While the Shepherds prepared for their return to Ylisse they were unaware of the blue haired swordsman travelling ahead of them.

'Marth' removed her now cracked mask and sighed as she let her hair down, her mother had been quite the foe, she had heard of her skills but to actually see them was something else, she thought back to her mother's mastery over her draconic form the way she had shifted and altered her body to serve as a weapon left her envious If I had mastered those techniques then maybe… She sighed heavily she had been told time and again that lingering on the past was unwise but still… it was difficult for her to let go, she had lost so much and that made it even harder for her to let go.

As she travelled she noticed she was being followed closely, upon realising this she turned off the road and entered the heavily wooded area nearby, after a short walk into the woods she ducked behind a tree and placed her hand on Falchion grimacing slightly as the divine weapon touched her skin, once she was in position she counted three…two… she leapt out unsheathing Falchion and swinging it in one swift motion she was surprised when it was met with a familiar golden blade "Ah! Luci! Please don't hit me!" she watched as her younger sister stumble from the hit and fall landing in the soft snow "Kana!" Lucina grabbed her younger sister's hand and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Argh! Luci… Can't breathe!" Kana began lightly tapping her sister's arm in an attempt to get her to release her grip.

"Be quiet and let me enjoy this…" Lucina eased up her grip but refused to let go entirely, as she held her younger sister the tears she had held back in the arena finally escaped as they did Kana just held tighter.

"We should be happy right Luci? Mama and Papa are okay" Kana smiled through her own tears enjoying her sister's embrace.

After a few minutes they separated, as they did Lucina took in her younger sister's appearance, she was dressed in the same attire their mother had worn when she was younger a complex mixture of light grey Vallan leather with black cloth mixed in, around her neck she wore a blue scarf that their mother had made for her it featured the family brand carefully stitched into the corner, her face was still youthful despite the fact she was fifteen her long hair silver hair was tied into a bun with two long strands framing her face much like her older sister's silver streak kana had a streak of blue hair that framed her face nicely, she had silver grey eyes that shone brightly and held a mischievous glint, the rest of her form was small which led to her being teased by the others occasionally to complete this look she had the Yato sheathed at her hip.

Lucina smiled "Where's your partner in crime hiding?" the older princess looked around before spying a circling black Pegasus which she signalled by catching the edge of Falchion in the sun, with that ebon winged Pegasus landed nearby and its rider dismounted.

"Morgan!" Kana ran over and hugged the violet robed figure.

"Is that really Celica?" Lucina approached the Pegasus who gently whinnied upon hearing its name.

Morgan nodded keeping the hood pulled up "How did the arena go?" her voice was filled with joy but Lucina could feel the fear dancing at the edge of it.

"It went fine, how are you holding up?" Lucina was as ever concerned for her friend things had not gone well for her in the future, she had become Grima's acolyte in an attempt to stay close to someone and still feed the resistance information before they had returned to this time Morgan was still loyally serving Grima.

"I'm fine Luci no need to worry" Morgan smiled however the way her violet eyes flicked around and the way she jumped at every shadow betrayed her true feelings.

"Let's not focus on that stuff our parents are alive! Let's go to a town or something and have some fun!" Kana smiled and grabbed both of the older girls hands "Come on, it's been ages since we did anything together."

Morgan sighed and looked to Lucina "No arguing with her when she's like this huh?" she smiled from beneath her hood.

"Well that's our Kana for you" Lucina didn't smile but gave a small shrug towards the other two.

"Me and Celica will follow from above you two lead the way" Morgan remounted her Pegasus and took to the skies.

"I know! I heard that there's a town just across the border that has a nice market why don't we go there" Kana dragged Lucina in the direction of the border.

After an hour of walking they finally passed back into the Ylissean countryside and located the town of Eirevale, a large trading outpost that moved goods through Ylisse and its neighbours, it kept with Ylissean appearance solid brick buildings with red tile roofs however there were signs of Ferox and Plegia, a few of the buildings were made of thicker sturdier types of stone with a few cabins scattered around while some were made of airy sandstone that ended in a flat roof rather than a raised one, the mix of cultures caused the three women to look around in awe as none of them could remember the last time they had seen intact buildings like this.

As they entered the market they found themselves overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people and goods, the three of them stuck close to each other as they moved through the crowds, before long they found a stall that was relatively quiet, it contained clothes that sat neatly upon racks all of them were various styles and colours, upon seeing this Kana shared a look of concern with Morgan the two of them were more than aware of Lucina's fashion sense "Hey Luci maybe we should look elsewhere, I'd like some new books before we leave" Morgan smiled as Lucina looked back at her.

"We can go in a moment I'm curious what clothes they have here" With that the blue haired princess began looking through the racks, it didn't take her long to spot something that caused both Morgan and Kana to grimace, she had found an orange and blue dress that had several poorly stitched bright green exalt brands upon it "This looks like it would suit you Kana!"

Kana blanched as her older sister held the dress up "Uh…" she was thankful when Morgan spoke up "Lucina that's… an interesting combination of colours but I think it might be too big for Kana" The young tactician sighed as she watched Lucina put the outfit back.

"I suppose your right… oh what about this one?" Lucina's disappointment quickly faded she spotted an even worse dress, the rest of the day was spent trying to dissuade her from actually buying anything as the evening came around Kana yawned and Morgan stretched "Let's go find a place to sleep Luci it feels like forever since I've slept anywhere comfortable." The tactician watched her friend go from ecstatic to defeated.

"I suppose your right, maybe we can return before we leave tomorrow." Lucina began heading away as she did she felt Kana's hand gently grasp hers, she smiled and sighed before giving her younger sister a piggyback.

The three of them found a quiet and cheap inn and luckily it offered a room with three beds, after they entered the room they began readying themselves for bed Morgan lending the two princesses some spare clothes, Lucina helped the tired Kana change in the bathroom before carrying her into bed, as she climbed into her own bed she noticed Morgan and felt her cheeks begin to heat up.

The young tactician wore a pair of shorts and her coat which only just protected her modesty, Lucina could see her bare stomach it was nice and flat while bearing a few scars, she could make out one of Morgan's fell brands just poking over the waistband of her shorts and noticed that there was one on her chest the way her coat sat left it exposed "Do you always sleep like that?" Lucina couldn't help but ask if only to poorly distract herself.

"Well I was in Plegia most of the time and it was quiet hot so this just seemed like a good solution keeps me comfy and provides a nice breeze" Morgan smiled clearly being oblivious to Lucina staring at her exposed skin.

"I see… that makes some sense" Lucina rolled over her thoughts running wild Since when was Morgan so…. Well… Attractive! Bad Lucina she's one of your best friends… She continued to wrestle with these thoughts for most of the night and they only got worse as around midnight she heard a voice "Hey Luci you awake?" it was Morgan

"Yeah…" Lucina's mind began racing with all the possibilities I never concerned myself with this stuff in my time so why am I now… her thoughts were cut off as she felt Morgan's hand on her shoulder.

"Mind if I sleep next to you… I'm having some pretty bad nightmares…" Morgan spoke softly so she didn't wake Kana as she did her voice was shaky, Lucina rolled over to look at her and in the moonlight that crept through the curtains Morgan looked stunning, her silver hair glimmered while her violet eyes shimmered with tears, her pale skin was exposed from her tossing and turning despite all this Lucina only saw beauty and without a word lifted the covers to allow Morgan to climb into bed alongside her "Thanks Luci…" Lucina didn't respond she just wrapped her arms around the smaller woman and held her close.

As they slept they were unaware that the shepherds had passed them by and were making headway to Ylisse.

So this is the first Xenochapter, a nice little break to follow Lucina and maybe some other characters in the future, I hope you enjoyed it and as always any feedback would be appreciated, thanks for continuing to stick with me –R.J