AN: So I decided to make this more centered into the other members of the army, mostly the guys. I hope I kept them in character, especially Gregor.
If you ask why Gregor? Because Gregor is best kind of Gregor, he has a russian accent and he's one of the normal guys there and is one of the cooler characters in my opinion.
Edit: Thanks for pointing out the error guys it WAS meant to be Yarne but...I don't know how I got him and Panne mixed up.
Paralogue 4: The Men of the Army
While Chrom had to endure the fiascoes of his many wives and future children, have you wondered what the male Shepherds have been thinking about the whole thing? Right now they were at the dining tent after lunch, Chrom, the wives, and the children are off on a 'hiking trip'.
"Alright who wants sweets?!" Gaius emerged from the kitchen with Gregor on his flank.
"Gregor believes these sweets would be good fordune for us all!" the old mercenary grinned with his accent.
"It's fortune Gregor!" Vaike corrected him. "Does the Teach here have to make this old man learn proper grammar?"
"Like you're one to talk." smirked Lon'qu as he peeled another potato.
"I wonder if this will help me grow taller?" Ricken wondered staring at the desserts.
"Gregor ate plenty of meals to make Gregor big and strong!" Gregor answered the tiny, compared to him, mage.
"Are they ready?" Stahl asked with a smile.
"Give'em a few more minutes then they're set especially these cookies!" Gaius rubbed his hands excitedly.
Once a few minutes passed the men began devouring all they could. Idle chatter was common amongst them, from teases to brotherly camaraderie. The conversation became interesting when Virion asked a simple question.
"Our king and his beautiful harem must be one envious sights my friends?"
Everyone stared at the noble archer with various looks.
"Ah yes Chrom and his many women in each arm is sight for pained eyes, especially Gregor's!" Gregor laughed
"Um I'm pretty sure it's sight for sore eyes." Ricken corrected him.
"Naga has truly blessed Chrom." Libra added his thoughts. "Maybe we too would get our own after all this?"
"More like men would swoop over you." Gaius mocked the long haired war monk.
"Women." Lon'qu muttered with fear. "How does he endure it?"
"Well the Vaike should be the ones getting some action as well!" Vaike shouted though he quickly dejected. "Man it feels like Chrom is way too good to be a rival for the Vaike now."
It kept going on how each of the guys explained what wondrous sight Chrom was doing with his women.
"I saw Bubbles and Stumbles holding onto the guy's arm after one long sweet shopping session." Gaius recalled. "Each arm had a lady and shopping bag, lots."
"Gregor remember seeing the two pegasus knights leaving tent with giggle fits." laughed Gregor.
"I recall when our leader tried to use the bow, our tactician decided to assist and it was rather intimately close." Virion smirked. "Then all the others became jealous and tried to help, it was an alluring sight, but the training grounds had to be cleaned up."
The men continued on the hearty conversation until the tent flaps revealed more people coming out.
"Sheesh so much noise, if only the noise scale would be give some quick cash." Anna muttered as she plopped towards the kitchen.
"I believe you are all talking about milord and his wives, correct?" Frederick asked with a raised eyebrow.
"F-Frederick I thought you went with Chrom." Ricken said.
"I just wanted to eat a little more." Stahl wept silently as there was no more dessert.
"Gregor believe Frederick here has stories for Chrom and harem." grinned Gregor.
"H-Hey Gregor, Teach here thinks you gotta not ask those kind of questions, especially to Frederick the Wary." Vaike shushed the man.
Frederick had amused eyes at how fearful the men tended to be around him. It was a hilarious sight and people wondered how bubbly Lissa married him.
"So any stories to die for?!" Henry wondered.
"I reckon' Sir Frederick got pleny o' stories but he ain' sharin' it anytime!" Donnel brought out his thoughts.
"Why yes there are many stories I know with Milord but I will tell you one that involves me, and him talking about his wives." decided Frederick with a serious face.
"Jeez I wonder how this guy deals with all these women." Lon'qu shivered at the thought.
"Well I wonder how you deal with them." Gaius retorted with a smirk, he got a little closer to the man. "Unless you have a different preference?"
"What are you implying?" Lon'qu growled as he got closer, until Gaius jumped back.
"Woah let's settle this another time, first Wary's story." suggested Gaius with a shocked look.
"Ahem," Frederick cleared his throat. "As of lately, I took note of milord's tiredness from being dragged around by his sister, children and dearly beloveds."
"So that why you kept' on makin' run aroun' camp the past few weeks?" asked Donnel
"Yes Donnel, he asked Frederick why am I doing this?" the knight quoted. "I told him how tired he gets and it's clearly showing within his performances at simply skirmishes against bandits."
He observed everyone's curious eyes, except for Stahl who left to make more food.
"Once again he asked why?" he continued on. "I start to recall many times he was up very late, such as Nowi's demands of playing house, Panne's hunt for carrots at late night, Lucina's wanting more time with her father, catching his sons and my son swooning village girls and there's of course his late night with Robin 'discussing' tactics."
"When you mean discussing?" Henry wondered with his usual smile. "Like lip smacking?"
"At one of the moments I glanced at yes." Frederick sighed at the memory.
At his usual late night patrols, with his son, Frederick kept on checking every single tent to make sure they are all in bed. He recalled seeing Chrom's tent to be empty, while Lucina was outside her tent waiting to bid him goodnight. Her siblings rowdiness inside their shared tent made her changed her mind. As he glanced at Robin's tent, he saw his own lord pinning the woman down her own table. He smirked to himself feeling proud to serve such a man, his own son gave them a thumbs up.
"He looked at me blankly but then I finally decided to give him a straight answer," Frederick drew his breath to make it more dramatic, he blames his son. "Endurance."
Everyone had a blank look, even the armor around the moping corner. Gaius and Gregor had snickering faces.
"The Vaike doesn't understand!" the self-proclaimed rival shouted out.
"Oh...oh!" smiled Henry, though this one was bigger than the usual.
"So like chasin' chicken 'round the farm?" wondered Donnel.
"Oh come on guys, immature reactions." Stahl returned with his pot of stew.
"Milord is already stressing over war and his many children and wives." informed Frederick. "One of the easiest ways to relieve such a thing is to..."
He trailed off hoping they would finally understand. Donnel and Ricken's faces quickly flustered, while Vaike had the most shocked look ever.
"So those endurance training are really meant to..." Gaius wondered trying to control his laughter.
"Gregor thought Chrom has plenty of energy but with women like Panne and Sully, it must take cake!" Gregor laughed so loudly.
"Yes and with the others as well it would be tiresome so I wish for him to have the biggest endurance of all of Ylisee." Frederick said proudly.
As the laughter died down, the men could here various voices approaching.
"An endurance race among my family, what glorious day this could be!" Owain shouted.
"Owain, Gerome, Yarne how bout we hit the village later?" suggest Inigo
"Hmph!" Gerome answered
"O-Ok more mates for me." Yarne told himself. "Hey where did out sisters go?"
"I believe they went to father's tent." Laurent answered.
"We're back!' Chrom declared as he looked at everyone staring right back at him with grinning faces.
"Welcome back milord, son, nephews." Frederick greeted though he had a smirk.
All eyes were staring at their Exalt.
"What?"
END AN: Well that was fun. Hehe imagine Inigo and Gerome paired up trying to score girls while Owain and Yarne triyng to do the same thing. Or vice versa...either way someone is mounting Minerva and Yarne.