Virion & Inigo Supports

Chapter 2: B Support

Inigo stammered through the wooded area near the Shepherds camp. He had suffered a bad injury to his leg during the last battle and couldn't face Chrom, let alone his father about it. "Ow! This one's pretty bad. I can't go to camp like this…" As if on cue, the blue haired Duke of Rosanne was out hunting for tonights supper. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted his son.

"Something wrong, Inigo? Everyone else has already headed back." He got closer to Inigo, the grey haired mercenary stepping back in shock.

"F-Father?! Er, I just...thought I saw a cute milkmaid at the edge of the battlefield!" He lied, hoping Virion couldn't see his injury. He was wrong. Virion saw through his lie like Tharja's mesh outfit.

"You're a worse liar than your mother. It's obvious your leg is wounded." Virion took Inigo and supported with his arm as the two began walking back to camp. Virion couldn't help but stop and sit Inigo on a nearby rock and tended to his sons wound

"It's fine, it's—GYAAAH! Ow! Ow, ow ow! No, don't touch it! Don't touch it!" Inigo jumped in pain at Virion touching his wound. Virion stared at him with a scolding look.

"This is a serious injury, Inigo! Why didn't you say something?" He told his boy.

"What, and ruin my reputation? The ladies want Inigo the Invincible." Inigo said with a false smile. Virion had it.

"That is ENOUGH, Inigo!" He shouted to his son, causing Inigo to jump back.

"Father?"

"You can barely walk, and you're still thinking about girls?! Be serious for once! Really, why did you travel back from the future? Lucina fights so hard, but you... Honestly, I'm disappointed. You have no idea what it means to be at war." Virion scolded.

Inigo snarled. "You don't know a damned thing! You're the one who's clueless, Father!" Virion stepped back in surprise. "Wh-what?"

"Do you think I'd be out here if I were ONLY after girls? Out here fighting every day, wondering if this is the time I don't make it home?!" Inigo yelled.

Virion didn't know what to say. "Inigo, I did not—"

"You may think me a dandy and a fool, but a lot of people depended on me in the future. Every day, I was out there fighting Risen and risking my life. With everyone looking to me to be strong, I had no choice. I HAD to be invincible. I couldn't complain or show weakness. Not with everyone else struggling in that damn war-torn wasteland... Even with you and Mother gone, I had to pretend I was fine. That I wasn't hurting. I had to fight every day of my sorry life and wear a smile while I did it!" Inigo told his father what was on his mind for a while. Virion said nothing as Inigo continued, tears flowing from his eyes. "You said I looked like I didn't have a care in the world? Well, I'm sorry to tell you, but that's not the case at all. I smile and joke around because I don't want to show the world any weakness... If that disappoints you...then I guess you'll just have to be disappointed." He painfully got up from the rock and began limping away.

Virion let it all sink in. "Inigo, listen…"

"That said, I do appreciate the concern... I'll get the leg looked at." He told his father spitefully. Inigo limped away . Virion stood there, holding his heart in his hands after hearing his son yell at him.

" I... I had no idea…"

Dis was heavy. Both in game and writing.