A/N: JUGGLING SELENA'S FLAMING KNICKERS!

Alright, now that I got y'all's attention, this is not the 'actual' chapter! While this does fall under the parameters of a Support Conversation, i.e. just two characters talking, it technically isn't… as Azura and Ignis are set to their 'A' Support already. Also, if you end up finishing this and feel lost… then I've done my job properly. It is possible to figure out what is what, but you'd need to make some huge leaps in logic. Hopefully… or maybe I'm just being full of myself, here.

Now, while I'm normally trying to keep around a 2-week gap between chapters, due to the shortness of this one...

Expect the next one tomorrow!

Consort: And nor will it be long to embrace that path, either. I'm afraid that letter to Izama is going to take some time to process, and a war isn't going to wait! Heh, I was also imagining Camilla pulling with all of her strength while Yasei hugs onto that pillar, too!

Short Corrin is best Corrin! Gotta watch out for them 5'5" terrors! Shorter than Takumi/Leo, but taller than Sakura/Elise. Still, not as short as I had a certain version of M!Kana, who was shorter than Elise/Sakura.

I enjoyed making Firechaser all rowdy, but yes… the mount is as important as the rider. Pegasi and Wyverns still need to be trained and they need to bond with their rider. Hinoka spent many years with Firechaser, and she couldn't just get a new one if something terrible happened to Firechaser, or y'know… *Advanced Seal*. Ah yes, and Festals. Well, let's not forget… it seems Yasei is getting some training in Naginatas, too. She won't be exactly a standard Hoshidan Noble… in terms of classing, that is.

Antex: And you know that this version of Hinoka is gonna protect her family and little sister no matter what!

Azura found herself unable to sleep this night, so with a tinge of reluctance, she rose out of her bed, donned her dress, and decided she would be taking a trip to Shirasagi's Lake. It has been about three days since Princess Corrin had done something that set her mind spinning. 'She's a Manakete…' The physical signs weren't there… no slitted eyes, no pointed ears. If it weren't for Azura's Vallite knowledge, then Corrin would've been lost.

"My liege?" Ignis asks, no more than two steps taken out of her room.

"Come, Ignis. We need to speak of… ripples." It's too open out here, even if everyone here seems nice to her, she knows that there are others who would seek harm. Hoshido knows Azura is 'Nohrian' Royalty.

Ignis nods in confirmation, "Ah, I must say… I love the tales you share of the great lakes, my liege. I will gladly talk." The two begin their walk to Shirasagi's Lake.

"I told you of the large splash that has happened recently…" Azura starts off, keeping her tone light.

"You have. The rock was larger than we anticipated." He keeps a smile up. "If it becomes much larger…"

"It will be useful, Ignis." She cuts him off as they navigate outside, and to the lake that Azura prefers to spend her time at.

"Ah, yes… tidal waves approach." Whilst Azura hangs around the dock, Ignis scavenges the grass for some leaves. "A consequence of the mountain shifting positions, yes?"

"Indeed. Even if we threw in boulders, the world decides when the largest waves are made." Azura hums a few times, feeling the power of her necklace take hold, and… "Ignis, we'll need to bolster our rock."

He startles, "My liege? Surely our rock has enough?"

"The stone will take fragments from our rock, so we need to temper our rock for a larger impact." Azura, while still in her dress, wades into the water. "However, I do not intend to give any normal stone to it."

"This is quite the sudden decision…" He chuckles, hiding some nervousness.

"It is not, I have been thinking about this, ever since our rock made those waves. The stone that the rock needs… it won't be like most. It will be able to take more… and I'll make sure the stone can't return unless I will it."

"...I trust you, my liege, though if our rock…"

"Iggy." Azura's firm tone cuts him off. "We are still Royal and Retainer… there are times where questioning cannot happen. I've been thinking over this for much time, for most of the days. I know this will work. We didn't prepare this much for our rock to make unnoticed ripples."

"I understand." He rises from his grass-picking and faces Azura.

"Do you?" She returns a stone-cold expression to him. "How well do you understand?"

Ignis takes a sharp breath, "I'm as eager as you are to see this through, my liege. I know you well enough, and I know you would never act on impulse. Every move you suggest will be well thought out." He bows for a moment. "We will see this to the end… Azuzu." He stands tall once more.

"That we will, Iggy." She smiles. "Now, I need to focus, I will make a… lesser stone. If that isn't enough, then… I will need help from our rock… perhaps together we can make a greater stone."

"As you will it, my liege." As for Ignis? He found the perfect blade of grass. "As you will it…" He begins playing a light tune, as to not disrupt Azura's small Vallite Ritual spell.