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I hope you enjoyed the short chapter of Saizo and Mozu, and are now ready to move onto Silas, Azura, and Angie!

A short explanation about Angie: I thought it would be interesting to have both of the different gendered Avatars live together in that tower. Dyru supporting Hoshido, and Angie supporting Hoshido (though her heart has always belonged to Nohr, so this fact serves as a major conflict for Angie). With that being said, let's begin!

Silas Azura Angie

2 Days after Coronation

Location: Dragon Temple (Hoshido's Main HQ)

"Caring…a warm hand…and tears…" After slamming my glass down, I took a look around to see other soldiers coming into the mess hall, cheering and celebrating after they fought hard in the war we finished together. "…What a joke." The man in front of me took the drink away and gave me a stern look as I sighed. "What now…?"

"I think you already do know, Master Silas," he spoke in a funny tone as I took a look at his face, "It is never a good idea to engorge yourself in these kind of things, so I cannot allow you to drink to the brink of unconsciousness" The man with a silver ponytail nodded.

"Jakob," I could barely say, "Give me the drink. I deserve to have more and more of it until my eyes can no longer open, for the rest of eternity." The man shook his head at my demanding words.

"I know what it's like to lose a loved one Master Silas," he started, "But you must remain strong, stronger than you ever have been. You do remember what Hana and Dyru said correct?" The soldiers were continuously getting louder as they made their order for their drinks, happily rejoicing in such a bloody victory we imposed upon the Nohrians. In honesty, I didn't know how much longer I could take of hearing them.

"Yeah well they ain't here now are they?" I mocked as I stumbled slightly from my stool, "I'm gonna go get my drink right now before I leave, do take care will ya Jakob?"

"I told you no more drinks Master Silas," he warned yet again, "You're much better than this you know…" I started laughing as I faced him.

"You know Jakob, it's hilarious you keep mentioning that I'm so much greater than the average man." I could feel something hot stirring up from within me as I made way back to the bar. "Yet I couldn't protect the one person in my life that mattered to me the most besides our two children that she bravely gave birth to. How do you think that makes me feel Jakob? Huh? How the hell do you think I can live with a burden like that for the rest of my godforsaken LIFE JAKOB?!" He closed his eyes in disgust as he handed the bottle I desired so intimately, placing my hand on the side of it ready to take away. Before this however, he placed another hand on mine and stared into my eyes of hatred.

"…Old boy," he said, "Is this what she would want?" An answer that I wanted to ignore intently, so much that I just yanked the bottle out of his hand while many soldiers stared at me.

"What the hell are all of you ugly bastards looking at?" I questioned as Jakob sighed deeply. "None of you know what loss is…NONE OF YOU!" I could barely make it to the doorway when I stumbled with the bottle in my grasp, but after managing a recovery, the room was completely silent. Without fail, I slumped right out of the building into the heavy storms…

…

(play rain sounds here, pause the other song)

"Can I see you smile for me one last time?" Her voice carried through the empty minds I acquired after taking another swig of Nohr's best whiskey, almost slipping on the mud before my next one. "One more smile…before I go?"

"Stop it!" I screamed, "Stop talking to me! You're dead! You no longer exist!" The bottle remained attached to my lips for another half minute before I finally decided to stop drinking, stumbling to the first sakura tree I saw before I fell on my knee next to it.

"That's right…lovely…," I could hear, "Smile…don't…ever stop…smiling…" I could feel myself well up as I leaned against it, sobbing uncontrollably.

"You…you could've lived without singing that cursed song," I started, "You could've lived to see the surprise our son created for us. We could've won even without your wonderful voice!" I slammed my armor against the tree as lightning struck the ground, blinding my eyes as I continuously growled. "W-WHY?! Why did you have to sing that daunting song?! To weaken that bastard king when Dyru already had things under control?!" The sobbing continued…my sorrow and pain never seemed to come to an end through all this suffering I had gone through. To lose the only woman who could ever deserve me, to lose the only woman who I could never live without…why…?

(Return to Elegance with rain, fits perfectly)

"You are the ocean's great waves~…"

"W-What?"

"Ahhhhh ah ah ahhhhhhhhhhh~" The storms were at its thickest moments when I raised my head to gander my surroundings. In the veil of darkness was a spectrum of light that hovered ever so closely to my body. I wanted to draw my blade, but I was too inebriated to realize that I had left it at our family home. Soon however, I came to realize that this was something I did not want to accomplish, for the spectrum started to take form; an image of a goddess who smiled upon me. As my tears continued to pour, the being had the eyes of the most glorious topaz in the world, the body of the absolute slenderest being. Completed with angelic, long blue hair that hovered in the air, the image was soon completed in my mind. The woman standing before me…she was…

"…No…," I stuttered, "It…can't be…"

"Silas…," she spoke sweetly, "My darling…"

"My forevermore…" This had to be an illusion I was enduring, but for that one moment…I didn't…care. "…Why did you have to go…?"

"You already knew my love," she answered, "It wasn't something I was prepared for, but it had to be done Silas…for our family, for Hoshido…" I shook my head.

"No, Dyru had everything under control. When the Yato came to, he was already going to lunge it deep into the dragon's heart." The woman closed her eyes and crossed her arms over her shoulders.

"I know I don't deserve your forgiveness for sacrificing myself in such a way Silas," she began, "And I feel terrible about it." Her cold hand could be felt before my cheek, my immediate response to grasp it in the process. "But the only thing I can ask you to do for me is…continue to smile Silas. Smile for me…for our family…for you." The sobbing came back.

"H-How can you expect something so huge of me when the light of my life has gone?" I asked her, "How can I be happy again when you are no longer here with me Azura…?" Her nose pressed against mine.

"Because the man I chose to be my husband has and always will be you Silas," she answered, "The strong and courageous Silas that gave his life to side with Dyru and his beloved wife, the Silas that would give his life for Hoshido despite being a Nohrian at heart, the Silas who already won my affections the moment his eyes were set upon mine…" I could feel her lips pressing onto mine, embracing her in such a passionate way in return. When we seized ourselves, she veiled my body with her soft arms while her hair danced in the cold winds. "I would rather you be happy for the remainder of your life than to fret over my vanishing body…I know something like this is really hard to grasp after you lose someone you really care about…but…I need you to do this for me…ultimately…do this…for yourself…my love…" For my former wife to ask me something of this was a truly heartbreaking last favor to follow through with. I had everything ready for her when the two of us came back to the Dragon Temple: Shigure spent months upon months perfecting his absolute best painting of the two of us when we were under the sakura tree I proposed to her from, while Sophie had already perfected her wondrous skills with Avel so we could see her attend her first horse show in the southern region of Hoshido. I couldn't be anymore hurt from such thoughts that surfaced my mind…but would it truly be selfish of me to dwell on such feelings?

"…Azura…," I whispered, "I won't make promises, but I will do the very best I can as your one and only knight to uphold your honor…I swear it…" I could feel her smiling against my lips.

"…That is all I ask of you Silas…" The two of us slumped down the tree as she rested her hips in my lap, facing me. "I promise you…we will see each other again…our family will soon become one and your suffering will end forevermore…but for now, you must be brave…please…"

…

My eyes embraced the darkness for quite some time before they decided to open on their own. Even as such, I came to realize I wasn't in my own room. The surroundings were brown at first since my vision was still astray, but as it became clear, the walls were dark brown with portraits covering each wall. The room may have been slightly dark if not for the lit candles and the roaring fireplace to guide my sore eyes.

"Where…where am I?" As I rose up from the comfortable bed I lied upon, I came to the realization that my armor had completely disappeared. In fact not a tunic was in sight, only my exposed chest. As I continued to look around, there was a woman sitting at an easel, painting away not to turn to the sounds I was creating. She had shiny brown hair in the form of a royal ponytail that stuck out to the side of her head, and she was embraced by a black kimono with red roses all around it as for its designs.

"Don't move too much," she spoke in a stern voice, "I imagine your head is throbbing right now. If you keep at it then you're only going to get hurt even more." To her surprise, that wasn't my biggest problem at the moment.

"Why…or rather, where are my clothes?" I asked her as she stopped her elegant movements.

"You were unconscious in the rain when I found you," she answered, "Soaked to the bone. If you had been out there a little longer, you probably would've never recovered. As a result, I brought you into my home and had to remove your clothing so you wouldn't catch a cold…or soak up my floors." She pointed her paintbrush to the fireplace where I could see my garments I wore under my armor, neatly hanging on a rod to dry. I took the woman's advice and slowly rose up from my bed so I wouldn't cause any more pain to myself. "Perhaps you didn't hear me Silas," she spoke again, "If you continue to move, you will damage your head more." Maybe I heard her wrong…

"I-I'm sorry," I apologized, "My hearing hasn't been as good lately-" Suddenly, I realized something. "Did you call me Silas? How do you know my name?" The woman slowly turned to face me, giving me somewhat of a friendly smile. She bore dragon ears, just like Dyru and his daughter had, and the same dark red eyes. There was a slight scar across her nose, and she appeared…smaller than her friend.

"I'm not surprised you forget my name," she continued, "We've been separated a few times during the war so we didn't get to see each other much out of that."

"…Angie?" I spoke, "Is that you?" She nodded silently as she faced her easel yet again to continue her painting.

"Your memory seems to be harmed," she commented, "Perhaps you had too much to drink?"

"I…soiled in alcohol?" I asked as she giggled.

"I take it you're a lightweight?" she questioned, "You must've thought you could drink a whole bottle of Nohrian Whiskey by yourself. I have to admit, you have pretty good taste, but nothing can beat Hoshidan Mead."

"But aren't you a Nohrian yourself?" Her elegant movements came to a halt at my question, silence emitting the dark atmosphere we were both surrounded in. Slowly, she placed her paintbrush down and rose up from her stool, making way towards her cupboard to gather some materials.

"My heart has always belonged to Nohr," she suddenly spoke, "Growing up in that tower with Dyru was an experience I could never forget. Each passing day he would come to see us as if we were his own children, his maids tending to us as we continued to grow." She came back to the stool with a tray in her hand presenting me a glass cup filled to the rim with something brown in it. As the aroma caught my nose, I could tell it was a subtle yet sweet drink she had prepared for the both of us. "Won't you have some hot chocolate?" Gladly, I took her gracious offer and had a few sips myself while she placed the tray on her small table.

"I think this is the first time in a long time we've sat like this," I told her, "I can't remember when we had crumpets and such together." She closed her eyes and nodded peacefully.

"It was like this when Dyru and I were back at the castle together too," Angie commented, "When Elise and Leo would come to see us, they would always tell stories of the soldiers who fought bravely for us. Well…at least that's what Leo would say. When it came to Elise, she couldn't stop bantering about ghost stories in Cheve when Camilla attended with her. To see Leo bicker to her about how childish she was sounding…it was cute and relaxing." She closed her eyes. "Of course, those memories would've been alive even to this day had he not raised his blade to attack…"

"His blade…?"

"I know it was something Dyru had to do, but…" She almost couldn't find herself to continue…that was, until she gazed into my eyes. "Silas…if I tell you something, do you promise not to say anything to Dyru? Not to anybody ever?" I nodded silently. "Swear to me Silas, this is very crucial, and I couldn't forgive myself if Dyru ever found out…please…?" What was she talking about?

"I promise on my honor as a knight that I will never spill a word to anyone Angie," I answered truthfully, "We may have not got to bond that long, but if your allegiance is still pledged for Dyru's cause, then I cannot have a place to say anything." She sighed and smiled.

"Thank you Silas…" It was silent for a moment, only the sounds of the rain clashing onto the rooftop were interfering with our peace. Then…she spoke. "Since the war has ended, and after the day of celebration, I had confined myself to this very room, pledging to paint for the rest of my days until I expire out of this world. I have always done this in my solitary moments, but for a special occasion does this painting behind me have a meaning to the life I once had…"

"I see…"

"I started this painting back when we liberated Cheve, around the time Prince Ryoma showed his face to everyone. It is a depiction of myself, two children, and a man." She paused for a moment. "After we crossed the border I was familiar with, I found time to separate myself from all of you to meditate on things Uncle Azama spoke to me about in a private session. When I found the answer I was seeking, I traveled back to Nohr by myself through Windmire when it was public, going through the underground sewers to emerge back in the castle. In that moment, I trailed back to the tower where Dyru and I were kept, pondering about the memories we had when he came to us, making sure we were ok, serving us his best Nohrian steak, caring for us…" Things were starting to sound strange…so I had to ask her.

"…And this man you speak of…," I spoke, "He was…?" She gulped…almost to the point of breaking into tears. It was here that she spoke of one name that would become the critical moment of this confession, a name that would make me question everything we've done up to this point in time. The man she was speaking about was…

"Xander…" My eyes widened, heart sinking in shock to her very response, a one-word reply that paralyzed my thoughts.

"…Xander?" Suddenly, things started to make sense! "Y-You mean…the man in that painting, the two children…a-are you meaning to suggest that…y-you were…?!"

"Yes…," she answered, "I was married to Xander the Nohrian Prince." I…I couldn't even…the words…

"B-But how?!" I asked loudly in surprise, "X-Xander was dead-set in destroying us all! How was it that he found the time to be with a woman who fought for Hoshido?!" She took a sip of her hot chocolate…and continued her dark story.

"On one of my runs, I made it to the tower only to find Xander there, waiting for me. He was alarmed at first, wanting to call in his guards to seize me for my betrayal. But before he could do that…I…I wept at his feet. In his moment of being seized, I explained to him everything that I felt while staying here in Hoshido, how my heart was broken that despite what happened to our mother that I wanted to desperately return back to Nohr where I felt happier. He was silent at my words, then asked me why I left in the first place. The only answer I could come up with, and it was a truthful one, was that I wanted to see our mother. To know that Dyru and I had a wonderful mother back in Hoshido who waited to see us was a feeling that I couldn't just simply avoid. For that moment, I was truly weak…I betrayed our homeland just to have our mother taken away from us in the blink of an eye. But no matter what happened, I gave in to Dyru's explanation and stayed here in Hoshido even if it tore me apart on the inside out. It was the first time Xander held me in his arms as a woman that very moment…apologizing at how terrible he felt for keeping us locked up for so long. With him carrying the blame, he sent me on my way back to our group with supplies, telling me I was not allowed to come back."

"But it didn't stop there…did it?"

"No…" The rain was taking our notice at her answer. "I kept coming back to the tower to see him every night, no matter how long the journey was. Each time his words were emptier and emptier, almost as if he enjoyed having me around for his company. One night…I finally came to the realization that I had fallen in love with him, so I mustered up my courage to confess…and he finally gave in, saying such things to me that a husband would only tell his wife." She placed her cup down. "That same night, we had made love in the bed he slept in…soon to find myself bearing his children." Something struck me as she spoke that last sentence.

"Forgive me for asking Angie, but I feel there is a gray area in what you are saying. How is it that you were able to have his children without Dyru and the others noticing?"

"That's when our time together had become less and less Silas," she answered, "When I grew a belly, Xander and I spent time together in a Deeprealm he found just under the castle. Because the time flies by faster there, I was able to have my children in a week, two weeks tops for both. It was…a lot of pain to endure, but Siegbert and Kana were born to us in such a short amount of time. Xander wouldn't allow me to leave until I could fully recover…so I stayed with him awhile until I heard you guys were just arriving at Windmire…" I nodded at her valid response, not posing to argue about it any further. Still, this was a shock to me, I couldn't believe that our very own Angie married the enemy!

"Did you plan on ending the war with this Angie?" I asked her.

"I wanted nothing more than that Silas," she answered, "For both countries to live in peace with one another where nobody had to die for an earthly cause. However, King Garon wouldn't have it any other way…so what has been done cannot be undone unfortunately…" I placed my hand on hers, forcing the girl to take notice of my movements.

"I'm deeply sorry for your suffering Angie…," I told her meaningfully, "I know…what it's like to lose a loved one…"

"I know you do," she responded, "That's why I had confidence in telling you all of this without fear…" She held mine. "When I heard you all arrived at Windmire, I rode on my horse and made way to meet up with you…only to find that none of you were there and had already gone through the passage way. I couldn't…make it in time to stop Dyru's strike…" Silence had emitted the room for a few moments…the two of us just sitting in the dark room as the fire continued to roar. This woman…Angie…she and I had more in common than I originally thought. We were lonely after losing our loved ones, in fact, the two of us were actually forbidden to have fallen in love with the ones we cared about the most. Because a lot of people hated Azura, any man who had the courage to say something to her would be shunned forever. I would rather except that kind of fate before becoming a knight any day…and to have someone beside me who understands that kind of fate would forever be my best friend to the end.

Angie would be in for a surprise soon, because when these seven days were over would it be the time that I give her the embrace of a life time…the four arms of her two sons…

Boom, shocking event is shocking, least I hope with you readers LOL

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