Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Robin's POV

"This is the library!" Lissa cheered.

"SHUSH!"

"Sorry."

"There are all kinds of books on all kinds of stuff her, you can read about anything."

"This place is huge…" I said "I hope I can spend more time here."

"Well here's a start." She said "A big book of war strategies, I bet you can learn a lot from it."

"Thanks." I smiled "I'll be sure to start reading soon."

"Come on we've got more to see." Lissa said pulling me along.

She practically dragged me to a renovated storage room. There were a few people in there, a muscular man with blonde hair, a girl in pink armor and another blonde girl who was looking at Lissa.

"Here we are, this is the Shepherds' garrison." Lissa cheered "Make yourself right at home.

I was looking around and the blonde girl ran over and hugged Lissa.

"Lissa, are you all right, I've been racked with worry."

"Oh hey Maribelle."

"Don't "Oh hey" me, I thought my hair would turn gray with worry."

"You worry too much." Lissa giggled "I can handle myself, although i could do without the bugs."

"Hey Squirt where's Chrom." The blonde man asked "Bet he had it rough without Teach and his trusty axe."

"Oh so you're going be Teach now huh, Vaike?" Lissa laughed "And I thought you were just born dumb."

"Never doubt the Vaike…wait was i just insulted?"

"Beg your pardon but when may we see the captain?" The girl in the armor asked.

"Poor Sumia. She was up all night worrying too."

"Aww Sumia it's really sweet of you to be worried about Chrom."

"Well he's the captain and prince so of course I'd worry."

"So who's the stranger?" Vaike spoke up.

"You're the strangest one here Vaike, but never mind, this is Robin!" Lissa said gesturing to me "Chrom just made him our new tactician! You guys should see all the cool stuff he can do!"

"Can he do this?" Vaike pounded his chest *BURPPP*

"Uhh…no, that's just weird." I sighed "Any way…it's a pleasure to meet all of you."

"At least he understands who rude Vaike is." Maribelle scoffed.

"Ah Captain you returned!" Sumia yelled.

She took about two steps and ate it, tripping over her own two feet.

"Are you alright?" Chrom asked "You should really get those boots looked at."

"No, I mean yes, I mean…sigh…"

"All right listen!" Chrom yelled so everyone would hear him "We're marching to Regna Ferox first thing in the morning."

"Regna Ferox?" I said confused.

"It's our northerly neighbor." Sumia explained "They say it's inhabited by barbarians."

"They are warriors." Chrom said "And we'll need their help to quell this new menace. Given recent events it's too dangerous for the exalt to got herself, and the people would worry if she let suddenly. So the task has been passed to us."

"Now the mission is voluntary so if you don't want to-."

"I'm in!" Lissa cheered.

"You'll need me for such a delicate mission." Vaike laughed.

"I will go as well." A voice said.

Hmm…must be my imagination.

"I'll come." I said raising my hand.

I…uh…I…"

"Sumia?"

"It's just…I don't know if I'm ready for a mission like this." The girl said "I'll only get in the way."

"Well you can stay behind the main force, and if we get into battle just watch and learn okay." Chrom smiled.

"If you think that's what's best." Sumia nodded.

"Just stay close and you'll be okay." Chrom nodded back.

"Yes sir!"

We all dispersed and I was given a simple bunk in the garrison.

Everyone here seems really nice…I like it here.

The following morning.

"Everyone ready?" Chrom said "It's going to be a long march."

"Hang on!" a man said riding up.

He had unkempt brown hair and was wearing green armor.

"Stahl."

"What's with leaving me as the last person to tell about this little trip?" the man asked.

"Well Vaike was supposed to tell you?" Lissa glared "He probably forgot."

"The Vaike never forgets…he just fails to remember is all."

"I swear you're so dumb you'd forget your own name if you didn't say it all the time." Lissa groaned "By the way did you remember your axe this time?"

"Hey that only happened once…no twice." Vaike said "Whatever good to have ya here Stahl."

"That makes one…I was in such a rush i had to miss breakfast."

"Your name is Stahl right?" I asked.

"Oh right." Chrom said "Robin this is Stahl, one of our best knights."

"I heard we had a new Shepherd, Miriel told me. Oh Miriel is a mage, she'll be catching up soon."

"Let's get moving."

We started walking, aside from those in the last talk Sully and Frederick were joining us too.

"Umm hey Chrom" i leaned in "Why is he still following us?"

I pointed out the humming Virion.

"I don't know, but he won't leave so as long as he carries his own weight I don't care."

"You call i suppose."

I slowed down and felt someone tap me on the shoulder.

"There you are." Lissa smiled.

"Hey." I smiled back.

"So~" she said "I have something to tell you."

"Hmm?"

"Just…promise you won't get too upset."

"Lissa…"

"You know that big book i showed you yesterday."

"Yes, I was looking forward to reading it."

"Yeah…I kinda, might have…been drawing a picture of you in it, it looked super cute by the way…but…I may have spilled ink all over it and destroyed it…"

"Haa…." I sighed "I was looking forward to reading that…didn't your parents teach you not to doddle in books."

"I…never really knew my parents." She frowned.

"Oh…I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault, you couldn't have known."

"Stop!" Chrom raised a had "Dammit…"

I looked up and more of those monsters were there.

"The Risen have spread this far…"
"Risen?"

"That's what we're calling them." Chrom said "Understand what we're up aginst and use caution!"

"Don't worry me and my trusty Axe…umm…axe, where did you go?" Vaike said looking around.

"Vaike!"

"I swear i just had it this time!"

"Just stay out of the way!" Chrom commanded "Position."

"There, There, There and There." I said pointing people near each other.

"Virion see that hill." I pointed "You're up there."

"Roger." He said running off.

"Sully and Stahl will lead the charge and clear a path for the rest of us, Chrom Frederick and I will follow, Lissa heal anyone who needs it…Vaike just keep your head down."

"RIGHT!"

Sully and Stahl charged forward, cutting down the Risen that blocked the path, Chrom and I were right behind them. One Risen jumped out of a bush with a Lance but was instantly shot in the head with an arrow.

We soon hit a bridge that was blocked by Risen.

"Damn their dug in." Chrom growled.

"FIRE!"

A ball of flame exploded and blew the Risen out of the way. The source of the magic was a woman with red hair and glasses.

"Miriel!"

"Yes, I arrived…I found this."

"MY AXE!"

"I wondered what dunce dropped it on the path." The woman sighed "Take it."

"Thanks!"

"Perhaps I should use a spell to glue it to you next time?"

A Risen with a lance charge in and Vaike glared at it, and then like a beast he snapped the lance and jammed his Axe into its skull.

What a bruiser!

"Who's next?!"

We moved across the bridge and found the apparent leader of this group of Risen.

"What should we do Robin?" Chrom asked.

"Sweep around back, you and the horses charge from the front and then we get the jump round back."

"sounds good…who's going with you?"

"Me Vaike and Lissa should be enough, let Miriel and Virion support from the fort over there."

"Roger."

We split up, Chrom and his team took on the brunt and Vaike and I slipped around back, dispatching a few Risen along the way.

"RAH!" Chrom swung at the Risen and it blocked him.

"NOW!"

"YAHAAA!" Vaike jumped up and cleaved the monster in two.

Having dealt with these Risen we began moving again, this time more wary of potential attacks.

"Hmm…what's this?"

There was a Pegasus in the road. It looked hurt and when Chrom tried to touch it, it almost kicked his head off. But somehow Sumia was able to calm it with one hand, she offered to stay and heal the animal and catch up later.

Along the way to Regna Ferox i chatted with Lissa more and saw other people talking too, Chrom was chatting with Sully, Virion was wasting no time hitting on Miriel.

"Hey Chrom?" I asked "Why did you rescue me?"

"Because you were alone and confused." He said "Why do you ask."

"Just that…it was dangerous to help me is all, i might have been a trap."

"But you weren't so it's okay."

"I'm just saying in the future."

"I'll still be a kind soul who does the same thing." He laughed "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

While i have no memories to compare it to…I like my new friends…I like it with the Shepherds.

AN

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Felt like writing two chapters today.

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