A/N: So. Here's something a little different. This is something I worked on as a one shot at first, but then I decided I'd like to reference it in later chapters of Reunion. You can skip this and Reunion will still make sense, it's only a few small references. But it was a nice little flashback chapter, and I liked it. So I eventually decided to include this as a "paralogue" chapter, not directly connected to the events of the main story, but still "there." Consider this a "happy new year" present from me! I'll still be updating with a "normal" chapter this weekend, as usual. I may do more "Paralogues" occasionally, unless any of you are not fans of this idea, in which case, tell me!

Paralogue 1 - For Flowers

Morgan looked through the stack of books she and Robin had brought with them.

"You know... I think I've read all of these."

"...All of them?" asked her father.

She nodded.

"Well, we'll get some more once we get to Port Ferox."

"Actually... I think I'd like to hear a story from you."

"...Okay then... I suppose I can try... There once was-"

"Nonononono, not like that. I wanna hear about... How you first told mom you love her."

Robin laughed and blushed a bit. "Well... You see..."

One year, six months ago

"Hey, uh... Frederick said you wanted to see me?"

"Huh? Oh! Yeah! Right. Inigo. Come on in."

The young swordsman took a seat across from Robin's desk as the mage hastily put away the maps for tomorrow's march. Robin then sat down and started tapping his fingers on the table.

"...Robin, I don't really have a lot of time. I have a date tonight."

"Oh, fine. I'll make this quick. Inigo, did you know me in your future?"

"Vaguely. You died about the same time as Chrom. Lucina would know more, since she was the oldest. Have you tried asking her about this?"

"I... Can't. Look, I just have a simple question, and then you can be on your way. ...Was I married in your future?"

Inigo smirked. "Ah, so that's what this is about! Our tactician can navigate his way through a battlefield all day, but when faced with the battlefield of love-"

"A simple yes or no will suffice." Robin cut him off.

"No. Not as far as I'm aware."

Robin felt a sudden wave of relief wash over him. Good. So this can go somewhere. Being with her won't be... Alternate universe cheating?

"It's a bit odd, though. You were kindof a legendary figure in our future. You must have had to fight off the ladies with a stick! ...Or guys, if that's what you were into. I don't judge."

"I can't speak for the alternate version of myself, but my guess is that I was 'married to the job,' as it were, and that's why I didn't take a wife."

Inigo shrugged. "Makes sense to me. So tell me, who's the lucky woman this time around?"

"Huh?"

"Well, you wouldn't be asking me about this if you weren't having problems in your romantic life!"

"...Alright, Inigo. I'll bite. How would you go about telling a girl you love her? A close friend... I love her, and I think she loves me back."

"Well, what does she like?"

"We, um... We often watch the stars together. Can that get me anywhere?"

"Tell her on a starry night, then. We've got that figured out."

"Yeah... Yeah, that'll work."

"...Listen, Robin. Maybe you should talk to Chrom about this instead? He's your best friend and all... "

Robin rolled his eyes. "Wish I could, Inigo. Just trust me on this one..."

"Hm... So, you can't talk to Lucina... And you can't talk to Chrom..." A devilish grin crossed Inigo's face. "...You're in love with Sumia, aren't you?"

"What!? Inigo, no-"

"Oh, I too have felt the pain of falling for a married woman! Why, just the other day, there was this lovely violinist..."

"Inigo, that's-"

"Ah, her melodies spoke to my very soul! But alas, it was not to be. Robin, if you made a move on Sumia, you'd not only be destroying a family. You'd be forcing her to choose between the two of you. Even if she did love you back, you'd be the one to have torn her old life from her! You'd cause her a lot of pain. Trust me when I say, Robin, and I say this as a friend... Let her go."

Inigo finished his speech to see Robin with his head in his hands, groaning in frustration.

"...I see. You're overcome with emotion. You know this is wrong, and yet, you still love her. Ah, a true romantic tragedy. ...Shall we go out for drinks? There are plenty of other fish in the sea, Robin, and we're going fishing! I'll pay."

The tactician's eyes slowly crept out from behind his hands.

"...Are you quite done, Inigo?"

"I suppose."

"Good. Because I'm not in love with Sumia."

Inigo smiled. "Great. That's exactly what I want to hear. It might be hard-"

"INIGO!"

"...Cynthia, then?"

"It's Lucina, dammit!"

Robin covered his mouth, shocked that he'd admitted it to Inigo, of all people. Inigo just smirked back at him, stood up, and walked out of the tent.

"Well? Are you coming?" he called back.

"...Where?"

"We're going to the market. You can't confess your love to a pretty girl without some flowers!"

"Inigo, dad? Really!? You asked Inigo, of all people, for advice on a woman?"

"I was young and reckless. I made a lot of poor decisions in my youth."

"...Dad, it wasn't even two years ago."

"Well, I don't remember anything prior to about four years ago. For me, two years is half a lifetime. Now, what your mother and grandmother told me about their side of things..."

"Mother? Can I talk to you?"

"Of course!"

Sumia put down her spear and left the training dummy.

"What's troubling you, Lucina?"

"...Might we talk somewhere... Private?"

"Sure."

The women made their way back to Sumia's tent and sat down on the edge of Sumia's bed. Lucina began fidgeting around nervously.

"Well... You see..."

Her face turned a deep shade of red.

"Mother... I think I'm in love."

Sumia smiled at her. She knew she'd have to have this conversation someday. It made her happy to know that Lucina finally had something on her mind other than the war. She deserved to be happy.

"Lucina, that's no problem at all! Love is simple!"

"Well, the problem is... I'd like not to be."

"...Now that is not so simple. Might I ask why?"

She sighed. "It's just... The problem isn't being in love. It's who I'm in love with."

"...Are you worried this person doesn't love you back?"

"...I think he might."

"Then it's easy! Just tell him how you feel! You'll never know otherwise!"

"Were it only that simple, mother..."

"You know, Lucina..." said Sumia, placing her hand on her daughter's shoulder. "It wasn't that long ago I was a young pegasus knight in love with her prince. I used to worry about our relationship as well! It seemed almost impossible, I thought he'd have to marry some noblewoman, or princess, or something! But then, you're living proof of how that turned out, aren't you?"

"Heh, I suppose so." Lucina said, smiling. "Well... He's not from my time. I'm just worried... I mean, we wouldn't be able to stay together. After the war, I've got to try and return to my own time. And... And if I can't... I couldn't stay with him..."

"...Was he married? In your time?"

"No, no he wasn't. I... Robin, mother. It's him. It's just... We spend a lot of time together, and we watch the stars... I tell him about the future, and he's always there to comfort me. He's charming, and funny, and smart... But I think what I really love about him is his kindness. His generosity. He's always there to help someone in need. And when I'm with him... I just feel so happy! Like I've not felt in years!"

Sumia was overwhelmed with joy. There was nothing she wanted more than for her daughter to be happy, and she knew she could trust Robin. It was... Perhaps a little weird, but Lucina deserved to be happy. As did Robin. Robin was a dear friend, and she'd always wanted him to be happy as well. As odd as it was to think about her daughter and one of her closest friends in love, well, none of this situation was normal in the first place!

"Lucina, love can overcome all obstacles."

"But-"

"If you won't listen to me about this... Follow me!" said Sumia in a cheery voice.

Sumia led her daughter to a small bushel of wildflowers just outside of camp. She knelt down next to them and stared for what was probably longer than necessary, before focusing her eyes on one of them.

"...This one." she suddenly announced. "This one will do."

She plucked the flower and stood up, handing it to Lucina.

"Okay, Lucina. Whenever I'm uncertain about something, this is what I do. Flower fortunes!"

Of course. thought Lucina. This was mother's solution to everything...

"You tell him..." Sumia said, plucking one of the petals of the flower. "You don't." She plucked another petal. "It's easy, right?"

"Mother, don't you think this is a bit... Childish? This is a big decision, and I can't-"

"You think too much!" Sumia interrupted. "You tell him..." she plucked another petal. "You don't!" plucking a fourth one. "Now, finish it!"

Lucina sighed. "...If you insist... I tell him, I don't. I tell him, I don't... Tell, don't. Tell, don't. Tell, don't, tell, don't, tell, don't, tell, don't... I tell him!" she shouted with glee, plucking the last petal.

"I... I don't know why, but this helped! Thank you so much, mother!"

She wrapped her arms around the pegasus knight, and then left.

"You'd better be running off to tell him!" called Sumia after her. The young knight sat down next to the flowers, and began plucking a few more of them, to learn how Lucina and Robin's future would be. A few minutes later, Lucina came back up to her mother.

"...You counted those petals, didn't you?"

"...Does it matter?"

Lucina thought for a moment, finally understanding the purpose of the flower fortunes. "No, no I suppose it doesn't. Thank you!"

She hugged her mother again and ran off, happier than Sumia had ever seen her.

Most of the camp had long fallen asleep by this point. Lucina sat around the dying campfire, gently placing another log on it. She'd been looking for Robin all day, but he hadn't been in. Still, he was as much of a night owl as she was, and so, she was hoping he'd join her to watch the night sky, as he often did.

Meanwhile, behind a tent stood a swordsman and a mage, both with hair as white as snow.

"Alright," said Inigo. "Now's your chance!"

Robin nodded. "Thanks for your help, Inigo."

"Now go!"

Robin left carrying a bouquet of flowers in his hands.

"Hello, Lucina."

"Robin? Fancy meeting you here."

Inigo watched as his two friends confessed their love for each other. He smiled. "All in a day's work, Inigo. Ya done-GYAAAAH!"

The man suddenly felt himself in a chokehold with a knife against his neck.

"...Let me guess... Noire? Oh gods... This is about missing our date today, isn't it? I am... I could not be sorrier, but-"

"...Noire?" said a distinctly non-Noire voice. "Inigo, is that you?"

"...Sumia?"

The knife dropped from Inigo's throat.

"Do you mind telling me what you were doing sneaking around camp this late at night? You scared me half to death!"

"...Erm... Well, you see... Hey, wait! I could ask the same of you!"

"...Oh, fine. Lucina asked me for advice about a boy earlier. I wanted to see how it would go! That's all!"

"...Please tell me the boy she was asking about was Robin, because otherwise I've just sent my friend off to get rejected."

Sumia leaned out from behind the tent to see Robin and Lucina kissing each other passionately. Were it not so late at night, Inigo would've seen Sumia's face flush with embarrassment.

"They're fine. All worked out. Let'sgivethemsomeprivacy." Ylisse's queen blurted out rapidly.

Inigo peered out from behind the tent. "More than fine, from the looks-OW!"

"...Dear gods, Inigo. Do you never shut up?"

Sumia dragged the young swordsman away by his ear.

"...Thank you for helping get those two together, by the way."

"Heh. What can I say? A friend came to me for help, so I gave him a hand. Nothing to it."

Sumia smiled. "You're a sweet guy, Inigo. No matter what they say. Henry and Olivia must be proud. Goodnight!"

"Goodnight, Sumia!"

Inigo smiled to himself and began walking back to his tent.

Suddenly, he turned around and began racing after Sumia.

"Hey, wait! What do you mean 'no matter what they say?' Sumia!"

"Shortly after that, Lucina and I were engaged, then, a week later, we met you!" said Robin, finishing his story.

"What did grandpa have to say about it?"

"Heh, now THAT'S an interesting story! ...Unfortunately, it'll have to wait for another day. I can see Port Ferox from here!"

A/N: Again, if you're not into the "paralogue" idea, or if you'd like to see more of it, tell me! As usual, reviews are sincerely appreciated! I'll be answering last week's reviews when I post the real chapter this weekend.