"Chrom, we have to do something!"
"What do you propose we do?"
"Huh? How should I know!?"
Chrom and Lissa let out a gasp as the woman on the ground beneath them fluttered her eyes open, looking up at the two with confusion.
It had been a year and a half since Robin's sacrifice to bring a permanent end to the Fell Dragon's reign of terror, which had been a harshly emotional blow to all the Shepherds. Since his disappearance, Chrom had ordered search parties to begin looking for their master tactician, heeding his friend's words about never being truly gone as long as their bonds and ties were strong.
He and his sister, along with Frederick had all decided to take a look at the exact same spot where they had first found Robin, courtesy of an idea the wary knight came up with although he had wished he realized sooner.
And yet, who they found on the ground was not Robin. Instead, it was a woman in grey armour and a blue cape, along with pale blonde hair and red eyes, not to mention pointy ears that hinted she could possibly be a manakete, despite being the height of an average human and looking to have aged normally like an average human.
"I see you're awake now."
"Hey there!"
The woman didn't understand why they were smiling. However, she then saw the look in their eyes. The look both pairs had. She could tell they looked kind, friendly, and even offering in terms of help.
"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know," Chrom remarked, although he thought that phrase had worked best when he and Lissa found Robin in that exact same spot years ago. Nevertheless, he was not going to leave this woman be. He made it clear to Robin and himself that he sees anyone in need of help, regardless of the situation, he would stick up for those said people. He even made it clear to himself once again as he offered the person his hand, never once disobeying his own code of honour.
"Give me your hand."
The woman laying before him reached out with her own hand, which was concealed, and took ahold of Chrom's, allowing the head of the Shepherds to pull her up from her napping spot.
"Are you alright?"
It was a simple question, one that was commonly answered without hesitation. Not in the half-human half-manakete's case however. After another moment of taking it all in, she finally spoke.
"Yeah...I think so. Thank you, Chrom."
Okay, this took longer than it should've, but life had been roping me up these past few days. And fear not, because you guys will be expecting a Part 2 pretty soon. I just didn't want this one to last for an extremely long time. (Though my first oneshot pretty much was)