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
(Golden Deer Territory.)
The empire had regrouped after pushing into Leicester. The alliance pulled back.
"Claude has kept us from gaining much ground at the moment." Hubert stated before Edelgard turned to him with frustration.
"Yes, I'm aware. We need to push for the monastery and Derdriu," she stated. Damascus walked up to the duo before looking at their army.
"We've been working on getting supply lines set up. I'm surprised Claude didn't have the bridge destroyed to cut us off." He tapped his weapon on the ground, restlessly wondering when the next battle would come.
"Claude is smart, not tactical. He has a plan and I'm sure he doesn't plan on confronting us unless he has to." Edelgard pointed out, Damascus crossed his arms.
"I just hope we don't get flanked. We're already dealing with alliance troops; we're also giving Dimitri and his forces time to prepare." He stated. Edelgard turned to look at the cliff while Damascus moved to her side.
"I have a feeling we're going to split up, Claude doesn't wish to encounter the empire at one time." Damascus stated before he leaned his weapon on his shoulder.
"We're not dividing our forces, Damascus. We're going to march to the capital and then force them to surrender. I have a plan to deal with Dimitri when he comes for us. He hates me, he'll go after me." Edelgard stated with a wave of her axe. Damascus crossed his arms before he turned and walked a few feet away.
"Damascus." She said, he turned to look at her while walking up to her.
"We need to draw them into the open and I need all of my men ready." She said. Damascus hummed and tapped the ground with annoyance, his glaive poking into the ground.
"I'm sure you have another plan to deal with that. I'm going to look at the rest of the camp and then go to check on the supply lines. We get cut off, we're starve and we need to make sure the supply line can follow us all the way to the end of the road." The armored warrior sighed before he rubbed at his eyes.
"Go and then then come back. we have a lot to make sure of." She ordered; he tapped his glaive on the ground before walking away.
"He is… Interesting, isn't he?" Hubert asked. Edelgard crossed her arms and hummed.
"He's a warrior that hides his emotions behind his armor. He wears that armor for more than just protection and intimidation, Hubert. He does it because it hides his emotions on his face and makes it harder for people to read his body language in battle." Edelgard turned to look back off the cliff and sighed.
"We're start marching when he gets back. I want you to make sure Claude hasn't hidden anything up ahead from us." Edelgard turned from him and walked away.
(With Damascus)
Damascus began his trek back to the bridge. If it was blockaded, they'd starve and Claude knew it.
"Why put up such a fight for the bridge if he was going to pull his troops back so far? An ambush? Hmm, I don't put it past Claude, he's as cunning as a snake." He stated before looking at the tracks of carts.
"I wouldn't put it past him to poison things from what I've heard, sir." He heard from one of the soldiers as Caspar walked towards them.
"If he poisoned them, then he's a dirty coward. Claude refuses to meet us head on and determine his own destiny. You search the supplies, soldier?" He asked. the soldier was silent.
"Make sure you do, poisoned food and water will be the death of us long before we get into another battle, trust me." He ordered. The soldier nodded and walked away before Damascus turned to Caspar.
"How much did you hear?" Damascus asked before Caspar walked up to him.
"Enough, you sure like fighting, don't you?" Caspar asked, the general hummed while the armored turned to look at him.
"Battle is what defines people, we don't evolve if we don't struggle. We don't advance if we aren't able to fail. I don't hate peace, but we usually advance through battle. Adversity is the only way soldiers really get to march into the next age." He walked in a circle while sighing.
His helmet looked a lot more like the coffin of someone resigned to die at the moment.
"I'm going back to talk with Edelgard, I'm sure we're going to march within the hour and Dimitri will send troops to kill us, he'll do anything to end this war at the moment." he stated.
"You coming, general?" Damascus asked before he walked out of the supply zone and back towards Edelgard.
Caspar followed his friend; they had no idea that the next battle would damage all 3 sides.
Author Notes
Phew, another chapter done! I want to point out I know about the Ashen Wolves who might be in the story, this story might also be 60 chapters or so. Next chapter will be in 4 weeks or so and will show the battle of Kapala or another hunt for the Golden Deer. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!
Ps: if the next chapter doesn't come out on time, the story is on hold.