Omake: Boots
"Hey, remember those boots we received from Murdock and his men back in Elibe?" Legault asked Ike, who nodded in response.
They were still in Anna's convoy, and they had yet to use them. No one thought about using them, as everyone was comfortable with wearing their current footwear. Apparently, Ike had no clue about the real value of these boots.
"You can increase the number of paces to anyone that moves with them, so give them to those who might need them," Legault told the blue-haired mercenary. "They even work on fliers or horse riders to affect their mounts, so don't hesitate."
However, it was then that Ike furrowed his brows, as if in deep thought. What Legault revealed had made Ike wonder about the former's last statement.
"How does that work? Pegasi, horses, and wyverns aren't the ones wearing them. And is there any use for bird tribe Laguz to wear them outside of being on the ground at times?" Ike asked the assassin, who shrugged.
"Beats me, magic I guess. These boots are to die for, no really," Legault revealed, which made Ike repeatedly blink at the fact. "Anna revealed some people have killed for those kinds of boots. Some undead monsters, or some poor sap who kidnapped a princess."
Putting aside the first part (so Rolf didn't get nightmares and the fact they fought morphs), Ike was curious as to how the second part happened.
"Hey, I was curious too, but all she said from that incident was that a prince or princess (depending on the timeline) really liked these kinds of boots. So they killed him." Legault explained to Ike, who grimaced in response.
It was excessively cruel to kill a person for boots. All it did was help a person move more. If it was for the act of kidnapping a princess, maybe that alone would warrant death. However, this was just done for a pair of enchanted boots that weren't even legendary weapons.
"That sounds... morbid. Why couldn't they just take it off him, aside from punishing him for the act of kidnapping royalty?" Ike asked Legault, who once again shrugged.
"I have no idea... the number of stories that Anna has is numerous... and this was just one..." As Legault said those words, he put a single hand on his temple. "Maybe I should rethink my life choices... and please don't give those boots to me. I don't want to be caught dead with bare feet. I mean, think about it..." He pointed at himself with both index fingers as he trailed off.
"Hurricane, former Black Fang member, dead because someone wanted his boots! So again, don't you dare give them to me..."