Omake 6: Petulant Pegasus Knight

"Oh, crackers..." Marcia complained to herself in the temporary camp made by the Greil Mercenaries.

She sighed after seeing so many siblings from within the company. Ike and Mist, Raven and Priscilla, Nino and her brothers... She was feeling slightly envious the sisters have good brothers who look out for them.

Especially Nino's brother, if such a man was her brother in Begnion, her former wingmates would have swooned over such a man if he were in Begnion to the point her former commander, Tanith, would have pulled her hair in frustration at what she called a "silly romantic distraction".

"Is something wrong, Marcia?"

Marcia turned to the source of the voice behind her. Her eyes widened to see a doting older brother that a lot of women would give second glances to. Speak of the devil.

"Oh, hey there, handsome!" Marcia greeted Lloyd. His appearance was indeed attractive to most women.

Lloyd returned the greeting with a welcoming smile.

'Nino was right, he is dashing," Marcia thought to herself.

"You seem troubled, do you need something?" Lloyd offered assistance to Marcia, who shook her head.

She didn't know why she wanted to relay some of her concerns to this man, but it was hard to resist talking to such an approachable man compared to most knights.

"It's just... Ike's a brother, you're a brother, Boyd's a bit obnoxious to some of the group, but all of you are good older siblings..." Marcia trailed off as she felt more miserable thinking about Makalov. "Meanwhile, my chum-for-brains brother gets into trouble. I had to leave the Begnion Pegasus Knights just to find him. Debt collectors started coming to my barracks because he ran from them! And then there was the boat monkeys..."

Marcia shuddered thinking about the pirates. She would have died had the Greil Mercenaries not saved her.

"Well, I suppose Fargus and Dart would have straightened him out had he ever encountered them..." Lloyd remarked as he cupped his chin.

Rather than walk the plank, he would have been under forced labor under Fargus's watchful eye.

Marcia looked at Lloyd only to be reminded of a tidbit she heard about the Davros.

"Oh right... you all mentioned having pirates as your escorts here. Nice ones apparently..." Her expression soon soured as she was also reminded that even one of the pirates of the Davros was also an older brother. "Even that Dart fellow you mentioned seems like a good older brother, despite being a freebooter..."

The Davros were unlike most pirates. People were more likely to make friends and drink with the corsairs than the pirates looting them. Usually, when they target people, they typically deserve it like the merchant guild of Bulgar.

"I know it's not fair to compare older brothers, but he's all I have... his antics worry me," Marcia voiced out her worries to the Reed eldest brother.

Lloyd remained patient listening to her troubles. It was too irresponsible for the eldest sibling to do such a thing and cause their little sister so much trouble. There were consequences to behold, and her brother did not acknowledge them.

"I will relay your concerns to Ike," Just as Marcia was about to object, Lloyd put up his hand to halt her. "Say no more, we're all older brothers. It's only right to help out a struggling little sister. I'm sure even Raven would help you out if you ask for his assistance."

Just as he was about to leave a stunned Marcia, he looked back at her with a kind smile. "Please, you can even speak to my younger brother, Linus, whenever you like. He may seem a little rash, but he would lend you an ear. Anything to boost your morale during your ordeals."

With that, Lloyd left to report to Ike. Marcia saw the man walking off while she clenched her fists.

"Grr... it's so hard to resist that handsome face and his considerate gesture!" Marcia voiced out in frustration while complimenting Lloyd. "So why is he so different from my brother? Lazy do-nothing!"

She felt so envious of Nino for having such an understanding and mature brother. However, she didn't seem to understand why the girl spent so much time with the silent guy who looked like he could kill with just a single glance.

Unbeknownst to the pair who conversed, Jaffar stood from a distance having overheard the entire conversation. He was about to ask what Lloyd would have wanted for dinner since Nino was cooking with some of the members. He would keep in mind Marcia's brother if he had the chance.

AN: Sorry for adding an omake a half day after the most recent chapter. But it just came into my mind.

Comments:

Unfortunately Zephiel won't be straying from darkness with just a simple pep talk. I won't delve too much, but it will deviate greatly from the original intended history. There's going to be a lot of character parallels for what is planned in PoR arc. It would be difficult to have laguz to travel to another world in general. Majority of them are in service to their country or have obligations. Not that they won't assist beorc/human companions. At best, they would likely just interact with close friends of the Greil Mercenaries (Ike). Hector however would ask funny questions which may or may not offend Lethe.