Day 3! Day 3! Day 3! All you really need to know for this one is that the kids were born after the events in Revelation, aaand (hopefully I can get away with it) doesn't really focus on Corrin/Azura. I honestly couldn't come up with anything for Fear/Resolve other than this.
And you have no idea how hard it has been to write 'Vallite' not 'Havenite'.
DAY 3: FEAR/RESOLVE
New Gyges Palace, 63 years after the death of Anankos.
Crown Prince Shigure of Valla was sat on a bench in the expansive Royal gardens of the New Gyges Palace, his once bright, sky blue hair now tinged with silver. He was in his late fifties now, a father himself, and lived in his own palace in another Vallite city. He was a respected statesman and politician….and his father, the founder of the Kingdom, was dying.
And Shigure, usually utterly unshakeable, had no idea what to do. He had said his goodbyes. His Mother and Sister remained with him, but he had needed to get away. He loved his Father, truly. He looked up to him, almost with worshipful reverence. But...he had never really experienced a death in the family. His Uncle's Alexander and Ryoma had, sadly, passed already, and he had mourned for them deeply. But now? It felt as though his very soul was being torn out.
There was movement to his left as someone approached him. "...I'm surprised you're here, Love."
"Sophie, I am glad you're here." Shigure smiled faintly. He didn't glance at his wife as she sat beside her. "...Mother is with him now. The healers doubt he has long."
"I'm sorry." There was little else she could say. She had long since kept her purple hair long, her 'inheritance' from her Mother.
"Thank you." Shigure murmured.
"...Why are you out here, Love?" She asked quietly. "King Corrin is still living, no? I thought to find you at his side…"
"Father won the war. Killed a God. Founded the Kingdom...and I have no idea what I am going to do...the Crown Prince isn't meant to be scared of responsibility! He's supposed to b-"
Sophie slapped him. "Enough, Shigure."
"Bu-"
The Princess of Nohr frowned. "But nothing. You've seen your father ruled since before you've been able to walk. You've journeyed around the world on diplomatic missions, and courted and married a foreign Princess. Arranged trade deals, and ran the Court in the last few years...so tell me, Shigure Constantine Isauros, why do you fear the Crown? Your Crown?"
"...Because...I feel unworthy of it. I fear I will fail our people. To shift the burden onto our children. Mikoto-"
"Knows that she will be Queen one day." Sophie replied. "A fact that she has accepted. All she fears is her Father's death….does that seem familiar?"
Shigure froze, before softly chuckling. "...Yes."
"You fear what everyone does." His wife said in a sad tone. "The death of one's parents. I'm not telling you not to grieve. I'm reminding you that life would go on. The people of Valla will have lost their King too. They'll need guiding, direction. They'll need to know that their new King isn't going to let their homeland fall to pieces."
Shigure nodded. "...Thank you, Love….forgive me, I-"
The dull clattering of metal announced the arrival of a guardsman. His face was hidden, but Shigure could see the man's eyes were red with tears.
"...Yes, Guardsmen?"
"..I'm sorry Sir.." The guard said quietly. "He's gone. The Queen was with him, Sir. Princess Kana too. It was peaceful, as far as I am told."
Shigure nodded in understanding. He stood up, offering a hand to his Wife, and started to make his way to the Royal Apartments. "I see…...thank you."
Slowly making their way through the halls of the palace, Sophie turned to face her husband. "...Are you..well?"
"...I know my purpose now, Sophie." Shigure managed to smile. "..I will not fail my father. And I will ensure that Mikoto's reign is as easy as possible."
