Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Robin's POV
"I think this is a good place to camp for the night." Chrom said.
"Yeah, my feet are killing me." Lissa sighed.
"HOW?! I've been carrying you since we left!" I yelled.
"Miss you should really not force our new ally to do such things." Frederick said.
"My…back." I groaned sitting down.
"Are you calling me fat?"
I just glared "No…of course not."
"EWW Bugs!"
"Relax Lissa." Chrom sighed "A little hardship builds character."
"Then I've built plenty of character!"
"I think some hunting might be in order." Frederick said.
"Alright let's divide up some tasks." Chrom said "Frederick and I will go looking for food, Lissa you and Robin clear some space for a proper camp."
"Alright." I nodded.
"Fine." Lissa pouted.
Chrom and his friend walked off and Lissa and I got to work brushing away leaves and twigs.
"Aw man I've got dirt and stuff all gunked up under my fingers." Lissa whined.
"I'm sure you'll survive." I laughed.
"It's weird, we just me but Chrom must really trust you." Lissa smiled.
"Hmm?"
"Well he let you stay here in a dark, scary forest with his little sister." She laughed "just the two of us."
"Oh…well I wouldn't want to do anything to damage that trust." I said "Umm…do you know how to make a fire?"
"Uhh…we pile up a bunch of sticks and then rub them or something?" Lissa shrugged "Oh wait! How about we make a pile and you zap it with that magic of yours, I'm sure that will be enough of a spark."
Lissa pushed the sticks together "Alright go!"
I flicked my wrist and the twigs ignited.
"All right!" Lissa cheered.
"We make a pretty good team." I smiled.
"Yeah me do."
"We're back!" Chrom called.
"Uhh…is that?" Lissa gulped.
"I believe that's a bear." I nodded.
Later
"Yum!" Chrom smiled "It's been ages since I had bear meat."
"Something wrong Lissa?"
"Can't you people eat normal animals once in a while.
"Well I can't say it's bad." I shrugged "I have memories of any other meals to compare this one too."
"Well trust me Robin it's nasty compared to normal stuff…things that I make."
"Just eat Lissa." Chrom groaned "It's only meat."
"Meat should not smell worse than old feet!"
"This experience will make you stronger." Frederick said.
"Then why don't you eat it." Lissa mumbled.
"I had a large lunch…yes, very large." He said with an odd smile.
Yeah that was odd at all…
Later
Once night came we all gathered around the fire and drifted off to sleep.
The nice sleep didn't last long as I was snapped awake by a loud booming noise. Frederick and I were up quickly, and we discovered that Chrom and Lissa were gone.
"We must find them quickly." Frederick said taking charge.
"Then I say we head towards the fire."
We managed to catch up quickly, and we found Chrom and Lissa surrounded my strange creatures. They looked human but…they weren't.
"Are you hurt?" Fredrick said riding to a stop.
I hopped off the horse and prepared.
What are these things?
"Are these things normal here?" I asked.
"I can assure you I've never seen one before." Chrom responded.
"No one is injured…that's a relief." Fredrick nodded.
"Some masked man saved me…where did he go?" Lissa wondered.
"We can figure that out later." I said "These things seem angry! It's a unseen foe so we should be cautious."
"Right!"
Seems like there are some abandoned ruins and such we can use as cover…duly noted.
Once again I threw out a few spells to blast these monsters, and I even drew my sword to cut one down when it got close.
Their skin is hardy as steel…
"GAH!" I hissed in pain barely dodging a blow.
I looked down and saw I had a small gash in my side.
"I've got it." Lissa said holding her staff close.
It glowed bright and i felt the wound closing.
"Thanks a lot Lissa." I smiled.
"Captain! I'm here!"
I looked over and saw a red headed woman, riding a horse.
"HOLD!"
Behind her was a blue haired man, he had a fancy aura about him. He was going on a long monologue about love, but i heard one useful word.
"I put the Arch in Archer."
"Do you know them?" I called out to Chrom.
"Yeah the girl is Sully… but i got no idea who that guy with her is."
"Hey Archer!" i called out.
"Yes?"
"What's your name?!"
"Excellent question!" he chimed before going off again.
"Get to the point
"I am called Virion."
"Cool." I smiled "See that one with the axe? Can you make the shot?"
"Tis Child's play for one like myself."
He rolled out of cover and with a flick of his wrist implaed the monster with three arrows, killing it.
"Nice shot!"
He's pretty good…
"I'm guessing that big one is the leader." Chrom said "Robin let's move."
"Alright, Virion, new girl, cover us!"
"You got it!"
"I will endeavor not to miss."
I slipped through the hail of arrows and the girl rode past and stabbed the one who tried to attack Chrom.
"GO!"
Chrom slid passed and sliced at the chief monster, knocking it off balance.
"HYA!"
I snapped my fingers and a bolt of lighting crashed down, destroying it.
"AGGHHA!" it groaned in pain before disintegrating into a puff of purple smoke.
We took a second to regroup, and Frederick rode up, accompanied by someone.
"It seems that is all of them, this man took out the rest."
"Oh it's you…Ummm…thanks for before." Lissa blushed "You were really brave."
"You saved my sister, I am grateful." Chrom smiled "My name is Chrom what's yours?"
"You can call me Marth."
"Marth? Are you named after the king of old? You certainly fight like a hero…where did you learn to use a sword like that?"
"I didn't come to talk about me." He said.
His voice…is oddly soft…and sounds forced…
"This world is teetering on the brink of calamity, what you saw tonight was just the prologue." Marth said "Consider it your warning."
"Teetering? What now?!"
"He doesn't seem like much of a talker." I shrugged.
"Perhaps his skills lie more so in battle?" Frederick said "But mind him not, I'm sure we'll meet again, for now we should make haste to the capital."
"Yeah…people are gonna want to hear about this."
"Great can we get moving." Sully grumbled "Maybe we can ditch Ruffles along the way?"
"Don't say such harsh things my darling?" Virion cheered following us.
"Gods he's annoying." I heard Chrom mumbled.
"But don't deny." I smirked "He was a crack shot."
Later
"Whoa…" I gasped looking around "There are so many people, so this is Ylisstol, the capital of Ylisse."
"Seems this was spared the chaos we saw." Frederick said "That is good. That quake must have been limited to the forest."
"That's good." Lissa smiled brightly.
"Look everyone!" a person yelled "The exalt came to see us!"
"The exalt is the ruler here correct?" i asked.
"Yes." Frederick nodded "That is Lady Emmeryn."
The woman who the crowd was focused on was tall, very attractive and had hair the same color as Lissa. Strangely she had a mark on her head that looked like the one on Chrom's shoulder.
"Is it okay for her to be walking through the town like this?" I asked "she seems so casual about it."
"The exalt is the symbol of peace here." Frederick explained "In the past the fell dragon attempted to destroy this world, but the first exalt joined forces with the divine dragon and felled the beast. Exalt Emmeryn is meant to remind us of the peace we once fought for."
"With Plegia poking at the borders it's important for people to see her." Chrom explained "She is the calming presence against the tide of war."
"Seems the Ylissean people are quite lucky." I nodded.
"She's also the best big sister ever!" Lissa cheered.
Wait…Ruler…sister…that means…
"Judging by the look on your face you put the pieces together." Frederick laughed "Yes, Chrom and Lissa are the Prince and Princess of this realm."
"Oh God!" i yelled bowing my head "Please forgive my insolence Prince Chrom! I was so casual, and my manners-"
"Stop." Chrom said placing a hand on my shoulder "There's no need for that, just Chrom is fine. I don't care for the formalities."
"Okay…you know, this kinda explains why Frederick lets you two push him around."
"Indeed…the sacrifices I make…" Frederick sighed.
"Seems like Emm is going back to the palace." Chrom said "Do you want to meet her?"
"I can?"
"Sure, she loves new faces."
At the Palace.
I walked around this elaborate, but homey palace. We went right to the throne room, where the exalt was.
"Chrom, Lissa! Welcome home…you too Frederick." The exalt smiled "How was your journey?"
"We shouldn't have a bandit problem for a while." Chrom shrugged.
"Wonderful, and the people?"
"Safe and sound, but we still need to watch the borders." Chrom nodded.
"Apologies my lord." A woman in the room said "my Pegasus knights should have stopped them."
"Don't worry Phila, your job is here."
"Besides we had more than enough help." Lissa cheered.
"I take it you speak of your new companion?" Emmeryn asked.
"Yes, this is Robin." Chrom said introducing me "He fought the brigands with us. I've decided he will be a Shepherd."
"Sounds like we owe you a debt of gratitude." Emmeryn smiled at me.
"Not at all!" I said waving my hands.
"Forgive the intrusion." Frederick said "But we have something we must discuss. Robin claims to have lost his memories, but it is just that…a claim. I cannot rule out the possibility he may be a spy."
"Frederick!" Chrom yelled.
"Yet Chrom allowed him inside…Do you trust this man?"
"Yes, he risked his life to protect our people, and Lissa, that's good enough for me."
"Well then the matter is settled, he has my trust as well." Emmeryn nodded.
"Milady…"
"Thank you for your cations Frederick."
"Thank you…Phila I take it you heard of the creatures we encountered?"
"Yes, they've been sighted all across Ylisse."
"Chrom we were about to hold a council, I was hoping you join us." The exalt said.
"Of course."
"That's our cue to leave." Lissa smiled "Come on Robin I'll show you around."
Lissa and I left and went to a lower portion of the castle.
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