Sorry about my relative silence these past few days, I've been busy with life.

Anyway I have a couple of things to announce.

First, Polls are closed, I actually meant to upload a chapter the night I closed it but... life.

Anyway the two winners of the Poll are... The Kingdom of Crimea, and a Raven of Kilvas.

Second, FE: Heroes players, I'm supporting Corrin in this current Voting Gauntlet, should she lose I shall support Robin in her stead.

Third... Enjoy the chapter while I try to remember if I had a third thing to say...

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[Irwin P.O.V.]

While Corrin was catching up on everything with Flora and Felicia, I was leaning over the railing looking at the Einherjar card I used.

"Hello Irwin." Orochi said as she walked up next to me, "What are you doing?"

"Just thinking really." I admitted, "Things have been going... not really like I've expected."

"How so?" Orochi asked.

"Maid in a barrel." I said flatly.

"Fair point." Orochi said, "As well as you saving Queen Mikoto from the death she predicted."

"Hurt like hell doing that, she can save her own skin next time." I said jokingly, to which Orochi chuckled.

"How do you feel about all that's going on?" Orochi asked after she finished chuckling.

"In all honesty, quite happy." I said, "I mean I'm around friends, I saved a queen, and fighting for a true sense of peace... I just wish mom could see it all."

Orochi's gaze sombered for a moment, before she looked up and opened her mouth...

Right as the ship rocked, knocking us to the floor.

"What in the name of Yune happened!?" I shouted getting up and looking at the other side of the ship... and did not like what I saw.

First of all, some other ship had the genius idea to ram ours on the side, which is bad enough as it is meaning we have to dislodge that stupid thing now. But the ship that rammed us had black sails and its crew was already up in arms and jumping onto our ship.

"Pirates!" Camilla shouted... Figured as much.

"Bloody pirates." I muttered rolling my eyes and pulling out my Killer Lance as a pair of Mercenary class pirates ran up to us with bronze swords...

I feel like I'm gonna be making a lot of 'Pirate's of the Caribbean' Reference's today.

Shaking my head I looked at the merc that was charging at me.

[Mercenary: Lvl 15]

[HP:20/20, STR: 9, DEF: 8]

[Weapon: Bronze Sword- MT: 4]

Now compared to me...

[Irwin Lvl 13]

[HP:34/34, STR: 15, DEF 17]

[Weapon: Killer Lance- MT: 7]

Yeah okay the difference is laughable, he can't do damage to me, and... Yeah this guy is a joke among pirates.

I didn't even give him a chance to cry out as I slashed and stabbed him before throwing his tumbling body over me and into the water.

[+45 EXP]

[Level up!]

[HP +1]

[Skl +1]

[Def +1]

[Res +1]

I looked over to see the Mercenary Orochi was fighting was sent flying from her Ox Spirit, again, this was a joke compared to what Flora brought with her.

"Irwin!" Corrin called with Selena and Flora beside her as she ran up to me.

"I'm fine Corrin." I said cracking my neck, "These guys are jokes compared to what Flora brought with her."

"I'm glad." Corrin said, "I want you, Flora and Selena to go below the deck of the Pirate ship and see if there is anyone below there hiding."

"You got it." I said, before looking at the two ladies and nodding.

"Be careful Selena!" Subaki called out as he flew over head to attack an Outlaw... big risk you're taking right there bud.

"Speak for yourself Subaki!" Selena shouted, "Idiot's charging an Archer..."

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Getting into the lower deck was easy, but it was rather empty down there, but there was one guy there that actually was... well down there, and I think he's the captain of the Pirates.

[Dread Fighter: Lvl 10]

[HP: 25/25 STR: 13, DEF: 11]

[Weapon: Steel Axe- MT: 12]

Oh... this is gonna hurt.

I quickly checked on the status of my allies.

[Flora: Lvl 3]

[HP: 28/28, STR: 17: DEF: 11]

[Weapon: Steel Dagger- MT:7]

[Selena: Lvl 13]

[HP: 26/26, STR: 13, DEF: 12]

[Weapon: Iron Sword- MT: 6]

"You guy's just won't die will ye!?" The captain shouted as he lifted his axe, I was on guard as I didn't expect to be fighting a Dread Fighter today.

"I've got this." Selena said as she lifted her sword and closed her eyes.

"Please girly, ye can't kill me so-" The captain started...

Only for Selena to suddenly dash past him and land a single slash that caused a large splatter of blood to paint the wall...

Lethality... Guess that means her Father's a Ylissiean Assassin you buy with candy.

"But... how..." The captain groaned before he fell to the ground.

"Something useful I picked up from my father." Selena said, then she looked at us, "Not a word of this to the others please."

"Yes ma'am." I said.

"If you wish." Flora said shrugging.

"Lovely conversation you're having here Beorc..." A woman's voice said next to us, "But if it's isn't too much trouble I'd like to GET OUT OF THIS CELL!"

Turning our head's to the source of the voice, we saw a young woman about Camilla's age with deep blue hair tied into a short tail that kinda looked like a raven's tail, her faced seemed to like ever so slightly like a ravens too. She was wearing a black vest and black knee length shorts and black foot wraps...

Oh, and she had a pair of large black wings folded on her back.

"A Kilvas Raven?" I asked.

This cause the woman to look at me in surprise, "You know what I am?" She asked, "Wait... You're Branded aren't you?"

"Yep." I said, "Let's get you out of here, birds ought to fly free."

"Please." The woman said stepping away from the door as I looked it over.

"This guy doesn't have the key." Selena said searching the captain and taking his axe.

I continued to observe the cell door, then smiled as I saw the cell door hinges, "We don't need one." I said.

"Pardon?" Flora asked tilting her head.

"Take a look at this." I said pointing to the hinges.

"What, the hinges?" Selena asked, "Those are Half Pin Barrel hinges, they're on every cell door in Castle Krakenburg, so what?"

"Exactly." I said grinning, "And half pin barrel hinges have one weakness that any thief ought to know." With that I ran over to a bench that wasn't nailed to the deck, just wedged between two blocks of wood, and I saw that the legs of the bench were arch shaped, giving it four 'feet', "Gimme a hand with this bench."

"Why?" Flora asked as she and Selena helped me lift the bench.

"Flip it and set the legs to the lowest bar you can get them to." I said ignoring their question.

Selena groaned in annoyance, but helped wedge the bench in the position I said, "Now what?" She asked.

"Laguz, out of the way of the door." I said politely, to which the Laguz woman nodded and stood out of the way of the door, "Selena, Flora, push down on the far end of the bench. The weakness of the half pin barrel hinge is that if you can get enough leverage pushing the door up, the hinges slip free."

"Jeez, that'd help my dad a bit." Selena mumbled as she and Flora pushed down on the bench.

And with a loud clang, the door was lifted from the hinges, followed by me grabbing it and throwing it aside.

"Damn." The Raven said looking, "Wish I knew about that trick, where'd you learn that from?"

"A blacksmith turned pirate." I said as the woman grabbed a bag from the hook on the wall and strapped it to her ankle before lifting herself just off the ground and hovered in the air with her wings.

"So." The woman said, "The names Kilvia, pleasure to meet you Beorc, and Branded."

"Irwin." I said.

"Selena."

"Flora."

"Is it alright if I join you guys for a while?" Kilvia asked, "I'm kinda indepted to you and I want that little issue cleared up as soon as possible."

"We'll see what Lady Corrin has to say about that." Flora said.

"Well then lead the way maid." Kilvia said, "Oh Yune's breath it feels so good to stretch my wings again, that stinking cell was so cramped."

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I think I'll cut this one here folks, so yeah.

First of all, yeah, Kilvia. I haven't fully fleshed her out just yet, it's just I've been a little quiet for a while so I wanted to get this out before I go work on Reading THOR- WHICH IS ON AO3 PEOPLE! I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I NEED TO SAY IT!

Anyway sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but don't worry, there will be more action in the next one... with Kilvia showing off some of her Laguz strength (And Raven speed)

Hope you all enjoy the rest of the week.