"Oh!" Camilla said with a smile. "Well, hello there, Ananias darling!"

Ananias stopped and gave her a small and dutiful bow. "Lady Camilla," he dully greeted. "How goes things for you today?"

"Oh, today has been quite kind to me, thank you ever so much for asking!" Camilla answered merrily. "And as proof of that very kindness, I have been ever so fortunate as to bump into you the moment I needed you most!"

Ananias raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Um, really?"

Camilla nodded. "Why, yes! Why ever would I lie to you about that?"

"Oh, um, my apologies Lady Camilla," Ananias quickly replied with a subservient bow. "I, um, did not mean to accuse you of such an accusation. I was simply surprised is all."

Camilla chuckled. "Oh, relax darling! I was only teasing! I say, you really do need to learn to lighten up a bit!"

Ananias blushed and nervously coughed into the side of his fist. "Um, yes, I'll… make sure to keep that in mind." He then took a moment to regain his composure and asked, "So, you mentioned needing me for something?"

Camilla nodded. "Mmm-hmm."

"Well, what is it?"

"Well," Camila began, clasping her hands together in anticipation, "I was hoping that you would be ever so kind as to share with me a little bit more about that wonderful family of yours."

Ananias' eyes widened in surprise. "You… want to learn more about my family?" he asked incredulously.

Camilla nodded. "Why, yes! To have a family as big and as loving as yours sounds, I want to learn all about it!"

"T-That's kind of a big request," Ananias admitted, too shocked to stay completely formal and reverent as he anxiously scratched the back of his head. "Like, where would I even start with something like that?"

"Hmm," Camilla said as she took a moment to ponder over the issue for a bit before snapping her fingers and saying, "well, how about reunions? Certainly a family as close as yours has grand family reunions, right?"

"Um… yes?"

Camilla let out an excited gasp as she clasped her hands together. "Oh, how wonderful! You must tell me all about them! They must be so very lively!"

"Y-Yes, I suppose 'lively' is one way to describe them," Ananias admitted. "But considering the fact that most of the females there look and act exactly the same, 'confusing' and 'frantic' describe them just as well."

Camilla raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Oh?"

Ananias nodded. "Y-Yes, ma'am. And as a practical joke, the Annas at the reunion usually play tricks on all of the men and other relatives there just for the heck of it. The 'Who's Your Anna Game' as we've grown accustomed to calling it."

Much to his surprise and horror, Camilla simply laughed at this. "Oh, that sounds like such fun!"

Ananias cringed at the thought. "It… really isn't. It's driven a lot of people there a little insane, if I'm going to be completely honest."

"But certainly there are no hard feelings about it in the end?" Camilla asked expectantly.

Ananias shook his head. "Well, no, not really."

"Well then, no harm, no foul, right?"

"I… suppose not."

"And how about you, dear?" Camilla curiously asked. "Were you a good enough boy to recognize your own mother during these reunions?"

"E-Eventually," Ananias honestly answered. "It took me a couple of reunions, but with my father's help, we were eventually able to pick my mom out of the crowd easy enough."

Camilla chuckled. "Well good for you! Your mother must be so proud to have such an attentive boy to call her own!"

"I-I mean, I guess. I mean -" it was then that Camilla noticed something about Ananias that caused her to lean forward to get a closer look at him, catching Ananias by surprise and causing him to take an instinctive step back as a result. "Um, Lady Camilla, may I ask what exactly you are doing?"

Unfortunately for him, Camilla simply ignored him, continuing on with her inspection of his face for about another minute before letting out a concerned gasp and saying, "Why, Ananias, why ever would you have such heavy bags under these eyes of yours? Have you been neglecting yourself of sleep lately?"

"Hmm?" Ananias touched said bags as if to physically check if there were indeed there. "No."

"Well, why else would you have such heavy bags under your eyes?" Camilla pried.

Ananias simply shrugged and answered, "Well, I mean, I guess I've had a lot on my mind lately, with all of the work that needs to be done and all of the constant fighting and all that."

"Oh, you poor dear," Camilla cooed, tenderly cupping the side of his face with her hand as she gave Ananias a look of complete sympathy and admiration. "You've been trying so hard to be useful around here that you've been working both your body and your mind ragged!" She then took a seat on a nearby bench and patted her hands against her lap invitingly. "Why don't you come here and lay your head on my lap for a while?"

Ananias gulped nervously as he blushed and averted his eyes to the ground. "I'd rather… t-that's kind of you to offer, milady, but I'm afraid that I'm going to have to respectfully decline."

"Oh, don't be so embarrassed!" Camilla playfully chided. "Corrin and I used to do it all the time!"

"I-In public?" Ananias asked.

"Private, public, why ever would that matter? If one needs the rest, then that is all that matters, is it not?"

"W-Well, technically yes, but…."

"Oh, no more ifs, ands, or buts about it!" She then invitingly beckoned him towards the seat next to her once more. "Come here! I promise you, my lap is certified Corrin-approved!"

"T-That's not the point!" Ananias insisted. "Didn't… didn't you admit that you were just teasing me before?"

"About doting on you in Corrin's stead?" Camilla asked. "Why yes. But I simply cannot allow one of my darling little sister's retainers to not be sufficiently rested! I have Elise's well-being to think about here!"

Ananias groaned as he buried his face into his hands. "Oh, gods…." He then ran his hands down his face before placing them onto his sides, looking up, taking a deep breath, sighing, and defeatedly asking, "Is… this an order?"

Camilla mischievously smiled. "You keep this up and it will be."

Ananias once again sighed before reluctantly walking up to her and muttering, "I can't believe I'm actually going along with this."

He then lazily fell into the spot on the bench right next to her, causing Camilla to giggle at the petulant behavior he was displaying before grabbing the side of his head, holding his lap down, and guiding his head down onto her lap. "There you go. Now just relax and rest your eyes for a moment, alright?"

Ananias couldn't help but tightly frown and cross his arms in response to the embarrassing situation that he was in. "I would, but the thought of someone catching us in this predicament is kind of keeping me from doing that."

Much to his surprise, Camilla tenderly ran one of her hands through his hair and began soothingly petting him with the other. "Shush," she quietly instructed him. "You just close your eyes and get some rest and let me worry about that when it happens, alright?"

Ananias averted his eyes to the side for a moment before realizing that his eyes did indeed feel a bit heavier than he had previously realized. "Well, I mean," Ananias said, slowly beginning to doze off, "I guess this is… kind of nice."

Camilla chuckled maternally. "I told you, didn't I? Now why don't you go to sleep? I'll wake you up in a little bit, I promise."

Ananias yawned. "Fine, if you insist." And with that, he was out like a light, resting his head onto Camilla's lap as easily as if he were resting on his very own bed.

Camilla chuckled. "You truly are a good boy, aren't you?" she said before taking care of him as she had promised.


Author's Note #1: The next supports after these will be Gunther, followed by Setsuna, Kanna, Selena, Beruka, Xander, Azura, Flora, Odin, Laslow, Rinkah, Arthur, Silas, and Leo. 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: Warriors Support Poll is now up on my profile. Against my better judgement, I've allowed all characters to be available to voted on, even the ones Ananias have already supported with. Again, this is merely to see which are the most popular suggestions. If I decide against it, then I'll decide against it, though don't let that get in the way of voting for the character you want for Ananias to support with the most. I will allow Ananias to support with ten characters, so who knows who I will decide on in the end? If I constructed the poll properly, then that means that you'll be allowed to vote up to five times. Happy voting!