Chapter 3: Nice Guy Silas

Hinoka: Phew, Setsuna's such a handful... It's rare that I see her act like that.

Now where was I...?

Oh yeah, I forgot I was holding this 'S support' with Corrin...

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"Just… forget everything you heard, OK? That wasn't meant for you!"

...Teehee~, would I really say that to him? I'm such a dork…

But I don't get it, we've never had this conversation, yet this really does seem like something I would say.

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"Hinoka… I love you too."

...Hmph, I can't imagine Corrin saying that to me, even if I told him we're not related…

Damn I'm blushing again, I need to stop that.

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"You never left my mind since the day you've been gone…"

Gee, I really hope that Corrin never got the chance to read this, it's so embarrassing…

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So, what is this exactly? It's like someone saw one of my pipe dreams and wrote a story about it.

Come to think of it, who writes these? Curiouser and curiouser...

I can't really do anything about this while I'm on guard duty, so I'll put it back for now.

...Well, maybe after just one more read through, teehee~

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Okay, so my support with Corrin goes here, and… Well, maybe I should hold on to this instead.

I would probably die of embarrassment if he got to read it if he hasn't already.

Oh, looks like I dropped a few papers...

Huh? Corrin has an 'S support' with Setsuna?

...Felicia too?

What the- and Sakura!?

"In all of my efforts to free you from traps, I think I've started to fall for you too."

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"Oh Felicia, I love you too."

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"I'm yours forever"!?

W-wow, I really need to stop reading these, for my own sake...

Oh whatever, these are probably the weird ones that Corrin mentioned, like the one with him and that girl Elise.

Besides, Sakura's with Hinata, Setsuna's with Saizo, and Felicia… Well, she's single.

So can her support be real then? What about mine?

And why am I feeling so jealous? It's not like these are real.

...Are these real?

Agh, I don't know... I don't get any of this.

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Someone's coming.

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Silas: Good to see you, Princess Hinoka. Do you need help with putting those papers back?

Hinoka: Hey Silas. No I'm fine, I got it. Is there something you need?

Silas: Actually, Corrin asked me if I can cover for you for guard duty here. He told me that you weren't feeling so well.

Hinoka: I appreciate it Silas, but I'm feeling just fine.

Silas: Oh? But your face is pretty red right now. Or is that your makeup?

Hinoka: Wh-what? I don't wear makeup…

It's just a bad habit of mine, I'm not sick or anything.

Silas: If you say so. Anyway, regardless, I'll be glad to take over for guard duty here.

Hinoka: Hm? Why so?

Silas: You look pretty lonely here, for one. You should wind down and eat dinner at the mess hall for now.

Hinoka: You're too kind, I'd feel bad if-

Silas: I insist, milady. If Corrin asks me to take your place because he thinks that something's troubling you, maybe you should relax a bit.

Hinoka: ...I suppose if you put it that way.

I hope I'm not taking advantage of your chivalry. Thanks, Silas.

Silas: Not a problem, Princess Hinoka.

Hinoka: Can I ask you something before I go?

Silas: Of course.

Hinoka: ...Do you know anything about 'support logs'?

Silas: Support logs? Hm… No, sorry I don't.

Hinoka: I see…

Silas: But you know, I've heard stories of an old seer called the Rainbow Sage. Supposedly, he's lived for thousands of years.

I'm sure that after living for that long, he would know the answer to everything.

Maybe you could ask him if you ever get the chance.

Hinoka: Rainbow Sage…? I'll keep note of that.

Oh, I have another question. Well, it's more of a favor.

Silas: Yes?

Hinoka: Can you... ask Corrin how he feels about Felicia?

Silas: Huh? Well, I suppose I can do that.

Hinoka: Wait, no maybe that was too odd of a request...

Silas: It's fine, Princess Hinoka. If this somehow helps you with your troubles, I'm glad to be of service.

Hinoka: Thanks again… Please don't tell anyone that I asked you.

Silas: Of course, milady. On my honor as a knight.

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Are you sure you're not wearing any makeup?

Hinoka: I-I'm not!

I made a painstaking Support Convo Video based on chapter 4, check it out here: (type youtube and then add) /watch?v=Jhu1yz1-jyY

Silas is just too nice man ;_;. What did I do to deserve his friendship so easilyyyy

Anyway, hope you enjoyed. I admit, I feel as if this is one of the weaker chapters... But I made it for world building. It's necessary! I also made a few minor changes to the grammar in chapters 1 and 2 to make Hinoka a little more like how she is in FE Fates' support conversations. You'll see what I mean.

Also, I'm going to start responding to comments from now on, feel free to comment/review!

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