I just decided to write this and see what happened. It's just another conversation between Lucina and Robin, but I think it will fill your fluff need. The next chapter is great, trust me.


"Father!"

Marth dashed out of the bush and sliced down the Risen that had attacked Chrom.

"What?" Chrom exclaimed, confused. "Father?"

"...Called it." Robin commented.


Well, now this was just getting silly.

Almost everything that had happened to Robin and the Shepherd had been completely ridiculous. I mean, sure, there was a war. People died. It was really sad. However, the people in the army were absurd and ridiculously skilled. There was a random amnesiac who was skilled at tactics, one of the last manakete in the world, and a man who, for no discernible reason, was uninteresting to the naked eye.

Now there was a giant dragon and children from the future. This was just getting silly.

Robin sighed. He'd be lying if he said it wasn't encouraging to know that they would have more soldier to add to the army. Besides, if they were all like Marth...Lucina, they would be fantastic soldier that would cause him no trouble whatsoever.

As Robin reconciled himself with this idea, the flap to his tent opened.

"Hello, Robin." Lucina said from the entrance of his tent.

"Ah! Lucina!" Robin exclaimed, smiling at the princess. "So the secret's out! Who knew? Time travel?"

"Well, your other guesses were pretty good." Lucina commented, entering the tent. "Although you did figure it out to begin with."

"Yeah, I guess I am pretty smart." Robin commented, examining his fingers.

"It's surprising that Father never mentioned you when I was growing up." Lucina commented.

"You saw how bad I am with kids." Robin commented. "I doubt that I was allowed near you. I assume I was one of the first to die, right?"

"...That's what I'm assuming." Lucina said, hesitating slightly.

"Yeah. You know, none of this would have happened if I hadn't died." Robin continued. "I could probably outsmart a dragon. How smart can Grima be? He's just a big, dumb lizard. Odds are I probably died due to some sneak attack."

"Possibly." Lucina replied. "So, anyway, did you want to see me?"

"Ah, right." Robin said, looking at his map. "I was doing tactician stuff. Strategy stuff. Planning...things. So, you said that you learned how to fight from Chrom, correct?"

"Correct." Lucina replied.

"...How?" Robin asked. "Didn't he die when you were young? You were like a baby or something. Did he spear with a five year old?"

"I...He didn't directly teach me!" Lucian exclaimed, blushing.

"I really doubt Chrom wrote it down." Robin commented. Wasn't Chrom one of the first people to die?"

"What gave you that idea?" Lucina asked.

"Well, you said we fought Valm in your time, and that's the war we're entering now." Robin commented. "Everyone's still alive right now, so in your time, Chrom must be the first to die."

Lucina looked away.

"...There are some people still alive that shouldn't be, are there?" Robin realized.

"...Donnel died in the last battle with Gangrel." Lucina replied. "Some revolutionary used him as a symbol for royal oppression or something. It really affected my father's approval rating, so he was pressured to take the title of Exalt by the council."

"Yeah, I could see the logic behind that." Robin commented. "They would think he would gain more approval by becoming the Exalt. Bunch of old farts. What happen to them in the future?"

"They all die." Lucina replied. "Everyone died. I thought you got that."

"Right. Right. Everyone died. Forgot that." Robin commented. "...You keep looking at me funny. Why is that?"

"I was just thinking...Maybe the reason nobody talked about you is because you weren't around in my time." Lucina replied.

"What do you mean?" Robin asked.

"I don't know." Lucina replied. " You could have died early or you might have never been found by my father. It's just that all of the positive changes that happen in this timeline seem to originate from you. You've kept everybody alive, you advised my father...I couldn't even save my aunt."

"We already had an extensive conversation about that. No need to go back into the Emm thing." Robin commented. "Besides, the reason people probably don't talk about me is because I'm an asshole."

"You're not that bad." Lucina argued.

Robin raised an eyebrow.

"...I stand by that!" Lucina exclaimed, pumping her fist. "You should give yourself more credit!"

"...Well, I can see your mother in you." Robin commented, blushing, before attempting to change the conversation. "W-Well, back to what I was saying earlier. You have a similar fighting style to your father, correct?"

"Correct." Lucina replied. "He taught me everything I know."

"Not getting into that again." Robin commented. "Anyway, the point is, with you having the same skills as Chrom, I can be more creative about where I place Chrom."

"What do you plan on doing?" Lucina asked.

"I plan on putting him and your mother on the front lines." Robin commented, before quickly adding. "Before you say anything, hear me out. Chrom is a war hero, and he works incredibly well with Sumia. Having Chrom on the front line will greatly increase the moral of our army and intimidate the opposing army."

"...I suppose I could see that." Lucina said. "What are you going to do with me?"

"As of now, you're with me." Robin replied. "I work best with Chrom, and, since you have a similar style, I should work well with you."

Lucina thought about it. "...I suppose that should work. Will we train together as well?"

"I'd prefer to know how you fight before we're actually in battle." Robin replied. "Although I already have a good idea how you fight based off of what I've seen before."

"Very well." Lucina said. "I promised Mother I would meet with her later. It was nice talking to you." She nodded at Robin and left the tent.

"...Well, this isn't going to be awkward." Robin mumbled to himself.


I haven been writing as much as I used to due to school, but I try to squeeze it in when I can. Hope you guys don't mind.