It wasn't long after the Shepherds arrived at the Valmese port that they had to spring into battle again.

A woman with long black hair, and dressed in purple clothing was being pursued by Valmese knights. She had two sheathed swords with her, but she had no time to fight back.

Her name was Say'ri, the princess to the land of Chon'sin, and sister to one of Valm's generals, Yen'fay.

The two split off on different paths after Walhart decimated their homeland, with Say'ri on a path of revival and justice, and Yen'fay on the path of plumage and bloodshed.

He became the head general of Valmese's forces, alongside Excellus and Cervantes.

Yen'fay's decision led Say'ri to be heartbroken but enraged, so much so that she would not hesitate to cut her own brother down. He sided with the enemy, and betrayed his country. He was not befitting of the title of prince. Say'ri thought her brother was weak to submit to the Valmese, but he had clarified he chose the role out of his own volition.

Soon, a small resistance started to form to rebel against Walhart's forces, and Say'ri rose to be its leader. This army was no match for the Valmese troops, but they were stealthy and cunning.

In order to fulfil her vengeance on the Valmese, Say'ri needed the aid of the Ylissean Shepherds, and fast.

"Over there!" A knight yelled. "Don't let her escape!"

Say'ri had reached the end of the town's alley. It was a dead end, and it wasn't soon until she would be cornered. She unsheathed a steel sword and blocked an oncoming stab from one of the knights hot on her trail.

The knights slowly backed her into a corner, and the other knocked the sword from her hands. She was defenceless, but still knew she would make it out alive. It wasn't long ago she spotted the Ylissean army's ship dock at the port. They were right on time, as some of the resistance's spies predicted.

Say'ri just had to stall for time until they arrived.

Chrom didn't know why this woman was being targeted, but he knew that regardless of her reasons, she had to be an ally of the Shepherds. An enemy of an enemy must mean an ally, and judging by her appearance, she seemed to be quite capable and a possible stellar addition to the Shepherds. Scanning the battlefield, Chrom noticed that the Valmese army seemed to be split into two squadrons: one on the shore, and one near a strip full of houses.

Again, the shepherds split up into two teams, however one was lead by Chrom and the other by his daughter, Lucina, this time. Robin was still emotionally damaged by Stahl's passing in the previous battle, despite efforts to cheer her up. Lucina told her father that she would take Robin's place for the upcoming battle, and no one had any rejections to that decision.

"Even though I had stayed with her for a while, she still seemed to be in distress. Father, although Robin is the Shepherd's tactician I think it is strongly advised that Robin gets the rest she needs." Lucina had previously explained.

Chrom hadn't known future Lucina for long; heck, he hadn't even known baby Lucina for that long either, but he knew that he could trust her just by the tone in her voice and the look of concern conveyed on his daughter's face.

"I can't believe my daughter's grown up to be so compassionate and determined." Chrom chuckled, as he watched her rejoin the troops. "Maybe I could be a good father after all."

Leading her allies through a battle wasn't something unusual for Lucina. She was the leader for many of the battles that took place in the future against the risen. She remembered the stress and anxiety that would strike her as a battle dredged on; the many thoughts that would rush through her head as adrenaline kicked in with every swing of her sword and every cry of pain.

However, she was never in a position to cry. Despite all the hardships she had faced, she had to go into battle with an iron will and her head held high. This was part of the reason why some people suspected Lucina lacked many emotions, with her face always so stoic, and a lack of expression save for a few grimaces here and there.

At least in the past she had found herself to be more lax. She had let herself free: these past few days she had cried, opened herself up to others, and sympathised.

The overall aura of the past felt much less bleak, it was more riddled with promise, but she still felt worrisome about Grima's revitalisation and the possible death of her father.

All those worries were pushed into the back of her head as she tried to relax and calm herself down but she always remembered that regardless of the time period she was in, she was fighting in a war; and war did nothing but deprive people of the things they love.

No. At that moment, it was not a time to be thinking of her distress but rather the situation at hand: fending off these Valmese soldiers and saving the cornered woman.

"Aye, Lord Chrom, the Resistance is strong, but not enough." Say'ri explained. "I fear that many people of Chon'sin despise me because of my brother. That is why I am in need of more support."

"Say'ri, you may fight alongside the Shepherds, but us together is a mere fraction of Walhart's forces, is it not?" Chrom asked. He didn't know how to help the Chon'sin Princess's situation at all. Sure, once an angry monarch once invaded his homeland to some extent, but he had never felt mistrust from his people or a huge desperation for more comrades in arms.

"You are right that our armies combined do not even compare to the numbers of Walhart's men, but even so I believe our forces together will yield great results. Are you not the team that skillfully destroyed thousands of Valmese ships? Besides, I have a plan that will unite my men together."

"And what is it?"

"The divine dragon's oracle: The Voice." Say'ri stated.

Fourteen chapters of this already? Wow, that was fast. Thanks for staying through to read all those chapters, and the many more that will come.

Recently I went back to re-reading the previous chapters and I'd just like to say that any spelling errors in any of the previous chapters or any future chapters will be patched up once this story is completed (hopefully)

As always, see you next chapter :)