtub and reaching for a towel. At first her brain told her that she liked what she saw. Then she shook her head and wiped out that crazy thought and just stared.

Then something snapped and she screamed, "AAAAAAGGGGGGHHH!" Blush spread throughout her face.

"Robin?! Where'd you come from?" the Prince asked.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Robin screamed again.

~Chrom~

"Blazes, what are YOU screaming for?" Chrom asked.

'Thank Naga for this steam...She can't see my arousal...'

"If anyone should be screaming it's me isn't it?" Chrom continued to ask. "You aren't supp- OUCH!" Chrom was interrupted by Robin who started throwing anything she could get a hold of at the him.

"OW! Stop it! Stop throwing things!" Chrom shouted desperately. "Hey, that's sharp! Don't - YEOWCH!"

"ARGH! Have you NO shame?!" Robin shouted. "Noble or not, you should AT LEAST wear a towel when you address a lady!"

"B-but, you - OW! - you were the one who walked in on me!" Chrom exclaimed.

Robin kept furiously throwing things at Chrom until the prince paled when she picked up a soap dish. Chrom tried to dodge out of the way but it managed to nick his ear.

"Ah!" Chrom exclaimed and his hand went to his ear. Then he looked at Robin who seemed to have calmed down a little bit. "Robin, why don't you wait outside?" Chrom suggested. "Then we can talk."

Robin nodded numbly and exited the tent. Chrom then proceeded to get his clothes and armor back on and then he grabbed Falchion and stepped out of the tent. The air was shocked out of him as someone ran into his chest. The person wrapped their arms around him tightly and Chrom looked down to see the familiar purple hair.

"...I...I'm so sorry, Chrom," Robin mumbled into his chest.

"Are we done throwing things?" Chrom asked teasingly.

"I think," Robin said without letting go of him. "...I don't know what happened. Something just snapped and... I could've severely hurt you..."

"Well, no harm done. The gods' justice perhaps, for my earlier blunder! Ha ha!" Chrom joked.

"Well, anyway, thanks for being so good natured about it all," Robin said finally letting go and reaching up to touch Chrom's ear. "I feel terrible about that soap dish. How's your ear doing?"

"Better. It still stings a little, but better," Chrom assured her. "In any case, look on the bright side: we've seen each other naked now, right? So I guess we've got nothing left to hide. In a way, we're closer than ever."

"Not the most appropriate way for a man and a woman to get to know each other... But...I suppose as long as nobody else knows..." Robin said, reluctantly.

"Ha ha! It's like we're partners in crime sharing an unsavory past!" Chrom exclaimed. "Anything that brings us closer will make us stronger on the battlefield. Just you wait."

"Partners in crime?" Robin asked with a giggled. "Heh heh, I like the thought of that. Well, partner, your secret's safe with me..."

With that Robin walked in the direction of her tent and Chrom watched her go. The prince sighed as he watched her purple hair blow back and forth in the wind.

'Partners in crime?! Real smooth, Chrom, real smooth...Why couldn't you just tell her that you loved her right then and there...and get it off your chest...no...no I could never burden Robin like that...I don't want her to feel obligated to like me...ugh...stop thinking about this...war first...relationship problems later.'

~The next morning~

The Shepherds quickly packed up their camp and continued their march to the Plegian capital. The sands were being as annoying as ever, so Robin and Chrom carefully paired everyone up to best the sands. The Shepherds fought with renewed spirit as they tore across the field and fought any Plegian soldier in their way.

~In the Plegian castle courtyard~

"The enemy have taken the field, milord," Aversa snarled.

"Back already? Ha! It feels as though we just said our good-byes..." King Gangrel said with a smirk.

"Our scouts report they are in surprisingly good spirits..." Aversa told him.

"Since when do you trust our scouts?" the Mad King asked. "Besides, what does it matter? They're armed like beggars compared to us! I could break their ranks as easily as I break wind."

"I'd love to hear the song the bards make of that," Aversa declared.

"Aversa, there is truth about the world this Ylissean whelp must learn," Gangrel said. "A man is either strong... ...or he is dead! Bwa ha haaa!"

Then a soldier hurried into the courtyard and hurriedly saluted to the King.

"Y-Your Highness! Dire news!" the soldier exclaimed.

"Oh? Speak," Gangrel said.

"Our troops are laying down their weapons and deserting en masse!" the soldier proclaimed. "Please, sire... I am but a messenger... Have mercy..."

The Mad King just shouted and struck down the soldier relentless. "AVERSA! COME! We must deal with these deserters!" the Mad King shouted.

"Gladly," Aversa said with a snarl.

~Shepherd's camp Chrom~

Chrom and Robin were quickly discussing strategy as they prepared to fight King Gangrel.

"Milord, I've a report from Khan Flavia," Frederick said as he approached the duo. "The Plegian army is in disarray."

"How do you mean?" Chrom asked.

"It seems many of their soldiers are opposed to further violence," Frederick said. "There has been infighting, desertion. Gangrel is trying to stamp out the mutiny by force, but with little success. Outside of a few faithful who serve him directly, his army has all but collapsed."

"This is incredible news. But, why...?" Chrom asked. "...Emmeryn."

"Yes, milord. Emmeryn," Frederick said. "The report says Gangrel's men chant her name as they abandon the field. Her words, and her sacrifice, have made her a folk hero of sorts."

"Emmeryn..." Chrom said looking down at the ground. "Why did it take me so long to understand? She believed all people desire peace. She knew, deep down, the Plegians wanted it, too. It just took her to bring it to the surface. I hope she can see this, wherever she is... Today we put an end to the Mad King Gangrel and bring peace back to the land."

Chrom signaled to Robin and she nodded back to him and they went out to gather the Shepherds. Robin and Chrom had decided that the following Shepherds would accompany them to this final battle. Obviously they put themselves on the list but the other Shepherds chosen were Gaius, Donnel, Maribelle, Stahl, Cordelia, Miriel, Kellam, Lissa, Lon'qu, Sumia, and Frederick.

Chrom heard Robin start to mutter out the pairings one last time. "Lissa with Lon'qu, Kellam with Miriel, Stahl with Cordelia, Donnel with Maribelle, Sumia with Frederick, me with Chrom, Gaius sneak around in the shadows carefully."

Chrom thought he saw Robin blush slightly when she said that she was going to fight with him, but he wasn't sure. He shrugged it off as the Shepherds charged onto the battlefield.

"Good day, my little princeling!" King Gangrel called. "Still dreaming of your squashed sister?"

"No more talk, Gangrel," Chrom shouted back. "Today you die, and peace returns to Ylisse and Plegia."

"Pah! Such hypocrisy!" the Mad King laughed. "You despise me, wretch! You want to cut me down! You don't know the first thing about peace. No man does!"

"I know more than you ever will," Chrom retorted.

"More than me? More than ME?!" King Gangrel asked incredulously. "Bwa ha! ...You ARE me! When life asks you a question, you answer with blood!"

"Maybe you're right..." Chrom said. "I will never be my sister. I cannot forgive men like you - men who sow nothing but evil. All I have left of her are words, and her memory. Were I alone, I might be driven to madness. ...Or worse. But I'm not alone. My friends and brothers-in-arms stand behind me."

"...Are you done? May I vomit now?" the Mad King said laughing. "Bwa ha ha! What a flowery harangue! Men are beasts! Nothing more! We fight! We kill! We devour our prey! Beasts do not stand behind beasts, little prince... They use each other only so long as it suits their own selfish purpose!"

"Perhaps this explains why your own soldiers refuse to stand behind you?" Chrom retorted. "You are a poison. A festering wound. And I will do what my sister could not."

"Such a clever tongue you have, little prince... It will look quite fetching hanging on my mantle, next to your sister's corpse!" the Mad King shouted gleefully.

~Robin~

With that the Shepherds prepared to jump into battle when a small voice spoke up from the back of the group.

"Milord, I have come! ...Am I too late?" Olivia called. "I don't claim my dance as anything special, but Khan Basilio says it renews the spirit!"

"You are just in time Olivia," Robin said. Stick close to Gaius and try to remain unseen."

"Got it," Olivia said.

"Sumia, Frederick, Cordelia, and Stahl," Robin called. "Handle those mages to the left. Lissa, Lon'qu, Miriel, and Kellam help them if they need it. Donnel and Maribelle head down the the right with Gaius and Olivia. Everyone watch the fortresses in case of reinforcements."

All the Shepherds nodded to show their consent and then Robin turned to Chrom.

"Chrom, we are going right down the middle to fight Gangrel," she said with a fire in her eyes.

Chrom smiled back at her and nodded.

The Mad King cackled from his spot across the field. "Yes - draw closer! Let them charge at me with their RAGE! More of my soldiers shall greet them at every foolish step."

Robin scoffed and said to Chrom under her breath, "We are way smarter than that. We won't just charge at you blindly. Prepare to meet your match."

Robin heard Chrom laugh at her antics and she hit him lightly on the shoulder to tell the prince to focus. A brave Plegian soldier charged at them.

~Chrom~

Chrom leveled Falchion at his challenger.

Robin mumbled to Chrom, "His class is a Hero, 6 damage to you with his steel sword at a 68 percent accuracy rate. No chance of crit. You can do 44 damage to his measly 33 health with 100 percent accuracy. 32% chance of crit."

Chrom looked at his tactician in amazement and said, "I still don't know how you can tell all of that. The only thing I know about him is that he has a steel sword and he is Plegian."

While Chrom was talking, the Plegian soldier took the opportunity to attack. He jumped forward and swung his sword at Chrom.

"Chrom!" Robin shouted.

"Right!" Chrom shouted as he barely dodged the hit.

"You need to pay more attention," Robin said. "Hit him, I've got your back."

Chrom nodded and charged forward and hit the soldier with Falchion. Three seconds later, a Thunder spell from Robin finished the Plegian off.

"What would you do without me, mister?" Robin asked.

"Probably die about a million times by now," Chrom joked.

Robin hit him lightly as they scanned the field for the next attack.

~Other side of the field~

A brave Plegian mage sent an Elthunder spell right at Miriel when she wasn't looking. Miriel looked down at her singed cloak and quickly sent a Wind spell at her attacker. Kellam followed with a stab from his iron spear which gave Miriel time to launch another wind spell to finish off the mage.

Another mage snuck up from behind and sent an Elwind spell at Miriel in order to avenge his friend. Miriel responded with a Wind spell of her own and Kellam finished the mage off with a well aimed strike of his spear.

Miriel fell to the ground wounded as yet another mage hit her in the side with an Elfire spell. She threw a weak Wind spell at him and Kellam hit him once with his spear, but the mage survived. Then the rest of the enemies started moving forward, but none of them had the range to attack yet.

Cordelia and Stahl took advantage of this and charged forward to take out the mage that almost killed Miriel. Sthal killed the mage with one strike from his iron sword. Sumia and Frederick followed close behind to kill a wyvern rider who had gotten too close. While Miriel shot a wind spell at the other one from a distance. Lissa then immediately held out her staff to Miriel and healed her wounds.

~Chrom~

Chrom charged forward with Robin close behind to take out one of the wyvern riders. Gaius and Olivia then shot out of the shadows and took care of one the the barbarians that were close by. At the same time another barbarian came at Chrom and Robin but he didn't stand a chance. Another hero was also quickly taken out by Gaius popping out of the shadows. Yet another barbarian fell to Chrom and Robin as the duo just kept taking down enemy after enemy.

After about another half an hour of the Shepherds beating back the Plegians, Chrom and Robin finally approached King Gangrel.

"Come, princeling! I've sharpened my sword just for you!" the Mad King cackled.

"My sister wished for our people to know peace, Gangrel," Chrom proclaimed. "But as long as you draw breath, it can never come. For Ylisse!"

Chrom charged forward and cut Gangrel across the chest with Falchion and Robin finished him off with a powerful Thunder spell.

"F-fool of...a prince..." Gangrel struggled to say as blood spilled out of his mouth. "Your people care not for you... You are...alone... As every man lives and dies: ...alone..."

A soldier ran up to Chrom and saluted to him.

"Sire! The remaining Plegian forces are surrendering en masse!"

"Order our forces to cease fighting at once," Chrom ordered.

"Yes, sire!" the soldier said, saluting once more as he left.

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

"We've won... Somehow I don't feel like celebrating," Chrom said.

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

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

"I'm sorry, Flavia," Chrom said. "Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Ylisse will compensate your nation in whatever fashion-"

"Oh? In that case, how about you hand over the Fire Emblem and we'll call it even?" Khan Flavia asked.

Chrom looked shocked for a moment before Khan Flavia smiled.

"...Hah! Just a little Feroxi humor," she said. "Don't worry after 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," Khan Basilio said grimly.

"Heh, I'll have to remember that when you come to visit Ylisstol," Chrom said with a small smile.

"Robin..." Chrom said.

"What's wrong, Chrom? You look so serious," Robin said.

'Should I tell her that I love her...Should I ask her to be my bride?'

"I...I think I owe you an apology. This wasn't your war to fight," Chrom said.

'Really? That's the best you can come up with?! This wasn't your war to fight...ugh what to say?'

"But I chose to fight it," Robin said with a giggle.

"All I've been thinking about is stopping Gangrel, no matter the cost," Chrom admitted. "Even my own life would not have been too high a price to pay."

'I can do this...I can tell her...'

"Captain?" Sumia asked in the background.

"Sumia?" Chrom asked.

"Oh, Captain! You made it! You're safe!" Sumia exclaimed with relief and happiness. Sumia walked over and gave Chrom a hug.

"Hoo! Give these two some room!" Khan Flavia said with a mischievous smile.

"Sumia...you're...choking me..." Chrom stuttered.

"Are you hurt? Grazed, even?" Sumia asked, looking Chrom over. "You look exhausted!"

~Lissa~

"Chrom?! Say something!" Lissa exclaimed.

'What about Robin?! Chrom what are you doing?! Do you love Robin or Sumia? You better make up your mind real fast. Hmm... I'll leave you alone with Sumia so you can tell her gently that you love Robin...yeah that'll work out...'

~Chrom~

"I'm trying to!" Chrom protested.

'Oh what a bad time for Sumia to come over...I know she loves me...but...but Robin...will she accept me...ugh...how to tell Sumia that I love Robin...Robin perfect Robin...'

Chrom got lost in his thoughts for a moment thinking about the one he loved that his eyes got this dreamy look to it as he looked down at Sumia.

"Uh-huh. Flavia? Robin? Maybe we should...you know."

"Carry on, lovebirds," Flavia said.

~Robin~

Robin felt her heart crack in half when she saw the way that Chrom was looking at Sumia. She saw that Chrom did indeed care for the clumsy pegasus knight. Robin couldn't do anything more but to follow Flavia and Lissa away from the duo to give them some privacy. There was no doubt in Robin's mind that by the end of the night, Chrom would have proposed to Sumia. He was put in that situation, there's no way he could not. She sighed as she walked back to the wagons, her heart cracking at every step.

~Chrom~

Chrom snapped out of his train of thought to see a tear fall down Sumia's face.

"Hey, are you - come on, don't cry," Chrom said, wiping the tear off her face.

Sumia sniffed and said, "S-sorry! I just..."

"No, don't apologize. I've been so worried about everyone else lately...My sister, our party, my people..." 'Myself and my love conflict' "It feels nice to have someone worry about me. Especially someone who I... I mean, someone so... so gifted with pegasi."

'Hmm...problem...I really love Robin...but I'm positive that she won't accept me...I could learn to love Sumia...I already care a great deal about her...that should be enough right? And with Emmeryn gone, the kingdom is going to expect me to find a bride...Should I try to ask Robin? The kingdom will definitely accept Sumia as Queen...she has all the right traits...It's as close to happily ever after that I'm going to get...Robin...I will love you always...I hope one day I'll be able to tell you...'

"You've been through so much," Sumia continued, cutting into Chrom's thoughts.

"So many have suffered and died because of my actions," Chorm said, sadly. "Next to my sister's legacy, I feel I'm already a disappointment..."

"But that's not true!" Sumia protested. "Everyone fought so hard for you! Why would we all do that for a man we didn't believe in?"

"Heh. I see your point... Thanks, Sumia," Chrom said. "You always help me see the brighter side of things."

"To me, you're the brightest thing!" Sumia exclaimed.

"Sumia..." Chrom said after a moment of silence.

"Y-yes?" Sumia asked nervously.

"I'm far from a perfect man, and I know you can do better," Chrom started to say.

'For Naga's sake, I'm deeply in love with a very different woman...but...but I will strive to love you as well...and be a perfect husband...'

"But whenever you're close...you give me strength. So what I want to ask is... Will you be my wife?" Chrom asked as he knelt down with a diamond ring in hand.

"YES! Yes, yes, oh yes!" Sumia exclaimed happily.

"Oh, thank gods! I was worried for a second because... Anyway... here is your ring."

"I swear I will return that love to you a hundredfold!" Sumia exclaimed.

'My birth ring...I'm going to give it to Robin. Even if she will never love me back...it will be my gift to her..."

AN: Okay that chapter was fun for me to write. And it's a day early! I always imagined Chrom going completely crazy and unhinged when he found out about Lissa. Thought it would be a nice humor to put in while Chrom is still trying to sort out his own thoughts. The part with Emmeryn in the last chapter was kinda spontaneous, I just went with the flow, hope you guys liked that. Also detailing out the battle with King Gangrel was really fun since I haven't done many battle scenes. I really need to work on my battle scenes though. Right now they are pretty awful. ChromxF!Robin's A support was by far one of my favorites to type out. Haha lol! I put my own little twist to it. Goodness Chrom, why don't you just go up to Robin and say that you love her! :P! Stay tuned for Chapter 7 hopefully by August 15th or sooner.