Robin sat in her room, scanning the various books laid out on the floor. She enjoyed reading and expanding her knowledge, so much that some people found that she was too much of a bookworm. After the war with Plegia, the tactician had plenty of time to read all the books she wanted. She had just finished reading about battles of Ylisse's past, when it was formerly known as Akaneia. Next, she wanted to learn about the origins of the five nations of Laguz from Tellius. She wondered if Panne had any relation to them.
She picked up one of the books and blew the dust off of them. Did no one ever read any books?
She was about to open it but she was interrupted when someone opened the door of her room.
"Robin, there is an urgent matter to be discussed." Frederick said. "Please come into the main hall as quick as possible." The knight bowed as he left.
She followed Frederick into the main hall and saw Chrom, Lissa, Olivia, and another soldier.
"Please wait a moment," Chrom said to the soldier, nervously. He held his newborn child in his arms, as its cries filled the room. His face showed signs of lack of sleep and stress. The Prince recently became a father, and he had no idea how to take care of a child at all.
Chrom's parents never treated him and his siblings the best way, but he wanted to give his children the best care he could. The problem was, he didn't know how, and Chrom wasn't exactly the gentlest person in the world.
Robin felt the awkwardness in the room as she stepped in. The baby kept wailing and wailing until Olivia fed it some milk from a bottle.
"...My apologies." Chrom coughed. "These past few weeks have been quite troublesome."
"No need to apologize, your highness." The soldier said. Robin recognized her, she was the general back at Ferox. "Now, back to what I was saying, the Khan desperately requests you to meet with her at once."
"Flavia? That's odd. I hope that there's nothing wrong." Robin said.
"Unfortunately so, Miss Robin. Valm is no longer acting friendly as it would seem. Their leader, "The Conqueror", has sent warships upon us, and we fear Ylisse will be next." The general grimly responded.
Ferox wasn't a land that would go down easily. Most people were born fighters, with the spirit running through their veins. If Ferox had fallen, then that indicates that Valm could serve to be quite the threat.
"Are you certain?" Chrom asked.
"Yes, milord. You must come to Ferox at once." She confirmed.
"...Alright." The prince replied. "As soon as we are ready, we will head to Ferox."
Robin picked up her tomes and sheathed a silver sword just in case. "Two years fly by so fast, and now we're going back to war."
Too many things had happened in such amount of time.
Ylisse did restore its beauty and its welcoming aura with Chrom and Olivia at the throne. The couple even had a child, very recently. Their first born child was named Lucina, and she even had the brand of the exalt in her left eye.
A majority of the Shepherds got married, much to her surprise. Even Ricken had a wedding planned once he got older, and he scored (arguably) the most beautiful woman in the army: Cordelia. Robin wasn't jealous of the young mage one bit. Nope. Okay, maybe she was a little.
Almost everyone had a spouse by that time, except for a few men Lissa tried to hook her up with (much to Robin's annoyance).
Robin picked up the last thing she wanted to bring with her: her notebook. That tattered book was filled with a lot of notes, as one would expect, a few journal entries, lists of strategies, and a whole lot of drawings. Robin had a lot of time on her hands, so she started drawing out many things, from events to animals, and basically anything that gave inspiration. She flipped to a page where she drew a scene from Chrom's birthday last year: the prince was portrayed with a wide smirk while holding all his gifts. That was the painting she tried using various pastel colours for.
She flipped to the next page, and boy was she embarrassed. The page was full of sketches of Marth. Not the Hero King who ruled Akaneia, but the swordswoman who went by that name. She remembered doing that painting, Robin spent hours trying to find the best colour that would match the swordwoman's cerulean hair. The last time she saw her was at Chrom wedding, and she still hadn't forgotten her after two years. Maybe now wasn't the best time to be thinking of that. Those thoughts always clouded her mind when she needed focus the most.
Robin shut the book, and quickly returned to the main hall, where everyone was waiting.
"Chrom, you should let Olivia come with us, look at how heartbroken she is!" Lissa insisted.
Her older brother sighed. "I'm sure Olivia wants to look over Lucina, we both want her to grow up with her family."
"...Chrom, I want to go." Olivia begged. "I don't want you to get hurt."
Chrom looked at his wife, at his daughter, and back at his wife. He had a look of concern on his face before he spoke. "Olivia, I don't want you to get hurt either, it's just that...look at Lucina." He cradled his baby, a lifted her closer to Olivia. "I want to be with you more than anything, but I don't want Lucina to be alone. She deserves to be with her parents. My mother died when I was young, and my father didn't treat my siblings and I very fairly. I want to show her care while still attending my duties as the Exalt."
"Parents mean two people, Chrom; which includes you. Please, I know you care for us greatly, but if you cannot be there for Lucina, then your idea is flawed. Can she not be wet nursed like you and Lissa were? You two turned out fine. I can already tell that our child is a strong one, she gets that from you." Olivia said.
"Just give it up already, Chrom." Robin chuckled. "You know better than to argue with Olivia, or any woman for that matter. Just let her go with us, your baby girl will be safe in the castle."
"Fine." The prince agreed. "Here, hold Lucina for a second, Robin." He handed his baby to the tactician. She saw the brand in Lucina's eye for the first time. The baby giggled. Robin wondered why Chrom gave her his baby so suddenly.
Chrom kissed his wife and responded, "One condition, you better stay close to me at all times. Do you think you could do that, Olivia?"
The dancer stuttered, still in shock at her husband's sudden sign of affection."Um...of course, Chrom...I would like nothing else." The shade of crimson on her face was very apparent, which made Lissa comment on their relationship.
"I can't believe two years ago you two were practically strangers. Now I have a niece!" The princess said. "Chrom, you really get down to business fast."
The room was silent after the latter half of Lissa's words were said. "What? We were all thinking it. Not that I don't love you guys, I just find it funny!"
"Er, Milady? Perhaps you should save these thoughts for another time..." Frederick coughed. "We do not want to keep Khan Flavia waiting."
Hey guys! Phew! The two year skip is over and now the more intense stuff happens. I'll try to update more but recently I've been pretty busy with school and other interests (sorry but Splatoon is seriously so good right now).
Also Fire Emblem Fates' release date has been announced which is early than I expected, so mark your calendars everyone! I can safely say this fic will keep going after Fates releases, so don't think that I'll be abandoning this as soon as Fates releases outside of Japan.