Time for more of this bad writing, featuring another Nohrian child. –ArcanaHermit

Chapter Twenty-Four: Peeping (Corrin x Nina)

"Oh…yes, their hands are touching. How exciting."

In a spot unseen by anyone, Nina was looking intently at two men, a soldier and a merchant, as they barter and haggled over some food. In her mind however, the two were doing much more than simply trading. Her imagination was running wild with all sorts of scenarios and backstories for them.

In fact, she was so engrossed that she didn't realized the white-haired lord creeping up beside her, who proceeded to give her a light tap on the shoulder. Nina yelped aloud and nearly jumped, which would have blown her cover.

She was just about to chew out whoever had disturbed her daydreaming, but saw that it was her husband Corrin, who simply waved at her. This wasn't the first time that he approached her during one of her sneaking trips, and she doubt it'll be the last. Still, her husband was never bad company, so she simply went back to staring at the two men.

"So, what kind of story did you thought of those two?" Corrin asked. Even before their marriage, he was well aware of her "habits", but didn't mind. And on occasion, just like this very moment, he would follow along on her peeping.

"The soldier is an introvert." Nina started passionately, putting more importance in the scene than what reality actually depicted. "And yet he visits this merchant every day, not just because his bread was good, but because of the feel of his rough, manly hands. Every exchange of gold or bread was just an excuse to touch those hands. The merchant knows this, yet he doesn't care. He's rather excited when the soldier looks into his eyes as they barter."

Corrin chuckled as she continued to stare at her, imagination still running wild in her mind. A prince and his wife peeping on two men as the wife fantasized about the men. The thought that that is what is happening would probably anger any other man, yet Corrin couldn't help but laugh at the prospect. Granted, she wasn't fantasizing about them in the usual sense, but the thought should still be absurd.

"Aw, they left. I wasn't done with their stories." Nina sighed as the soldier and merchant parted. She turned back to Corrin and blushed. "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, nothing…" The prince blatantly lied, which caused her to huff as they both stood up, ready to leave the area. As they both walked around the marketplace, Corrin saw an item of interest that he wanted to buy.

Approaching the stall, he could see the item in question more clearly. It was a wooden doll portraying a woodcutter, an axe in his hand. It was actually a really intricately carved piece, with curved muscles and a distinct face. Nina saw it as well, and was practically drooling over it.

"How much?" Corrin asked the merchant. The merchant gave his price and he bought it, handing the doll to Nina.

"R-really? I can just have this?" The spy said, surprised that he was being so generous today.

"Sure, the look on your face is worth the price alone." Corrin joked as they walked out of the stall. He suddenly something warm on his hands, and saw that his wife was holding onto his arm tightly, a bright smile on her face.

"Hehe…imagining things is nice, but you always seem to make real life even better." Nina said.

Arm in arm, they left the marketplace together into a more open part of the town they were currently resting at. As they were walking back into camp, Nina kept staring at the doll with glee, her mind already wild with imagination. They passed by a fountain where they saw two men talking rather passionately, and Nina's face immediately lit up.

Nina looked up at Corrin and gave him a look, and Corrin immediately gave in. There was no fighting against that look. Looking around, he saw a stack of boxes just short enough to hide in, and he pointed in that direction. "I think we've find our hiding spot."

The two immediately went to the stack of boxes and, for the second time this day, watched the two men apparently bicker. Nina stared at them intently, her mind completely focused on the scene in front of her as her mind let all the possibilities and scenarios flow out. Corrin simply leaned on one of the boxes and stared at his wife, obvious amusement in his face as she began describing the men in detail, more likely at herself than him.

The calm winds were blowing, and Corrin felt slightly drowsy after a while. He closed his eyes and opened them, and closed his eyes once more, but didn't open them. He was slowly slipping into sleep, and soon lost consciousness.

He was woken up when he felt his body being shaken and immediately opened his eyes to found that Nina was looking at him, a concerned look on her face. "Hey, you alright?"

"Huh?" Corrin said, his attention still not entirely there. "What happened?"

"You were sleeping, dummy." Nina said, pouting. "When those two men were done talking, I found you out cold like a log."

"R-really?" Corrin said as he brushed the back of his head. Sleeping on hard floor and wood was probably a bad idea, even if it wasn't for long. "Sorry about that…"

"Don't be…" Nina said, a slight hint of regret in her tone. "I should be sorry, always dragging you along for my weird hobbies. You must get sick of me sometimes, huh?"

"I'd never be sick of you." Corrin said, placing a hand on her head to brush her hair. "And I wouldn't call your hobbies weird. I know some of my siblings who have interests they'd rather not share with others. I just find it another fascinating part about you."

Nina's faced get even more red and she looked away. "T-thanks…for accepting me the way I am. I feel like I haven't said that enough. Anyways, let's go home."

They both stood up, with Corrin stretching himself to relieve him of the slight aches in his body, and started to walk back to their camp at last. Nina clutched the doll tightly to her chest, and glanced at Corrin ever few seconds as they walked.

"I-I love you." She sputtered out suddenly. Her husband looked at her and gave her a warm smile.

"I love you too."

As they were walking, they ran across two men walking together, talking rather loudly. The young lord glanced at Nina, who after staring at the two for a while, simply held his hand and ran forward.

Corrin raised an eyebrow. "You're…not going to go spy on them?"

Nina looked at him and gave a bashful smile as they ran. "Nah, I think I've done enough dreaming for today. I want to embrace reality now, the reality that gave me such a wonderful person."

They both laughed a bit before dashing home, the sun setting in front of them

Alright, just a few more to go. -ArcanaHermit