Context: Post Chapter 14: Flames on the Blue
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Robin: ...*sigh* I swear one of these days I have to find some decent sleep. *Yawn*
Lucina: ...
Robin: Couldn't fall asleep too, Lucina? ...Or do you want some company tonight?
Lucina: I...I want to speak you about my decision.
Robin: Not beating around the bush this time, huh? I am sure you had put in a lot of time thinking about it. Very well... I would like to hear it.
Lucina: ...*Takes a deep breath*... I am still holding onto my previous decision.
Robin: ...!
Lucina: I... I would like to defy the odds and challenge the impossible. I want to save the both of them, Chrom - my father, and this world Naga has entrusted me to.
Robin: ...Do you have a reason for it, Lucina? Didn't I made my statement clear? The way this world works never goes in your favor. It would try to break you, shred the single lifeline that you cling on so dearly - 'Hope'. From the looks of it, you don't know what-!
Lucina: YES, I DO ROBIN! I KNOW! I... I always had known it... This harsh, cruel world that we call home...
Robin: ...
Lucina: I know that Fate and Destiny would determine the flow of events that transpired - Who shall succeed, who shall live... who shall fall and who shall die. I realise that nothing I do was fruitful ever since Grima appeared right in front of my eyes.
Robin: ...
Lucina: I was powerless. I was defenseless. Everyone I knew and loved died under the might of the fell dragon. I could not protect them like I had always promised. I had two choices then: To continue to fight until my last breath ...or to give up right there and then.
Robin: ...I see.
Lucina: None of those choices was the right one. Grima was already at his strongest and was completely unstoppable. Furthermore, the awakening ritual could never be completed without the missing gems. My struggle could postpone only the inevitable.
However, gving up seems shameful to me. Mother and Father gave me a life that I am forever grateful for. It was a pricless gift given to me from them. How could I ever throw it away?
Robin: ...
Lucina: That is why, I made a new path... the 3rd choice. I decided to challenge my fate and the fate of this world - its destruction. With the help of Naga and my friends, I was able to escape and go back in time, with the undying wish in my heart to change Fate itself.
Now, I am here...as 'Lucina'. I am here to change Fate.
Robin: ...
Lucina: That is why, Robin. I am going to make that same decision. Regardless of the odds stacking against me, I will save Chrom AND this world. It is because I want the lives that were given to aid me in my quest to be not in vain. I want everyone... every man, woman and child to be happy again. This is the reason I travelled back in time, Robin. I am going to change the course of time and space, no matter how hard it takes.
Robin: *chuckles softly* ...You certainly remind me of myself, Lucina.
Lucina: Huh...?
Robin: I used to think that way. I used to think that I can do the impossible... from having little to no casualties in our army to saving the people I care for in most impeccable of situations. You could say that this was what drive me to continue to fight along Chrom and the Shepherds as their tactician.
Lucina: I didn't know that... But what made you think otherwise?
Robin: It is because of the death of Emmeryn. The failure of her rescue made me cast aside those thoughts. However, it seems I have to start searching and bring them back. Heh, it is time to use those old tactical books I have been saving up soon.
Lucina: ...?! Do you mean...?
Robin: Contrary to popular belief, I am not that heartless. I prefer to keep these emotions to myself and away from the others for a very good reason. I understand where you are coming from. Even though I have every reason to disagree and have doubts, I support your decision.
Lucina: ...Why?
Robin: You. You are the reason, Lucina - daughter of Chrom and Sumia.
Lucina: ...?
Robin: If it was coming from any other random soldier, I will dismiss him entirely.
But... You were the beacon of hope in the future. You had went against the tide and challenge it despite the harsh reality of the situation in that future. You had experienced the harshest of conditions and made it out alive.
Your persistence and bravery are your biggest strengths. I can definitely see the traits from both of your parents inside you.
I am willing to put my faith in you, Lucina.
Lucina: I... I don't know what to say...
Robin: Therefore, I support your decision... and I want to let you know that you are definitely not alone in your quest to challenge your fate. You have, your father, your mother, and the rest of the Shepherds ready to aid you against anything you face.
Lucina: *smiles radiantly*
Robin: ...And then you have me, for whatever that may be worth.
Lucina: It is worth a great deal. Thank you, Robin...
Robin: The world works in way that everything would be stacked against you... and that when given two choices, you had to forsake one over the other. That is the truth, I cannot deny that.
However, I would rather accept this 'play-talk' of yours as the alternative to the truth.
Thank you for enlightening me, Lucina.
Lucina: ... *Tearful smile on her face*
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Robin and Lucina attained B support.
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