This chapter is a damn celebration.

I finally got Priam into my damn team. I swear to God, it has taken so many tries, but I finally got a strategy to take down his damned army! I have 90% of the Spotpass characters, I'm only missing Gangrel, but, sadly, in my main game, I missed the chance to get him, seeing as I got a little confused and the chance was lost and I saved, sadly.

But, enough about my gaming experience, eh? Priam is much more fun to write than you'd think. He's kind of a dork.

Priam I ~Let the World Burn~

"You give my strength purpose and meaning. I'll let the world burn before I see you hurt."

It was weird. Oh, boy, was it weird.

Robin had been learning a lot from the newest addition to their army, Priam the hero, lately. He was a joy to learn from. He was genuinely a kind man who just enjoyed being the best at what he loved. Which just so happened to be…fighting. Still a kind man, though.

But, now…he was just acting odd. After so many fencing lessons from him, he was now starting to drift further and further away from Robin. He barely spoke to her. When she tried to speak with him, he found any excuse to get away from her. He was still trying to be friendly, but…he just got quieter and quieter every day.

Something was bothering him and Robin was utterly confused about it. But she wasn't going to sit back and just wait for him to stop talking to her altogether.

"Priam?"

"Oh…Robin-"

"Before you tell me you're busy with something-"

"I wouldn't dare. I was just looking for you, Robin."

"O-Oh…" With how much he'd been rushing away from her lately, nobody would be surprised to know that she had a bit of trouble believing him. Though, she stayed silent, watching as he took something out of a pocket and casually passed it to her. A small box… "Priam, what's-"

"A THANK YOU present, before you go getting the wrong idea."

"A thank you? Oh!" Opening it, she set her brown eyes on a lovely gold band, a small gem upon the top of it. "T-This is…wow, it's pretty. But…why a thank you present?"

"You've been very helpful lately, doing such small tasks for me that I…probably should have done myself. I mean…you ended up washing my clothes, for Gods sake…You deserved something like that."

"Well…that's fine and all and…well, I'm grateful, but I couldn't accept such a lovely ring. It must have cost you a small fortune…"

"Maybe, but-"

"Really, Priam…I can't…for a thank you gift…This is the kind of ring you'd reserve for marriage."

"T-That doesn't mean you shouldn't accept it."

"I really can't. I'm sure you'd give it to a wife one day. It'd be more worth the bullions you probably spent on it that way." The smaller woman ended up passing the taller man the small box like it was nothing, a small, caring smile on her face. And Priam just felt…a wide range of emotions.

Disappointment.

Embarrassment.

Confusion.

Anger.

"W-Wait, you're just going to-?!"

"I know you spent a lot on it, but it really is too big a gift for me. The offer is wonderful, though…Saving it for a proposal would be a much better choice."

"B-But I…that is…Gods-!"

While Priam was about to tug his hair out, Robin just seemed…confused. "Why is this such a big deal? You said it was a thank you present."

"That may be so-! But, you shouldn't throw it back into my face!"

"Throw it back- That's not what I wanted to do. I mean…I was thinking of your reputation, Priam. What would people say if they saw me walking around wearing a ring that you'd bought? I doubt anyone would believe 'it was a thank you present for me washing his clothing'. That would just make it worse."

"You know, that doesn't matter! C'mere!"

While most people would find the warrior stomping towards them threatening, Robin could only blink as he did so, grabbing her hand roughly and forcing the ring onto her finger (not so much that it hurt, it was just a surprise).

For a moment, the two then stood in silence, Priam looking rather embarrassed as Robin just inspected the ring that was forced onto her finger. Well, a specific finger…

"…Priam, you've put it on my ring finger."

"W-Well, yes, it's where rings go."

"It's where wedding rings go."

"…"

"…Priam…"

She didn't feel much better with her ally staying completely silent as she stared at him, her eyes narrowing as he wouldn't even look her in the eye.

The pieces, then, weren't hard to string together. Priam was a man of pride, but had clearly grown some affection for Robin and didn't quite know how to go about showing this affection. So, he thought he'd subtly let her know by giving her a ring to wear but not tell her it was an engagement ring.

"…So, did you just figure I'd wear it and you'd jump like 'surprise, it's a proposal'?"

"That wasn't my plan…"

"Did you even have a plan?"

"Not…Not really…"

"That explains a lot…Oh, Priam…"

He was clearly expecting some sort of scolding for such a strange proposal plan (or lack thereof), but he flinched as he felt a small pair of arms wrapping around his torso.

Looking down, his face exploded to a deep red. His eyes met the pair of female eyes by his chest, chocolate brown eyes which seemed to be staring up at him in adoration, which wasn't an emotion that Priam was expecting to see from the tactician, especially in this situation.

"You really have a strange way of thinking, Priam. It's almost charming."

"Y-You don't need to say it like that!"

"I didn't say it was a bad thing. It's one of the reasons I like you. In fact, I'd be happy to wear this ring, as your wife."

"W-What? R-Really!?"

"Of course. I wouldn't dare joke about something like that."

Ecstatic. He was in pure ecstasy. Yet, he had no idea how to let her know how happy she'd just made him.

His proposal was terrible, yet she still said yes and even looked so happy about it.

"W-Well…why?"

"Why not? I feel like I've been smitten with you since I first met you…You're the great warrior, Priam and now you're a valuable ally to us all. And that means I've been able to get to know you so much more. And, trust me…I want to marry you. It may have been a terrible proposal plan, but…I can see what you wanted to do."

"I don't even know what I wanted to do…B-But…I…I'm happy…I really am!"

"Well, you look it. But, you've always been subt-AHH!" She was cut short by the tall man suddenly swooping down to grab her waist, pulling her into the air and even going as far as spinning her around. "P-Priam!"

What was she going to say he was? Subtle? Yeah, maybe she was starting to think otherwise.

After a moment of this…insanity…Priam let Robin's feet finally touch the ground, once again, but he wouldn't let go of her waist and still had a large grin on his face. "I'm sorry…I don't think I can contain myself."

"Well, now…you're usually so calm. It's quite…nice to see you showing so much emotion."

"Well…It would have been an insult to you to not show emotion for such an occasion. I would only show this side of myself for you."

His smile stayed on his features, but his eyes fell back to their usual state, serious and hard. But, his features still seemed soft.

Just for her, huh? That was an honour…an honour saved for his wife. Her chest felt warm knowing that she held that position in his heart. She was the one that he had fallen for and wanted her by his side for the rest of his life.

"Just know that everything I do, I do for you. You are my everything and my strength is yours. Forever."

"W-Well, now…when did you become such a poet?"

"D-Don't push it…"