"Heyyy, Ananias," Setsuna lazily greeted as she fell into and leaned against said man as he just so happened to be passing by.
Ananias wearily sighed. "Hey, Setsuna."
"You ready to fall into another trap again today?" Setsuna asked, giggling in glee at the thought of repeating their last fun and successful endeavor.
"N-Not really," Ananias muttered.
Setsuna seemed genuinely (though mildly) surprised by this. "Huh?" She lifted herself off of Ananias and looked him curiously in the eye. "Why's that? Are you sick?" She placed a hand over Ananias' forehead. "Do you have a fever?"
Ananias exasperatedly sighed as he gently removed her hand from his face. "No, it's just... the last time we fell into a trap together, I was just... so embarrassed."
Setsuna curiously blinked as she tilted her head to the side. "Embarrassed? What for?"
"For the way Lady Hinoka had to pull us out of that hole we jumped into!" Ananias hissed, blushing at the memory of the weary and exasperated expression Hinoka had on her face as she had done so.
Setsuna chuckled lightheartedly. "Oh, is that it?" She then nonchalantly waved her hand as she shook her head. "You don't have to be embarrassed by that! Lady Hinoka rescues me from traps all of the time! I'm used to it by now. And after falling into a dozen or so more traps... you'll start to get used to it too."
"But I don't want to get used to it!" Ananias gently tried to argue. He averted his eyes to the ground in shame. "Having to be pulled out of a hole that we easily could've escaped from all by ourselves... I just felt so... so... useless!" Ananias clenched his fists. "How can you be so okay with that?!"
Setsuna thought about it for a moment. "... Well, because I know that Lady Hinoka doesn't mind so much," she answered.
"Setsuna, no offense, but I'm pretty sure she does mind."
Setsuna nodded. "I know. That's why I said that she didn't mind so much." She placed her hands behind her back and lazily kicked her feet. "Even though it might be a little bit troublesome, I know that she'll always be there to fetch me every time I get caught in a trap... and that helps me feel a little better every time I fall into one."
Ananias' brow furrowed before letting out an exasperated sigh. "I'm sorry, Setsuna, but it just sounds to me like you don't care about inconveniencing your friends."
"... Well, I don't know. Isn't that what friends like Lady Hinoka are for?"
Ananias pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Sometimes," he begrudgingly admitted. "But if you're too much of a burden or a nuisance, then would it be any surprise if they wanted to stop being friends with you?"
"Hmm...," Setsuna said. "Maybe... But I don't have to worry about that." She gave him a smug and knowing look. "Lady Hinoka has told me time and time again... that my archery is second to none. She says that as an archer, I'm irreplaceable!" She let out a hearty chuckle. "Lady Hinoka is really nice like that."
"Y-Yeah, I guess she is, isn't she?" Ananias dejectedly muttered. "And I guess you ARE pretty good with a bow..."
"I am, aren't I?" Setsuna innocently replied.
"Yeah," Ananias quietly said. "Must be nice, having a talent like that to lean back on. Gods know that I couldn't get away with that."
Setsuna slightly raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Huh?"
Ananias shook his head. "No, I...," he bowed his head, "it's nothing. Forget about it."
"..."
"You... you said that you wanted to fall into another trap with me today, right?"
"... Yeah."
"Then come on, let's go," Ananias quietly said, trying his best to put on a smile for the absentminded archer, though as this was Ananias, he failed due to trying to hard, thus making himself look a bit too creepy. Luckily for him, however, Setsuna didn't seem to mind it or notice it all too much.
"... Are you sure?"
Ananias nodded. "Yeah. I'm done with all of my chores anyway. You wouldn't be inconveniencing me at all."
"Oh... okay."
Author's Note #1: The next supports after Setsuna will be Kanna, followed by Selena, Beruka, Xander, Azura, Flora, Odin, Laslow, Rinkah, Arthur, Silas, Leo, Keaton, and Subaki. Got someone else you want to support with Ananias that isn't on this list yet? Request it. Remember, all Nohr first generation characters, Soliel, Ophelia, Anna, Kanna, Rinkah, Subaki, and Setsuna are allowed to support with him as well and it is a first come, first serve system.
Author's Note #2: The Fire Emblem Warriors poll is now officially up on my profile! Vote for which five characters you want for Ananias to support with from that game the most and, in the end, ten characters will be selected for Ananias to support with, so make your voices heard. Happy voting!
