A/n- Time for another Mark and Lyn story. I thought it would be in character if Sain was a little hesitant to join them for the same reason he doesn't have supports with Lyn in FE7 and that's basically the plot of this one. Enjoy!

The Commission Files- File #281 A Dream Come True?

Characters: Lyn, Mark, Sain, Kent

Based on: a commission by a_yoshikage on Twitter/X

Dusk was starting to set on the path ahead for a party of four heading for Ostia. Lead by the Knight Commander of Caelin Kent and his partner Sain, they had been joined by their good friends Mark and Lyn who were also on the way to Ostia for various reasons. Seeing as they were good friends and that travelling in a group was usually safer they had no problems with each other and they had luckily travelled far enough to make it to a small town before night fell.

"Can we please stay at an inn this time?" Sain practically begged. "We're not on any life threatening mission and no one's life is in the balance if we slow our pace a bit, so please?"

"It would be nice to stay somewhere for the night." Mark agreed. You wouldn't think it just by looking at the two, but they both had similar reasons as to why they liked staying at inns.

"I have the feeling I'm going to be outvoted three to one on this, should I even ask?" Kent sighed as he looked at Lyn, the woman to whom he used to harbor romantic feelings for. Those had long passed by now and he was happy with his current relationship with a cleric named Carrie, but it was something that would always be in the air between them.

"Come on, I know Carrie isn't with us, but she'd probably tell you to loosen up a bit." Lyn told him. "You know the type of man Hector is, he's not going to get upset if we're a little later than expected, especially once he sees we ended up travelling together."

"I suppose you're correct Lady- I mean Lyn." Kent corrected himself. "Sorry, still trying to get used to that."

"No worries, I know you don't mean anything by it." Lyn assured him. So the four walked around and asked the people of the town where the inn was and they found it relatively quickly. They rode their horses over to it and tied them up for the night before entering. It was a small town so the inn was comparatively small as well. The owners as well as the patrons could tell by the look of the four that two of them were knights, one was a Sacaen, and one looked like they were from Bern, and that caused a bit of a cautious stir since it was a pretty strange party. Luckily they were used to it and Kent took the lead as he walked up to the main counter.

"Hello, we're sorry to bother you so late into the night, but do you happen to have two rooms still open?" Kent asked the lady behind the counter. "We'd be willing to pay extra for any inconveniences this causes.

"It's times like these I'm glad Kent can keep his head on his shoulders better than I can." Sain whispered to the other two and they nodded in agreement.

"Just two rooms you say?" The woman confirmed. "Well, if that's the case then yes, we have exactly two rooms open tonight. 500 gold for each of them for the night, and that doesn't include drinks or food."

"A reasonable price, and one we're willing to pay." Kent said taking the gold pieces from the satchel he wore on his hips. "Thank you for your kindness, we'll do our best to not cause any trouble." He set the gold on the table, a little bit more than asked just to be nice, and the woman counted it up before handing him two keys.

"These two rooms are right next to each other at the very end of the hall upstairs." She explained. "We don't have any fancy bathing rooms or anything like that, so if you have to relieve yourself you'll have to leave and come back in."

"Very well, thank you for the information." Kent said taking the keys. "And thank you for your hospitality. I wish you a good and peaceful night." And with that he walked back towards his friends, keys in hand.

"Very well done Kent, I daresay I wouldn't have been able to do better." Mark commented with an impressed tone.

"Well, maybe if you wouldn't have flirted with her like I know you would have you could have done it." Lyn teased him. "But yes, thank you for taking the lead as always Kent, you're a reliable friend as always."

"No need to heap such praise on me, I just did what came naturally." Kent replied, blushing ever so slightly that almost no one could see it. "Anyways it looks like we have keys for a room 6 and a room 7, anyone want to make the decision on who gets what room?"

"I say we take room 6." Sain chimed in. "Everyone always takes room 7 thinking it's a lucky number, so we should show it some more appreciation."

"It's as good as reason as any." Mark said with a shrug as he held his hand out for the other key.

"Oh, and the receptionist mentioned that if you have to relieve yourself you have to go outside." Kent noted. "Which we did see that little creek running through town coming in, just make sure you do it as downstream as possible."

"Good to know." Lyn commented. After that they were able to get some drinks to have with what food supplies they already had and then they headed off to their rooms. The night was passing on as most did, Mark was writing some notes in his journal and Lyn was about to try and get him in bed so they could have some fun, but then their was a knock on the door to their room along with a familiar voice.

"Hey, uh, are you two still awake in there?" It was Sain. So Mark got up from the table he was writing from and opened the door.

"Yeah, we're still awake, what's up?" Mark wondered as he saw a slightly embarrassed look on Sain's face.

"Well, you see, I had to go outside to relieve myself because I drank a little too much I guess, but I forgot to take the key to the room Kent and I are staying in." Sain started. "And I tried knocking on the door to get Kent to open it, figuring he would wake up because it's Kent, but he didn't."

"Hm, that is strange, he must be tired or the drinks must have affected him a bit." Mark agreed. "And it's not like we have Matthew around to lock pick. Well, we have an extra sleeping bag we could roll out on the floor for you in our room if you'd like."

"I'd really appreciate that Mark, thank you." Sain replied thankfully. So Mark let him in and Sain explained everything that happened to Lyn and she was okay with Sain staying with them as well. Though there was one thing that was going to make it possibly a little awkward.

"I was hoping that Mark and I could get a little intimate tonight." Lyn noted. "Of course you're welcome to join us in that Sain, if you wish." It had been common knowledge for a while amongst Mark and Lyn's friends that they were experimenting with an open relationship, so it wasn't a shock to Sain that she would offer something like this, but he was actually a bit cautious about accepting it. Mark had noticed it though, and not just this time as well. They had offered something like this to Sain a few times but he always had a decent reason to say no. This time was a bit different though, there really wasn't anything he had to do or anywhere he had to go, so Mark thought it a bit strange.

"Sain, let me ask you something." Mark started. "Do you not want to do this with us for some reason? If so that's totally fine with us, but if there is you know you can tell us and we'll stop trying to offer it to you, right?"

"Mark, you really know when to cut to the heart of the matter when you want to, you know that?" Sain replied with a sigh since Mark had asked pretty much all the right questions. "It's not that I don't want to, it sounds like a lot of fun and I would be lying if I said I didn't think Lyn was very, very beautiful and that I want to see more of her, but..."

"It's Kent isn't it?" Lyn wondered, connecting a few dots from back in the day.

"Man, you two know me more than I remember." Sain commented. "But, yeah, actually. Look, we all know Kent had a huge crush on Lyn back in the day, that's one of the reasons I backed off and didn't try anything, out of respect for my best friend, but I don't know...It still kind of feels like I'd be betraying his trust or friendship if I did something like this with you guys."

"I understand how that feels." Mark noted before chuckling to himself a bit. "And apparently so does Kent, because he actually thought this exact situation was going to happen."

"What do you mean by that Mark?" Sain wondered, not sure why Kent of all people would be thinking of scenarios like this.

"What do I mean? Well this of course." Mark answered as he pulled a letter out of his satchel. "A letter from Kent to you, for when a situation like this arose."

"You've got to be kidding me." Sain replied, but he took the letter and started reading it. And as he continued down it his eyes started to widen a bit at it's contents. It was definitely Kent's neat and tidy penmanship and the words sounded as stiff and formal as usual, even with the content it was discussing. By the end of it Sain was wondering if he should be more shocked about the content or that Mark and Lyn actually got him to write this.

"I have a feeling that didn't answer all your questions." Mark noted looking at Sain's face.

"You two? Kent? And he actually? And like it was actually him?" Sain questioned, not being able to form a complete question.

"I think the answer to all of those questions is yes, don't you think Mark?" Lyn noted with a bit of a smirk.

"Sain, think about it." Mark continued. "When did Kent and Carrie start courting?"

"A few months ago if I remember correctly." Sain answered.

"And where was Kent right before that?" Lyn led him forward.

"He was in Sacae... visiting you two!" Sain replied as he started putting things together. "Wait, are you saying that Kent got intimate with you guys and that was what finally got him over the hump with his feelings for Lyn?"

"I mean, that's the way we've been thinking about it, it makes sense." Mark noted.

"He's been very much more relaxed around me ever since, even though he's still getting used to the whole 'not being my knight' anymore thing." Lyn added. "And he seems super happy with Carrie, so I think it worked out just the way we wanted it to."

"Huh, I always did think all he needed was to get laid." Sain commented as he took all this information in. "I guess the only think I'm wondering is why he didn't tell me himself, I'm his best friend."

"This is him telling you." Mark noted. "He knew he wouldn't be able to say this to you face to face without it being super awkward, so I suggested he write you this letter and that we'd give it to you when the time was right. Well, the time is right."

"I mean really, would you really want him to go into big detail about what happened?" Lyn asked Sain.

"Yeah, probably not, just like he wouldn't want to know the big details about what we're about to get into." Sain noted.

"Does that mean-?" Mark asked with a bit of excitement.

"Of course! My conscience is clear now." Sain replied. "I've got nothing holding me back."

"Finally, I can get out of these clothes!" Lyn sighed in contentment as she quickly discarded her outfit, letting Sain get a good look at her finally. And he was not disappointed in the slightest.

"It's a better view than I've ever dreamed of." Sain said in awe, almost starstruck.

"Well, come closer and see just how real it is." Lyn teased him. "After you get rid of those clothes of course." So both Sain and Mark quickly got rid of their clothes as well and the trio began to share a night of passion and togetherness. Sain was a surprisingly tender and thoughtful lover, Lyn really enjoyed all the things he did to her and how well he paid attention to things like her sensitive spots and the direction she gave from time to time. But that didn't mean he was soft either, because those muscles of his were not for show. All in all every person involved enjoyed themselves for a long while until things started to come to a climax.

"Elimine! I don't think I can take this much longer, I'm going to blow soon!" Sain panted as he was thrusting into Lyn from behind, grabbing her hips for stability.

"Me either, I'm getting close too!" Mark agreed as he was laying on his back with his dick so far into Lyn's mouth her cheek was bulging slightly.

"Probably should have brought this up sooner but-" Sain pondered as best he could in the situation, until Lyn cut him off suddenly.

"Keep it inside, it's safe." She briefly stated before going back down even farther on Mark's dick, practically deepthroating his shaft in the process.

"Well, you heard the lady, let's give her what she wants." Mark winked at Sain before putting his hand on top of Lyn's head to keep it in place.

"Of course, you always do what a lady tells you to." Sain replied. And with that the both of them did what they could to speed up as much as they could before they both exploded inside of Lyn, filling her up from both sides. Lyn had her climax moments later and she was always glad to get to share moments like this with friends where they could be so intimate. Slowly and eventually the thrusting and moaning came to a stop and Mark pulled out some towels from his satchel so they could clean off. After that the trio started cuddling together in the bed.

"You know Sain, we'd be fine if you wanted to sleep in the bed with us." Lyn noted sweetly. "You don't have to sleep on the floor."

"Truly?" Sain wondered and Lyn and Mark nodded in response. "Wonderful, you two are such great friends. And thank you for letting me in on this, it was just as good as I was expecting it to be."

"Hey, we're glad you enjoyed it as much as we did." Mark commented. "So don't be afraid to bring it up again in the future."

"Totally." Lyn agreed before letting out a yawn. "But it is kind of late. I usually don't stay up this long. Kent might actually wake up before me for once."

"I'm sure he wouldn't mind if it's you." Sain noted. "I do wonder if he'll know what happened tonight after we see him again."

"Kent is a smart guy, I think he'll notice." Mark replied. "So just play it cool, don't make a big deal about it."

"Well, I'm not going to start yelling it on top of the Bern mountains if that's what you mean." Sain joked, getting the other two to laugh before they snugged up closer together.

"Goodnight Sain." Lyn yawned once more before falling asleep.

"Goodnight my lovely Lyn."