Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Flames and Sparks . Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own Fire Emblem, Nintendo, Intelligent Systems and a few others do
(Adrestian Empire)
Damascus looked around before he took a seat and started to run over the blade in his hands.
"Those were Blue Lions, they belonged to one of the 3 houses fighting in this war besides us and a group called the Golden Deer." Damascus heard and turned to see Edelgard with Hubert and Caspar behind her.
"How did they get so close to your borders without being noticed? That fort sat right on our lines; I didn't see any Adrestian soldiers defending the fort." Damascus asked while Hubert spoke up.
"Princess Hresvelg's scouts are combing the area to figure out how Blue Lion troops were able to penetrate our defenses." He stated while Damascus stood up.
"You don't entertain the fact that we could have a traitor? The fact that they were to shatter your line and capture the fort without a single warning or slain soldier… That suggests they pulled troops back without orders… And without telling the princess or emperor personally. I am well aware that this is a problem that I will keep my opinion to myself." Damascus stated while he walked over.
Edelgard turned to Hubert and crossed her arms.
"I would like to know why the Lieutenant didn't report to Caspar or me. I want you to talk to the Lieutenant and get a report from him, Hubert." She ordered while he bowed and walked away before Edelgard turned back to Damascus.
"I know you're not much for non-combat missions, but I wish for you and Caspar to scout a location where I've found out there might be more Faerghus soldiers in Adrestian territory." Edelgard said before Damascus slightly inclined his head.
"I'll do it, if the Blue Lions are this close, it's going to be trouble… It will also be a good idea to figure out where my sister is, if she has a part in the war? I know things will be bad for whatever she didn't side with." Damascus said before he turned to Caspar and then back to the princess.
"Are we reporting to you or another of the Eagles when we come back to camp…? And are we fighting or just scouting, we're not really the most… Conspicuous of people." Damascus asked while Edelgard tapped her axe on the ground and hummed while she looked around.
"If you have to fight, fight, the Blue Lions won't offer you any mercy. Caspar, both of you keep an eye on each other, you won't get any backup, I need to rally our troops for a counter attack. I want you to report to go to Hubert or me after the mission." Damascus heard from Edelgard, he nodded and put her weapon onto the back while he walked away.
He had time to think while Caspar walked alongside him, he turned to the fellow Black Eagle.
"You know about the Blue Lions more than me, what are we looking for besides Blue Lion soldiers? Magic users, Calvary, Archers?" He asked while he continued to tap on Corvus before he turned towards him.
"I'll show you, c'mon, we got Blue Lions to kick off our land." Caspar stated before Damascus turned back to him and sighed.
"We're going to deal with a lot more than you think, we have to deal with problems." Damascus said before he sighed and slid down the hill towards where the fortress was, he knew Caspar would tell him where they would have to go.
Edelgard would have to have told him where to go next to make sure their mission was good and easy.
Caspar slid down the hill for a few seconds before he landed next to Damascus. He rolled his eyes and continued walked and cracking his neck while he sighed and turned to Caspar.
"We're going to be facing dozens of soldiers probably. I suck at being sneaky... I'm going to admit that right now, I'm better at dealing with soldiers and military issues… Not stealth." Damascus said while he leaned his weapon on his shoulder, making sure it was ready when he needed it.
"And neither am I, I guarantee that she's testing us, Dee. We shouldn't worry about it." Caspar stated before Damascus hummed in confusion.
He turned and looked around before he cleared his throat and he sighed.
"'Dee'?" He asked while he stopped for a second.
"Yeah, that's my nickname for you, its short for 'Damascus', what do you think?" Damascus heard from Caspar and pushed past the warrior.
"Call me what you want, but we're burning daylight, getting around at night is easier… But I don't want to stumble around in the darkness and deal with not being able to see anything around us." Damascus stated before he continued walking past him, he sighed and he wondered what the Blue Lions would have to deal with them.
He would cut down any of them if he had to.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out that Damascus and Edelgard will be falling in love soon, but not until after next chapter. Next chapter will be during Saturday or so and will show Damascus and Caspar on a mission and them fighting Blue Lions. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!