Italics indicate thinking
Bold is for attacks
Robin's POV
"As suspected we passed without much trouble." Say'ri said "They made no show of opposing us, but Yen'fay's army approaches us swiftly."
"Then we go south." I instructed "We want to keep the distance between us and Walhart, I don't want him breathing down are necks during the fight."
"Another concern is those who betrayed us." Say'ri informed me "Should they attack and back up Yen'fay we will lose, they will do it to curry favor with their leaders."
"We won't be able to defend on two fronts." Chrom commented "we need to choose positions carefully, why is that mountain there…it's smoking, is the forest on fire?"
"Oh that's no forest fire, it's a volcano." The sword master explained "It's called Demon Ingle. It's feared by the people of Valm few dare to get close out of fear of angering the Flame God."
"What'ch thinking about honey?" Lissa asked.
"How quickly can we get there…?" I hummed.
"Go to the Volcano?" Say'ri asked "Are you out of your mind?"
"You said people are scared of it, the opportunistic former allies we had won't follow us in there." Morgan chimed in "and the lava and flames can be used for our defense."
"Yeah but the fire and flames will get us to." Noire mumbled "ARE YOU TRYING TO SCORCH US!?"
"It's the best plan." I said."
"It's risky…" Say'ri sighed "but I can't think of a better plan."
Later
"It's so hot~" Lissa groaned.
"It's pretty sweltering." Severa panted.
"Don't get too relaxed." I said wiping sweat off my forehead.
"They're coming!" Cynthia yelled.
"Well…positions people!"
As soon as they came into area we started to pick off members of the opposing forces. The soot and smoke of the volcano provided great cover for us. The battle was a struggle, specifically because of the shifting lava flows. Say'ri was quick to take on her brother, aside from Lon'qu and maybe Owain she was the only person fast and skilled enough to handle Yen'fay…that and those two had a past, I just hope she wouldn't crumble and falter. Luckily she was able to finally settle things with her brother. After the battle we took a chance to settle down and regroup, Say'ri was noticeably distant after this battle.
"Hello…" I said looking at her and taking a seat "Care to chat."
"Not really…" she sighed "I'm…alone now. My brother is dead…I have no one left."
"That's not true." I told her "You've still got all of us. You're a precious member of this team now too, even after this battle I'm sure you'll continue to be an important ally and friend for all of us, no one is meant to be alone."
"I…I see." Say'ri smiled a small bit "So that's what he meant…"
"Hmm?"
"It's nothing." She smiled "Thank you Robin. It seems the protection of my people falls to me now…I won't let them down. "
"Father!" Morgan ran over.
"What's up.
"A messenger just got here from the other battlefield." She said "They're waiting for you in the tent."
"We'll have to talk more later Say'ri, I'm afraid duty calls." I said.
"I shall accompany you." She said "I am an important part of the commanding force here after all."
The two of us headed through the camp and got back to the tent where Chrom, Frederick, Lucina and Lissa were. I also noticed that Flavia was back, just walking in I could feel the somberness in the room.
This isn't gonna be good news.
"Robin!" Lissa ran over and hugged me, crying into my chest.
Yep…not good.
"He's dead." Flavia said.
"Dammit." Chrom hissed punching the table.
Everyone was upset, but Lucina's face bothered me the most she was upset, but she also seemed angry, at that glare was clearly directed at me.
"You're hurt." I said looking at Flavia.
"I'm fine." She shook her head "That stupid oaf…RAAAH!"
Flavia slammed her fist down and shattered the table.
"Find Walhart so I can kill him!" the khan demanded.
"No." Chrom said being reasonable "You need to rest, Lissa can you heal her."
"Umm…sure." Lissa wiped her eyes.
"We'll get out payback in time." I said.
"This war." Say'ri sighed "I hate it."
"I should have stood my ground more." Lucina grumbled.
"One more thing." Flavia said reaching into her pockets and pulling out a large gem orb "He gave me this, it's Gules, the stone you need. I don't know why he hid it….he did love surprises though."
"I'll make good use of it." Chrom said.
"He's…really gone." Flavia suddenly said "The larger the person the larger the hole…"
Someone came in and tapped Say'ri on the shoulder so she excused herself and stepped out for a moment.
"I should have tried harder." Lucina hissed "I should have forced Robin…Khan Basilio was a titan, and now we've lost him."
"The scouts reported back." Say'ri came back in "Walhart has fallen back to the capital."
"He…fell back?" I said confused.
"Seems that the traitors have withdrawn as well." She said.
What are they planning…?
"With Fort Steiger and Yen'fay falling it's not a surprise that they've fallen back." Say'ri pointed out "Especially with Lady Tiki pledging her support to us, cracks are forming in the Empire and it's alliances"
"Maybe they'll consider who they fight for?" Chrom wondered.
"It's possible." Frederick said "But they seem to do only what benefits them, not very trusted allies."
"How quickly a fortune can turn." Say'ri said.
"We can't lose this chance." I smiled.
"Then no second guessing." Flavia stood up as Lissa finished healing her "Basilio hated that kind of crap, we all do our best. No more doubting, the fate of our lands and this one rides on the coming battle. So Robin the four of us, Me you Chrom and Say'ri, we're all putting our heads together and bringing this Empire to the ground."
"This ends now." Chrom smirked.
"A single cut…a deciding blow." Say'ri nodded "We can't stop after coming this far."
"Well then lets get a war council session started." I smiled.
"You four this is really cool how your all uniting right now…" my wife sighed "But you can't have a meeting session with no table!"
"Oh right…" Flavia blinked "I broke it."
"Okay first we get a new table and then we start planning." I laughed.
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