When Corrin arrived at the council meeting the members of the council were already deep in discussion, thankfully Corrin was experienced in such matters and within moments she had melded in with the conversation and had begun giving her insight into the matter at hand, after a few moments one noble decided to inquire about her "I'm sorry your insight on this matter is incredibly helpful milady but might inquire as to who you are?" Corrin sighed she wasn't surprised at the question more just irritated that these nobles were being distracted by her presence.

"My name is Corrin and I am… simply a warrior that assisted prince Chrom in dealing with these monsters." She straightened her back as she spoke and eyed Chrom; he avoided the look then simply made his way out of the room which only irritated Corrin more.

The meeting ended with the general consensus that they would need more soldiers and the only allies they could call upon were their neighbours in Regna Ferox, which Corrin discovered was the wild frozen north filled with barbarians which meant that they were tough and worthy allies to have, with that information Corrin went to find Chrom and inform him of the current plan.

After wandering around the palace for a good hour she found him in a small courtyard and any frustration she felt disappeared as she watched him move beneath the moonlight, Falchion glimmering as he moved, the water on the ground around him seemingly moving with every motion, without hesitation Corrin drew Yato and stepped into the courtyard and before she knew it their blades were locked, the moon catching on the edges as they locked eyes "Corrin what…" Chrom didn't have a chance to finish as Corrin leapt backwards and dashed in close as she did her fingers brushed against the tome at her hip and with a bright flash she was back in her black and gold armour, Chrom stepped back is shock but quickly recovered catching Corrin's strike "Well that's a neat trick!" Chrom's heart beat faster, she may have had her scars but beneath the moon Corrin was breath taking, with the way she looked now Chrom did something he felt foolish as he caught her follow up strike, he twisted falchion around Yato sending both blades clattering to the ground, as soon as the two of them were unarmed he shoved Corrin against the nearby wall pinning her arms above her head and looking straight into those crimson eyes of hers.

"Let me go Chrom" it wasn't anything less than a demand and it left Chrom's heart racing every action she did was befitting of a queen.

"Not until you hear me out" His statement left her emotions in turmoil, she wanted to be angry but she had dreamed of a situation like this, every action he did made it clear he wasn't going to follow what the courts would expect of him.

"Fine talk…" She seemed to have calmed down but Chrom's mind was running rampant, she was blushing and avoiding eye contact it was images like this that had left him confused when it came to her.

"I'm not trying to… place you on a pedestal and I'm not trying to say that you're this… fragile creature or that I'm trying to protect you… I just don't ever want to see you looking like that ever again." The way he was speaking caused Corrin's heart to soar she wanted nothing more than to close the space between them however one thing ruined the perfection of this moment for them and that was the sound of someone nearby clearing their throat.

"I do hope I'm not interrupting anything lady Corrin… Chrom" Emmeryn spoke calmly however judging by Chrom's tensing she was angrier than she seemed.

"You're only interrupting friendly sparring Emm… Nothing more" Nothing more those words stung Corrin more than she'd care to admit but she just smiled and nodded.

"Yes Lady Emmeryn did you need something?" Chrom didn't know why but he felt like he'd somehow screwed up maybe it was the way the Corrin spoke but he couldn't shake the feeling.

"Robin was looking for you lady Corrin she seemed… incredibly lost, I took her to the library she seems to find comfort among tomes, also during your… sparring did you inform Chrom that you would be heading to Regna Ferox in the morning with the Shepards?" Emmeryn looked between the two of them as she spoke; eventually Corrin got the hint and went to find Robin leaving the royal siblings alone.

Once Corrin had left Emmeryn sighed "Chrom… I don't need to tell you what it looked like was about to happen" She looked into her brothers eyes "I think it's sweet but there are rules to follow in these situations…" Chrom looked more confused than ever.

"Emm, the rules of engagement were followed to the best of my capabilities considering how out of the blue her sparring request was and…" Chrom's smile faded at his sister's exasperated look "What?"

"Never mind Chrom I'm sure you'll come to realise it in time, now when you go to Ferox…" Emmeryn began lecturing Chrom on his etiquettes as an envoy before he went to inform the Shepards of their mission.

While Chrom was getting a lecture Corrin found her way, with the assistance of several servants, to the library where she found Robin sound asleep amongst several tomes on Ylissean history and magic as she saw this she asked herself if this was the same Robin she had seen attack Chrom time and again she had doubts that this was the same woman however she decided to let time decided, she gently lifted Robin up and carried her towards the room that she had been given by Emmeryn, once there Corrin had planned to set Robin down and go to the room that the Shepards had offered to her, instead Corrin found herself stuck being held by Robin in an incredibly comfy bed and she decided that things could be worse, the two of them spent the night like that, Robin held Corrin tightly she didn't know why but when she held the older woman she felt safe and her heart started beating a little bit faster…