Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Robin's POV

We had come across a land being contested of be two groups of rival knights.

"Look at them." I sighed "really they're fighting right now?"

"Letting them fight would be bad for the nearby villages." Frederick said.

"Then let's make sure that doesn't happen."

Before we could take one step the mercenaries were drawing swords.

"Well the diplomatic approach is out." I sighed.

"We should look to end it quickly." I said "Consider allying with one side."

"Or." Lon'qu was playing with his sword "Save the trouble of having to come back and get ride of all of them now."

"Hmmm?"

"Something wrong Panne?" I asked.

"The air…what is this smell?" she mumbled "It can't be…"

Panne suddenly transformed and ran off.

"Wait!" I yelled.

"What is she doing!" Lon'qu yelled "Get back here!"

Both groups of knights wanted our assistance, and we decided to help the ones in the heavy armor, which meant we had to fight a group of horseback riders.

"Help!" a man cried running in a circle "I don't wanna die!"

"Stop crying and fight!" Lon'qu said cutting down another rider.

"HYA!" Morgan was running around swinging an axe.

Where did she pick that up?!

"HMPH!" Virion rolled passed and took out another archer.

"I believe that one in the back is in charge." He said "Their force is thinning back already but will crumble without him."

"Then I'll take him out." I said running forward "Levin Sword!"

The guy never saw the bolt crashing down into his horse and zap them both. In the end the fighting was futile and both sides got wiped out, the Shepherds were the only ones standing.

"You boy!" Panne said marching up to the kid who was cowering behind a tree.

"AHHH!" he screamed in sheer terror "Don't scare me like that!"

"What is your name." Panne demanded.

"Yarne." He shivered "Don't you remember, you're the one who gave it too me."

"I see…so you are mine."

"Well I'm a taguel right, I kinda have to be."

"The ears don't lie." Everyone nodded.

"I am pleased." Panne smiled "You represent a hope for our race."

"No pressure." Yarne mumbled.

Panne smiled even more "You are proof that Man and Taguel can coexist…this brings me great joy."

"I'm nothing special." The kid shrugged "All I did was get born. You and dad were all about that bridging the gap junk. Thanks for marrying dad by the way. I really am proud of my heritage.

"Hmph…" Lon'qu huffed to himself.

Later

"Come on Daddy can't we go shopping again!" Severa whined.

"I said no." Stahl said trying not to yell.

Severa is a handful…that poor, poor man.

"Grr…" Lon'qu was grumbling to himself.

"Something wrong?" I asked.

"That damn kid…He won't quit following me." The swordsman hissed "He's convinced I'm going to leave his mother and he will cease to exist."

"Yarne is a bit of a worrywart." I laughed.

"Future me raised such a coward…I really am slacking."

"Gods it's hot~" Inigo whined.

"Water?" his mother offered.

"Ah thank you." He said drinking it "Why are we out this far again?"

"Something about a mystery village." Morgan giggled.

"Mirage Village." Chrom said "They say a great staff lies there, we may be able to make use of it."

"If it even exists." Ricken said.

"Most likely the village is a mirage." Miriel said "A figment of weary travelers imaginations."

The biggest problem with finding the village was that the desert was crawling with thugs who don't like it when people step on their turf. We marched through the sands, asking local villages about the legend of the oasis. No one was of great help, one scolerly looking boy had a few ideas but nothing great.

A local bandit gang tried to slow us down, but we were easily able to deal with them.

"So hot~" Inigo whined again "I see a beautiful maiden."

"AH don't go that way!" Olivia yelled "It's just sand!"

"Heat must be getting to all of us." Chrom said.

"I feel right at home." Tharja laughed.

"Be quite desert woman!" we all yelled.

"Hye Chrom." Nowi whined "Can we stop there."

"Huh? What are you talking about Nowi?"

"That village right over there."

"Was that there a second ago?" I asked.

"Gregor does not think so."

"Perhaps…" Lucina pondered.

"AH!" Cynthia cheered "Maybe we found it!"

Sure enough we had found it, the village we were searching for. They gifted us with the staff and we were finally able to get out of the heat.

"May I have a word?" the boy from one of the villages asked walking up.

"I don't see why not." Miriel said.

"How would you asses my performance?" the boy asked.

"You have natural deficiencies but you compensate well." Miriel responded "I surmise it is the result of considerable effort."

"A wonderful response." The boy smiled "You are as blunt as ever Mother."

"Mother?"

"Yes, I am you future progeny, Laurent." The boy nodded.

"Do you have any evidence to back this claim?"

She…doesn't believe him?

"I have a ring which is the same as yours." Laurent said "Literally they are the same bobble."

"It does appear to be identical."

"Two instances of a unique object should suffice correct."

"No." Miriel shook her head.

"I don't comprehend."

"there is the possibility you took this key from the original traveler." Miriel proposed.

"An astute criticism." Laurent gaffed "It seems I must prove my claim in a different way. A single minded approach to the truth…"

"A reasonable assumption." Miriel nodded "But a unilateral investigation is hardly credible."

"then how-"

"But there is no material to suggest that you are not my son, as you claim, I shall conduct an inquiry of my own. Until then we should operate under the consensus that you are my son."

These two are making my head hurt.

"So." I leaned over to Lucina "Is he-."

"Yeah he is."

Later

"Hmm Where is it?" I mumbled "I know I had it…"

"Looking for the treatise on tactics?" Morgan asked "It has a blue cover, very big?"

"Yes dear, how did you know?" I said confused "Wait a minute~"

"Yeah I hid it, can you find it?"

"I suppose this is your challenge for the day." I sighed.

"It's in camp, you have till sundown." Morgan giggled "But my spot is so good you'll never find it even if you had weeks."

"Hmmm…HA!" I hugged my daughter "I found it."

"WHAT?!"

I pulled the book out form inside her satchel.

"How did you know?"

"Come on Morgan." I smiled "You know me, and you know I love that book, so you'd never hid it someplace it might be damaged or stolen, the only place would be on your person."

"And I thought I was being clever." The girl pouted.

"Ha…well I win again today, come on take a seat." I smiled.

"Huh?"

"Let's read a few chapters."

"Yay!"

Morgan sat with me, as we read the book she asked all sorts of questions about tactis and strategy, I did my best to answer.

"And so Flying units are best dealt with by archers, an questions Morgan…Morgan."

I looked down and the girl was leaning on my chest, sleeping.

"You two look so cute." Lissa whispered walking in "Reading?"

"Yeah…she's really into this stuff." I smiled "I should go put her in bed."

I scooped Morgan up and walked passed Lissa, my wife gave me a kiss and then kissed Morgan on the forehead.

"Night, Night." Lissa whispered :you're coming to bed soon right."

"Yeah I'll be in, in a second." I smiled walking off.

I went and tucked Morgan into bed "Good night."

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