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im-not-a-porno · 1 year ago

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*takes notes* damn this is great! I am new to this growth kinda thing with characters i just follow what would make sense for their character.

Like i recently dabled into making Mozu an archer and Kinshi in my conquest playthrough and it's been surprisingly fun, i made her master of arms in birthright and everytime i used her i would cry lowkey cuz look at my baby! She is confident and killing baddies now!

Hinoka is one of my favorite units since i made her a falcon knight, she is good for like clutches and I need them often jaja so she would go heal at one point and another she would help a character not get crowded, and with her resistence to magic so high, levels like Leo's one where more of a breeze than expected and it's just so fun for me to play her. These builds are good ideas too, Xander x Hinoka is the one royal ship i like out of them all (that is not queer cuz Sakura and Elise are adorable) so that growth could be super fun with a Siegbert (Ronald McDonald) also super strong and cool.

What build would you make for Mozu or Hinoka?

Okay so keep in mind that when I build units I don't really do it in a "normal" manner, I kind play the game almost solely to make stupid builds no matter the time it takes even if I have to farm a lot. Furthermore I have a few savefiles so I often use some amount of skill transfer, not a lot but sometimes I grab a few skills on another save to not waste levels on another. I'll still give more reasonable builds after detailing my 20 steps plan to make a godkiller. Knowing that:

Mozu is very fun because of both her growths and her easy access to profiteer. She can be a good multi use units, with resource utility and offensive power. Her main weakness is that she is fairly frail, and will probably not be able to survive too many hits.

My last run had her as a Kinshi knight for a few reasons: it has the same solid luck as merchant, second highest outside of strategist (hardly viable considering that magic is the one stat she has a growth below 10). While it has an inferior strength compared to other classes, kinshi knights have both great speed and massive range (flying movement + bow range). And because they use the same weapons as the merchants, the transition after you get profiteer isn't too hard. I wanted to give her a special niche along that so I decided to be very stubborn and farm her in a class she is absolutely not good at: sorcerer.

By befriending Nyx, she get access to the dark mage, which objectively doesn't work for her, but I have too much free time. I got her to level 15 in the sorcerer class (because of how the game works you only need to spend 4 levels in that class if you swap at level 11) solely for one skill: bowbreaker. That along the speed she gets as a kinshi and her great luck makes her near impossible for bow users to hit. That made her a weird case of flying archer killer which I thought was very funny, I could throw her in the middle of a bunch of archers and they'd all have 0%. Kinshi knight provides the highest luck cap, which she'll reach pretty easily. With this she'll have at least 30% chance of producing money every turn for 7 turn. If you are lucky/willing to grind the DLCs, you can get Anna's bow which gives a massive +5 luck for a skill and strength debuff every attack (her skill should be solid by now, and she doesn't need to kill or even attack to activate her skill so you can just equip it on her if there is a turn she doesn't have anything to do). Along with that, I gave her a bamboo yumi that gets her +10 avo, further enhancing her dodgetanking despite its weakness (it's not the rarest weapon to get at the lottery or on lucky spaces, you'll always end up having at least one and you will probably get to forge it to have it stronger). Along with Air Superiority she'll get as a kinshi knight, she'll also be able to avoid flyers and especially other kinshi. From there, she has the speed to rarely get doubled, the most precise enemies will have at best 20% or so hit rates with her, and she'll be producing lots of money while also providing decent supportive damage. If you go that way aptitude isn't gonna help you much as you'll be at equal or higher level than enemies, so you can drop it. From there there isn't much to add, you can grab life and death from Master of Arms and bowfaire to increase her damage output dramatically using a bow, both are accessible with second , add a longbow to increase her range if you fear she can't dodge everything or chip an enemy she can't reach.

If you want a less time consuming and more "realistic" build (aka "for someone who isn't as obsessed as me and doesn't have too much free time), Mozu's main advantage is her high speed and luck naturally leading her to dodgetanking. The most avoidant class is swordmaster (innate +10 avo along a nice +10 crit): marrying Ryoma will let her access it along with giving aptitude to an already powerful second gen unit. Between a whooping 85% speed growth with aptitude, 60% strength, 50% HP and skill, she'll be a reliable dodgetank, especially considering her personal skill let her regain HP on forest tiles (among other tiles), which makes her a good bait. She'll have the skill to activate Astra fairly reliably, and life and death from the master of arms class would again make her damage output insane, along with swordfaire that she'll get while progressing as a swordmaster. If you're in Conquest though, the next best option is probably marrying Arthur to get her to be a berserker. She doesn't get the avo bonus of the swordmaster but nearly as much speed, insane strength, and her innate skill growths counters the poor accuracy of axes, along with a 20% crit bonus that goes well with her good skill. Her sniper line can help her in that class: certain blow alleviates the axe inaccuracy. I wouldn't say gamble is really worth it but you can try it if your Mozu has a consistent enough hit rate, and since she'll be using only that weapon axefaire is good. Now if you want to have her solely as a player turn based unit, once again, life and death will have her obliterate people. If you want to use her good speed and strong HP as bait however, getting strong riposte and sol can help with that. Sadly since Conquest doesn't allow much grinding outside of DLCs, you can't go too insane, but her only friendships options there are Effie which gives class that'll probably affect her speed negatively, or Nyx, which. Yeah, without even more grinding the skills that could work with her aren't accessible. If you count the Heirs of Fates DLC rewards, you can get speedtaker or strengthtaker, preferably the first for swordmaster and the second for berserker (those skills cannot be used at the same time so no use getting both on her), and if you make a revelation berserker, befriending Oboro

Now, for Hinoka. She's a bit trickier because she's the balanced "jack of all trades master of none" type of character. Her growth rates are all around 40 without class bonus beside her magic at 15 and her defence being a little lower than the rest at 35. That means she isn't really bad anywhere, but she doesn't really stand out either. She is the kind of characters that you might have on the map but realise soon that whatever she can do, others will do better despite having more glaring weaknesses than her. However her base skill, resistance and speed stats are good, and she always joins with a guard naginata which is a pretty rare weapon. So for her, we have solid bases

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fatesdeepdive · 4 years ago

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Entry 11: Archduke Silly Bot

I built a new Mess Hall and Accessory Shop, but before I could play with them, my castle was attacked! By spooky ghost men from the Astral Plane I mean, I summoned them, but still, the castle is in danger. Fifteen enemies showed up to try and seize the fort. Lilith was supposed to help me fight, but just stayed in her pond and did nothing. Dumb fish.

The invaders were tough, but focused more on smashing stuff than killing my Units. Unfortunately, there was a casualty. Kenshi, our valiant POW who we force to serve as cannon fodder, was slain in battle. I mean, not really, because I’m playing Casual mode. Still, I renamed the castle Fort Kenshi in his honor.

The invasion gave me the points needed to build two new structures: the Rod Shop and the Smithy. The Mess Hall can be used to slightly boost unit stats for one battle. The Rod Shop can be used to buy various consumable items. Smithy can be used to reforge Weapons; for instance, I gave Kenshi a new bronze club called Kenshi’s Whacker. The Accessory shop can be used to buy and equip fun accessories, like the bath towel that is all Kenshi is allowed to wear.

Support: Jakob/Mozu

C: Jakob finds Mozu crying, because she had a nightmare about the death of her family, and comforts her.

B: Jakob tells Mozu that she is fortunate to have had something to lose; he explains his abusive childhood that ended with him being sold into servitude of the royal family and tells Mozu to hold onto her memories of her village.

A: Mozu begins training so she can be strong enough to protect everyone and thanks Jakob for looking out for her.

S: Jakob proposes to Mozu, asking her to help him create memories worth cherishing.

Review: This one was short, but good. It could have very easily just been a throwaway conversation about Jakob’s fanciness contrasting Mozu’s lack of sophistication. Instead, it was a genuinely touching conversation that expanded both characters and made me love Jakob even more.

Support: Orochi/Saizo

C: Orochi tells Saizo to stop being mean, because it’s ruining his reputation with the ladies, and threatens to take matters into her own hands.

B: Orochi reveals that when they first met, when Saizo was a child and she was...whatever age she was, she predicted misfortune in his future, which scared Saizo so much he wet his pants. She then reveals that she’s told everyone. Saizo runs away to salvage his reputation.

A: Saizo comes back, furious. Apparently, Orochi lied about telling everyone and Saizo, in his attempts to explain that he only peed his pants because he was a child, ended up spreading the story for her.

S: Saizo has turned over a new leaf and is trying to be nicer thanks to Orochi’s mind games. Orochi confesses that, when she fortolled misfortune in Saizo’s future, she must have actually been talking about his father. Because, as we all know, Saizo has not suffered any misfortune in his life. Also they get married.

Review: This one was decent. Saizo ignoring Orochi’s threats at first then ruining everything in his struggle to fix things is amusing, and the duo have better chemistry than most couples in this game.

Support: Azura/Corrin (Birthright)

Notice the Birthright parenthetical. Corrin and Azura, the main duo, actually have different conversations in different routes, which is neat.

C: Corrin and Azura take a walk together. Azura compares the nice day to Castle Shirasagi. She then apologizes for bringing up her childhood, which she feels belonged to Corrin.

B: Azura asks Corrin about her childhood and Corrin explains both the forced isolation and the constant companionship from Elise and the servants. Corrin actually says she misses the Northern Fortress.

A: Corrin and Azura reflect on their different opinions of Nohr: Azura’s feelings of it being the evil she escaped and Corrin’s of it being a home she misses. They discuss the fact that no place is truly good or bad, something the game’s writers needed to be reminded of, and vow to bring peace.

S: Corrin states that his good memories of Nohr all stem from kind people and vows to be that kind of person for her. The duo exchange some insanely on the nose promises about being fine in a dark pit if they’re together and their fates being intertwined. Now, this may feel like incest because they share parents and siblings, but I actually think this one is okay? As long as there isn’t some late game twist that makes them cousins or something, this seems good.

Review: Overall, a fairly good conversation. Corrin’s feelings on Nohr are more nuanced than this game normally is and the idea that Nohr isn’t evil because of the people is a good sentiment.

Support: Setsuna/Subaki

C: Subaki and Setsuna are assigned to train new recruits together. The new recruit is Kenshi, I have decided. Subaki, worried that Setsuna will be Setsuna and mess everything up, does everything himself.

B: Setsuna just wanders off in the middle of training new recruits and Subaki tries to help her be a better leader.

A: Setsuna attempts to resign from teaching, but Subaki tells her that her wandering off actually helped the recruits because she’s observant, I guess. Setsuna does not retire from teaching.

S: Setsuna tells Subaki that she likes him then wanders off because she’s done talking. Subaki chases after her and proposes.

Review: This one was mediocre. Setsuna is always fun, but this support conversation lacked a good conflict and was resolved in a dumb way. Setsuna wandering off in the middle of a confession is fun, but the relationship wasn’t built up at all.

Birthright Chapter 9: Land of Gods

The gang head to Izumo, a neutral kingdom south of Hoshido. The guards, recognizing Azura, let the party in. Corrin asks about the missing princes and is told no battle happened near Izumo. No war in Ba Sing Se and all that jazz. Archduke Izana approaches them, looking like a wise and calm leader. Then he talks and they realize that he’s a silly boy.

They ask him about the battle on the border of Izumo and he tells them he knows nothing about it. Izana invites the gang to rest and be treated by his healers. He also invites Corrin and Sakura to go to some special spa healing in his deep relaxation chamber which is absolutely not suspicious.

The deep relaxation chamber is an execution chamber. Nohrian soldiers march in to kill Corrin and Izana reveals that he is actually a Nohrian mage named Zola. His voice sounds like Gollum and he has this weird jester hat. I cannot wait for the part of the game where we kill him.

Right before Corrin is executed, half of the Nohrian soldiers attack the other half. It’s revealed the soldiers are actually our soldiers in disguise. Where they got the Nohrian costumes, I do not know. Maybe they looted them from some corpses? Also, how did they know this was happening? And how did they seamlessly blend into the Nohrian army? I have many questions.

Hinoka explains that she knew Zola wasn’t the real Izana because no royal would ever act like such a silly boy, because she has never read any history textbook. The battle begins.

Something I haven’t mentioned yet that I want to mention: if an enemy has a super effective weapon, a red balloon with an exclamation mark appears above them as you move your unit. Nice touch.

On turn two, two new characters march into battle: a Samurai named Hinata and a Spear Fighter named Oboro. The two of them are looking for Takumi. The two bicker. Hinata is an idiot and is thirsty for Takumi. Oboro fantasizes about killing all of the Nohrian scum and Hinata tells her to chill out. These two idiots are Takumi’s retainers. Corrin goes up to the duo and recruits them.

Hinata

A samurai and one of Takumi’s retainers. His personal skill, Triple Threat, hurts enemies who lower him below half health. His design is fine, I guess. I think they’re going for a meathead thing from his introduction and his scars and muscles, but he looks way too young. Personality wise, he seems to be kinda dumb, but not enough to be funny.

Oboro

A spear fighter who is really goddamn thirsty for Takumi and is also really racist. Her unit description is: Loves fashion, hates Nohr. Her personal skill makes her do extra damage to Nohrians, which is useful because we are at war with Nohr. Fates has a bad tendency of reducing characters to a single character trait and we’ve already been shown three traits for Oboro, which I assume will dominate every line she ever says. Seriously, we’ve known her for a minute and she’s said Nohrian Scum a dozen times.

This map was good. It was a standard fighting enemies in a castle map; nothing special, but then again it didn’t need to be special. After the battle, Zola says that he’d rather die than tell Corrin anything. He then throws a smokescreen and runs away, only to be attacked by Leo.

Leo says he’s going to kill Zola for being a disgrace to Nohr and Corrin says, no, don’t do that, don’t hurt another Nohrian. Except, Corrin has killed dozens of Nohrians at this point. Leo yells at Corrin for being a traitor and gives her Zola to keep as a pet. Corrin reflects on how Leo has gotten stronger, but also become more cruel, since her betrayal of Nohr.

The gang meets the real Izana. Yeah he’s every bit as weird and wacky as Zola was. He tells the gang about hearing that the princes were near the bottomless canyon and reads Corrin’s fortune. He sings the next verse of Ocean’s Grey Waves, implying that this song is genuinely a prophecy about this game.

In the white light, a hand reaches through

A double-edged blade cuts your heart in two

Waking dreams fade away,

Embrace the brand-new day

So, let’s see. First off, a lot of imagery about light, which is Hoshido’s aesthetic. Not sure what verse one means, but verse two is some heavy foreshadowing for Chapter 26. I’ll talk about it more then. Verses three and four are about Corrin leaving the fake life in Nohr and returning to Hoshido. Probably.

Azana also predicts that the princes are both alright, so the gang heads off to find them. That night, Azura talks to Corrin about the prophecy, saying that it is the lyrics to a song she was taught as a child that now seems to be about Corrin.

#fire emblem #fire emblem fates #fe fates #fe 14 #hoshido #fire emblem birthright #oboro fe #hinata fe #zola fe #leo fe #izana fe #corrin fe #azura fe #corrin x azura #jakob x mozu #setsuna x subaki #orochi x saizo

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yakuniku · 4 years ago

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Am I the only person who ships Leo/Mozu? I can't find any content of them...

#fe if #fe fates #leo #mozu #leo x mozu

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sofasoap · 7 years ago

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Brilliant art works by @luxememoria, you always deliver!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH My two favourite pairings, rare pair Xander x Mozu and

Leo x Sakura, inspired by SIGF’s Fire emblem fanfic “ PORTAL” https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11942458/1/Portal ( check it out! )

#leosaku #xanmozu #mozander #leo x sakura #sakura x leo #mozu x xander #xander x mozu #mozu #mozume #xander #leon #sakura #leo #fire emblem fates #FE fates #Fire emblem if #FE IF

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ladykailolu · 2 years ago

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Have you read my Xander x Charlotte fix yet?

I’ve actually edited chapter B so I hope you haven’t so you can see the changes first

Thing is, in game, my ships for Fire Emblem Fates are

Corrin x Silas

Ryoma x Mozu

Xander x Charlotte

Leo x Nyx

Elise x Takumi x Oboro (I just can’t pick)

But outside of canon,

I actually also ship

(Fem) Corrin x Charlotte

And (Fem) Corrin and Mozu

I really like the idea of Charlotte and Corrin’s dynamic

Charlotte is a woman who is purposely perceived as delicate and soft when she’s actually a cold badass of woman

Corrin has been casted into the role of a leader and a warrior when her true nature is a sweet innocent darling

So they’re kind of opposites

And I can imagine Charlotte getting close with Corrin as Corrin sees and appreciates Charlotte for who she really is.

And Charlotte slowly loses interest in chasing men in favor of the one girl who understands her (who’s also royalty)

I just really wanna ship Corrin with girls, like I also ship her with Mozu cause they’re neutral mutuals and they have similar backstories in losing their moms

Plus it’s that princess and a peasant girl dynamic

You like?

Not to mention, Corrin was kept ignorant of her true past and now suddenly has to content with the dire fact that she was abducted from her family! Part of what I liked about FE: Fates was the fucked up part where Corrin has to choose between her birth family and her adoptive one. I can see her siding with her adoptive family since her siblings were so kind to her and loved her as if she was truly their sister, but I also liked the flavor of angst Revelations introduced in that Corrin rejects both of her families and has to fight them to end this war. It tugs at my heart strings to see Corrin fight big brother Xander, and Xander struggling to hide his emotions and be the strong heir that Nohr needs.

I actually ship Corrin with Nagito Komaeda from the Danganronpa series lol! They even have twins (both Kanas). But for in-universe ships, I like the Corrin x Silas ship! I just like Silas in general, tbh. He’s like that golden retriever boyfriend who never gives up on Corrin.

And omg a rivalry between Xander and Ryoma! I love this crossover with Pokemon in which Ryoma goes into battle with Zekrom (a black dragon that attacks with lightning) and Xander meets him in battle with Reshiram (a white dragon that breathes fire). The elements of the dragons mirrors the elemental energy of their swords!

Charlotte has shocked me since I first encountered her in the Nohr route. I loved her dichotomy in that she can kick someone’s ass thoroughly and still play the cute card to get what she wants (money). And I loved how the writers gave a pretty legitimate reason for it--she only wants to support her family! And a female fighter who can rip people to shreds with her axe? Hell yeah! I love her little animation where she tosses the axe behind her and does this cute little curtsy thing and plays with her hair. She’s just all around a very good character to play with, and while I haven’t played the games in a long time, I remember that she was one of the heaviest hitters on my team.

Personally, I liked shipping Corrin with Lilith, but then Lilith dies no matter what lol

I also like the idea in a modern AU of Corrin splicing up her week to spend with her Nohrian family and her Hoshidan family. It’s quite chaotic.

#fire emblem fates #corrin #birthright #conquest #revelations #fe fates #oreocookiezzz #asks #lady k answers

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flightlessribbons · 11 months ago

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Mozu's finally in Heroes!!! In celebration, i colored a drawing from my AU Bc she deserves it ❤️

#fire emblem #fire emblem heroes #fe14 #fire emblem fates #my art #fe14 happy families au #fanart #mozu x leo #mozuleo #fire emblem leo #fire emblem mozu #fire emblem forrest #ribbonmakes

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rainydayotomes · 4 years ago

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Accepted Games and Characters

Code: Realize, Guardian of Rebirth and Future Blessings

Arsene Lupin

Abraham Van Helsing

Impey Barbicane

Victor Frankenstein

Count Saint Germain

Herlock Sholmes

Café Enchanté

Misyr Rex

Il Fado de Rie

Ignis Carbunculus

Canus Espada

Kaoru Rindo

Solitus

Noah

Vennia

Piofiore

Dante Falzone

Nicola Francesca

Yang

Orlok

Gilbert Redford

Henri/Direttore

Leo Cavagnis

Roberto de Feo

Collar x Malice

Aiji Yanagi

Mineo Enomoto

Takeru Sasazuka

Kei Okazaki

Kageyuki Shiraishi

Yuzuru Saeki

Rei Mikuni

The perpetrators of the X-Day crimes are allowed to be the focus of headcanons.

Amnesia: Memories

Ikki

Toma

Kent*

Shin

Ukyo

*I actually skipped Kent's route entirely. So I can attempt to write for him, but I can't guarantee anything good....

Bustafellows

Limbo

Shu

Mozu

Helvetica

Scarecrow

Nightshade

Chojiro

Gekkamaru

Hanzo

Goemon

Kuroyuki

Olympia Soiree

Akaza

Himuka

Riku

Yosuga

Kuroba

Tsukuyomi

#masterpost #character rules

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chickenmcnuggies · 3 years ago

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The newest update for Unofficial Gay Fates, bringing in 26 new supports, edits to old Revival Patch supports to bring them up to quality, as well as a new paralogue edit!

The newly added supports are:

Romantic: Odin x Jakob, Azama x Silas, Benny x Takumi, Subaki x Leo, Charlotte x Anna, Camilla x Peri, Sophie x Nina, Oboro x Arthur, Selena x Kagero, and Corrin(F) x Mitama (S)

Platonic: Only Izana/Sakura this time!

Parent Child: Odin/Dwyer, Jacob/Ophelia, Azama/Sophie, Silas/Mitama, Benny/Kiragi, Takumi/Ignatius, Xander/Shiro, Forrest/Subaki, Leo/Caeldori, and Ryoma/Siegbert

Sibling: Dwyer/Ophelia, Sophie/Mitama, Kiragi/Ignatius, Shiro/Siegbert, and Caeldori/Forrest

Fixed supports: Reina/Mozu, Asugi/Niles, Jakob x Kaze, Azura x Effie, Azura x Reina, Hinoka x Scarlet, Reina/Shigure PC

We also added our first parent specific paralogue edit! Now, if Silas and Niles are married, the beginning and endings of Nina's paralogue will have dialogue to reflect it. No more Niles explaining his family drama to his husband!

Also added: Unisex DLC Classes patch, Playable Lilith Mod patch.

As per usual, the update can be found at it's Gamebanana page: (x)

On a semi-related note, also check out the Playable Lilith mod I released earlier this week! (x)

#fe14 #fire emblem #rom hacking

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xxmorning-gl0ryxx · 5 years ago

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My Fire Emblem Fates Ships!

Hey, since I’m back, I thought I’d share my Fates otps! A good friend of mine told me to pair up whoever I want and forget stats and that’s what I wanted to do. I’m only halfway through Birthright but I already planned ahead on who I want to pair up for my playthrough in Revelation! I love to obsess over them so I’m posting them here! (Please respect my pairings, all have different opinions here) Here we go!

Neutral:

Corrin x Kaze

Jakob x Azura

Silas x Hinoka

Hoshido:

Ryoma x Felicia (A leftover pair but I fell in love with them)

Takumi x Rinkah

Saizo x Kagero

Azama x Setsuna

Kaden x Sakura (They were so cute, I could talk about them for hours!)

Hinata x Hana

Subaki x Oboro

Hayato x Mozu (They’re the only two who look the same age besides Sakura)

Nohr:

Xander x Charlotte

Leo x Nyx

Laslow x Peri

Niles x Camilla

Odin x Elise

Benny x Beruka (I actually love their supports because it’s hard for me to talk to people sometimes and my good friend once told be that just enjoying one’s company is all that matters. I totally agree with her)

Keaton x Selena (Tsundere x Tsundere so cute!)

Arthur x Effie

And let’s not forget the children! Even if some of the pairings only allow them to be friends in the game, I imagine them together.

Shiro x Caeldori

Asugi x Sophie ( A personal favourite)

Soleil x Opheila

Dwyer x Rhajat

Kiragi x Mitama

Hisame x Midori

Shigure x Nina

Siegbert x Ignatius

Kana x Percy

Selkie x Velouria

Well I guess the guys with no romantic supports are Orochi and Forrest. Oh well.

Do we have any ships in common? Let me know in a reply! Have a good day!

#otps #my otp #charlottestuff #fire emblem #fire emblem: fates #fire emblem fates

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persorene · 8 years ago

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Into the Unknown; Chapter 26

*headcanon that comes into play later in this chapter; among his many other talents, Dwyer is a decent musician.*

“Mom, I can go. I can do it.” Dwyer said quietly.

The leader of their ragtag army was sitting on the floor, cradling her youngest son to her chest as he slept, her copper hair falling over him and hiding him from view. She looked from her husband who was crouching beside her to her eldest son who stood in the corner of the room, anxiously twirling his staff in his hands. The exhiled princess kept her voice to a whisper “Dwyer, sweetheart, I don’t know if I’m comfortable with you going out on missions alone. I’ve had enough of a scare over your little brother today. It’s a lovely offer, but-”

“Mom. Look, I know you think I’m helpless but I’m not. You and dad need to stay here with Kana, it was the first time he’s ever turned. And with the stress of the attack… he probably won’t wake up for awhile. But the skies change in two days. We were due to meet Xander and Leo any time now, and now we’re hiding out in a forest. If I don’t go, they won’t ever find us here and we won’t gain Nohr’s support. Having Ryoma and Hinoka backing us helps so much, but you know we need them too.”

Jakob was swelling with pride. His son never took initiative on his own, and while he certainly didn’t want to put their oldest son in harm’s way, he also couldn’t refuse the offer. “Corrin.” Jakob began. His wife turned her face to him, her fingers mindlessly stroked Kana’s silky white locks as she listened. “Darling, I don’t want him in danger either. But, he does have a point. We can’t allow an alliance with Nohr to slip through our fingers. Dwyer is a skilled boy, he can make it to the canyon safely and retrieve your brothers. He can take a party along with him. Surely we can spare the forces while we wait here for Kana to come around.” He chuckled grimly as he looked at his beloved princess and their son in her arms “Besides, if anyone dare threaten my family they’d have to face me.”

Corrin returned her eyes to their older son “Do you promise me you will be more careful than you have ever been before?”

“Mother, when have I ever been reckless?”

“Never dear, however, you are my precious son and if something were to happen to you I-” she shook her head “No. I can’t even think about it.”

The teenager stepped across the room and stood next to his parents and brother, he lay a hand on top of his mother’s head to comfort her “Momma, I promise you I will be safe. I can do this.”

She nodded and grabbed his hand in her own, rubbing her thumb over his knuckles “I know, my love. However, if you aren’t home by tomorrow afternoon I’m coming after you.”

Dwyer smiled, revealing the dimples in his cheeks, his eyes slowly drifted from his loving mother to father “Dad?”

“Yes son?” The butler looked up, his long white bangs hung over his left eye, the other was focusing intently on the lanky teen.

Dwyer tapped his fingers together quickly, his eyes shifted about nervously “I, um, I know I don’t like to ask for your help and I know this was my idea so if you’d rather not help me, I understand but, I was just wondering if you’d- Y'know, since I’ve never gone on a mission by myself before I just thought…”

“I’ll help you.” Jakob chuckled slightly “I’d never send my son off unprepared.”

The boy smiled slightly “Thanks pops.”

“Come on, we need to get you ready.” Jakob stood and motioned for his son to follow him out the door and into the courtyard.

“Dwyer! I mean it young man, if you even think something looks or feels off, you come straight back home.” Corrin called after him.

Dwyer slowed to a stop and turned back toward his worried mother “Mom, do you really think dad would let me go if it was risky?”

She shook her head, he certainly would never put any of them in danger of any sort “No, but still, you are my son. I’m just worried. I know you’re a capable boy, but to me, you’re still my baby.”

He threw a smile at her, revealing his dimples and soothing her instantly “I know mom. I’ll be careful, I promise.”

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Jakob stood next to his son in the armory, twirling a dagger between his fingers and watching as the light glinted off of its surface “You’ll take your daggers.”

“But, dad, I’m not a fighter I’m-”

“A healer. Yes, I am aware. However, your staff won’t help you if things go wrong or if you get into a dangerous situation. But with a dagger, you don’t need to be tremendously precise-” he paused and flung the dagger he’d been holding across the room, with a thud, it landed it’s hit and stuck in one of the training dummies near the wall “but speed may just save you.”

Dwyer rolled his eyes “Yeah, okay, but you are skilled. You could throw blind folded and still kill someone. Even if I’m fast it won’t help if I completely miss the target.”

With a heavy sigh, Jakob held out the sheath of daggers for his son “Damn it Dwyer, don’t be so stubborn. I don’t care if you never use them, but for my peace of mind and your mother’s, would you please at least keep them on you. Gods, if your mother thought for even a second that I let you go out on your own with no way to defend yourself she’d-”

Dwyer groaned and quickly snatched the leather bundle from his father’s hands "Fine. Whatever.“ he opened his satchel and began to stuff the weaponry inside.

“No. On your leg, where they go, where you can actually get to them if you need them.”

“Dad!” he angrily shouted.

Jakob folded his arms across his chest and cast an icy glare toward Dwyer “If you don’t wear them properly, you won’t go.”

“Gods.” the teen grumbled as he fastened the holster around his upper thigh “There, happy?”

“Not really, but that’s better. Now, about your group, I was thinking we could send you with-”

“I thought I was doing this alone?” Dwyer interrupted.

Jakob laughed slightly, he hadn’t meant to but it escaped him before he could stop it “No, not alone. Alone as in without your mother or myself, yes, but not by yourself. I’m not sending my inexperienced teenage son out into a battlefield entirely on his own.”

“But, I can handle it. And it isn’t a battlefield, I’m just finding Xander and Leo and bringing them back here.”

“And if you run into trouble? Or an army?” Jakob asked, his tone becoming sharper with each argument.

Dwyer lifted his staff, casting a light around himself and temporarily disappearing from sight “Problem solved.” his disembodied voice answered.

“And if you’re attacked on sight because they were expecting your mother?” He sighed and rolled his eyes “Make yourself visible again, I can’t talk to someone I can’t see.”

“Why would they attack me?” Dwyer asked, disregarding his father’s request and remaining hidden.

“Because this is a war, they don’t know you and they probably already think this is a trap.” The butler pinched the bridge of his nose between his thumb and forefinger “Dwyer. I-”

Interrupting again, Dwyer waved his staff and retracted his last stave, now visible once more “Dad. No. I want to show you and mom I’m not the little kid you think I am. If I do well, you trust me to do more around here, if not you may continue to coddle and shelter me.”

“I do not coddle.” Jakob said sharply.

“That’s what you got out of that?” Dwyer rolled his eyes, looking startling like his father in the process “Look, I gotta go. Mom only gave me until tomorrow afternoon. I’ll come home if something goes wrong. But it won’t so, bye pops.”

Dwyer shoved his way through the armory doors and trudged across the grounds toward the front gate. Jakob followed close at his heels “Dwyer, stop this.” he growled as he chased his son, his boots throwing up dust with each hastened stride.

The boy stopped in front of the gates, looking up the tower to the guard on duty.

“Hey, Silas. Let me out.” Dwyer shouted up to the young knight who was monitoring the doors.

Silas looked from the scraggly teenager to the elegant white haired man chasing close behind him, "Jakob?“ he questioned, hesitantly asking permission to comply with the boy’s request

The butler looked at his son, his lavender eyes darting back and forth as he seemed to search his child for any reason to say no.

"Dad, please.” Dwyer whispered softly “I can do it.” Though he would never admit it, he desperately wanted to impress his father.

Jakob growled, his stomach churned at the thought of letting his son leave on his own, but he was conflicted, he also felt tremendously proud that his child felt so compelled to contribute to the war effort. Dwyer was clever and skilled, he’d surely be wise enough to handle a simple scouting mission. Jakob closed his eyes and exhaled deeply “Open the gate.” He muttered.

Silas stated at him in confusion “Jakob? Are you sure? He’s just a kid and-”

Jakob shot a characteristically vicious glare at the knight “I don’t recall asking for your advice. I said let him out.”

Silas grimaced at the man below him “Fine.” He began to turn the pulley, slowly and loudly lifting the large wooden gate.

Dwyer stood staring at his father in disbelief, he had been certain he would never change his mind “Dad. Thank you.”

“Just, be careful. Do not make me regret this.”

Dwyer stared at his father a moment longer, he quickly threw his arms around him “You won’t. I promise. I’ll be careful.”

The older man awkwardly held his son in his arms, they had never had a particularly affectionate relationship and the exchange was unusual for them.

Dwyer pulled away from his father’s embrace, he smiled and raised a hand to wave at his dad as he turned and walked out of the safety of the fortress. Jakob stood in front of the gates as they closed, watching as long as possible as his son walked down the dirt path and off toward his first mission. As soon as the doors met and locked and the teenager was no longer in view, he regretted his decision to let him go. He spun on his heels and darted up the stairs to the watch tower. Reaching the top in seconds, he grabbed the front railing and lurched forward, focusing on the disappearing silhouette of the boy as he sauntered into the tree line “Shit.” he hissed through his clenched teeth as he stomped back down the stairs.

Silas had followed him, shouting hysterically as he tailed the butler “Jakob, Jakob! How could you send him off by himself like that? He’s a teenager. He could be kidnapped, or killed or-”

Jakob whipped around, even standing a step below the knight, he stood a bit taller “Shut up. I know what I did.” he barked viciously

He turned to walk away before the knight grabbed his shoulder, firmly locking him in place.

“Does Corrin know you let him go alone? How is she going to feel knowing you let her son out of the fortress with no protection?”

The white haired man stopped trying to pull away and turned back to the meddlesome man “In case you’ve forgotten he’s my son as well. How she and I raise OUR son is none of your business.”

“Raise him? You let him waltz out of here unarmed!” Silas shouted.

“Would you keep your damned voice down? I’m fixing it.” He swung back around and marched across the courtyard.

“How do you intend to do that?” Silas called after him.

Jakob ignored him and continued walking, he had a faint idea of how he was going to remedy his mistake. In the distance he saw who he was looking for, the twins, Kaze and Saizo. He nearly sprinted to them, Kaze addressed him first as he approached “What’s wrong? You seem… bothered.” he ran a hand through his green hair, as much as he tried to hide it, the butler made him slightly nervous.

Saizo however, did not share the same apprehension, rather he enjoyed tormenting the man “What’s got you spooked, lap dog?”

Jakob clenched his teeth, as much as he hated that nick name, he would have to ignore it for now. His need for their assistance outweighed his desire to fire back a snide comment. “I, I need a favour.” he whispered, the usual venom gone from his voice.

“What’s happened?” Kaze asked, worried by his acquaintance’s strangely out of character tone and posture.

Jakob nervously tossed his long white pony tail over his shoulder and spoke just as softly as before “I… I did something I shouldn’t have and I need help fixing it.”

“HA! You, asking for help? You must have really messed up. What’d you do?” Saizo sputtered between his bouts of laughter

“I let Dwyer out on his own for a mission.” he groaned.

The brothers fell silent and stared at him. Saizo spoke first “Why the hell would you do that?”

Jakob growled, he hated explaining himself to others ‘you need their help' he reminded himself. “I don’t know. I was proud of him for taking initiative and he was begging me. As tough as I am on him I do still have a soft spot for my sons.” he folded his arms over his chest and looked down at the ground, mindlessly nudging a rock over with the toe of his boot “Can you help me or not?”

“What do you need us to do?” The kinder twin asked.

Jakob exhaled a relieved sigh “I just, I need you to follow him and make sure he’s safe.”

“Alright, not a problem-”

“Wait.” Jakob interrupted “Can you make sure you remain unseen?”

“Why can’t you do it, lapdog?” Saizo asked, his gaze fixed on the Nohrian.

The usually hostile man fought the urge to roll his eyes “Obviously a butler doesn’t have the same skill-set as a ninja does. If I went he’d know I had followed him and he’s so damned determined to do this alone…” he let his voice trail off, the very last of his anger diminished and was replaced with worry “Please, please just help me. If something were to happen to him I’d… I’d never forgive myself.” his brows furrowed together as he spoke. He hadn’t raised his eyes from the ground yet. He rarely let his guard down and he felt terribly uncomfortable doing so, especially under such circumstances.

“We can do it. Where did he go?” Kaze’s voice was gentle and understanding. It hadn’t been long since he’d had a scare with his own daughter trying to take on too much by herself. He knew the fear well.

“Toward the Bottomless Canyon… he’s attempting to retrieve his uncles; Prince Xander and Prince Leo, I mean. It shouldn’t be terribly dangerous, but there are so many ways this could go wrong. They were expecting Corrin, and since she’s with Kana she couldn’t go, I’m afraid they’ll think it’s a trap and kill him on sight.”

“Understood. We’ll leave immediately.” Kaze said with a bow.

Jakob finally looked up “Thank you.” he muttered in passing as he walked back toward his home.

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Dwyer shuffled through the forest slowly. He progressed with caution and care as he’d promised to, straining to pinpoint each noise, every flickering shadow. The red head would rest a hand on his daggers at each disturbance, waiting until it had cleared before pushing forward. Kaze and Saizo watched him from the shadows, silently leaping through the expansive growth to keep the boy in their sights, all the while ensuring he never saw or heard a trace of them.

Twilight was beginning to settle as Dwyer entered the sparse thicket on the edge of the forest. Between the scragly trees and brush, a plume of smoke rose to the sky, the sounds of men chattering, the clash of metal gear and armor as well of the whinnies of horses poluted the once silent woods. Dwyer lowered himself to the ground, he peered through the thicket toward the cluster of purple and black tents that stood in a circular formation in the clearing 'This has to be the camp.‘

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“Where is she? She said she’d be here by now?” Leo grumbled, he was pacing the ground, stopping randomly to kick at a stick that was unlucky enough to be in his way.

Xander stood near him, scanning the tree line for any sign of his younger sister’s arrival “Patience brother.” He soothed.

The younger prince stopped pacing and shook his head “No. No, I don’t like this. It feels like a trap.”

“I don’t think she was lying, Leo. She seemed deeply distraught when we last spoke. You know she’s always worn her heart on her sleeve, so, I’m inclined to believe her.” Xander spoke matter of factly. A quick flash of copper amidst the dull green of the forest caught his eye. “Did you see that?” He asked, taking a step forward.

“No? See what, Xander?” Leo hadn’t been paying attention to much more than the meddlesome branch that was still stuck in his path.

“Look! There.” He held out an arm and pointed into the forest “Red hair, I think she’s here. Come on.” He began to jog swiftly toward the spot in the brush where he’d see the visitor.

Leo bolted after his brother “Xander! Stop, wait, what if it isn’t her?”

Xander chuckled “Have you ever seen anyone else with her hair colour?”

The young prince rolled his eyes “Hair colour isn’t definitive proof it’s her, and besides-”

“Corrin!” Xander called, interrupting his younger brother “Corrin, is that you?”

'Damn, they saw me' Dwyer thought to himself 'I don’t have much of a choice now. If I just stand here it’ll look even stranger. How do I even introduce myself? Hi, I’m your nephew, I was born last year and I’m nearly as old as you. I know I sound insane but please follow me through a dark forest, alone. That definitely won’t go over well…’

“Corrin?” Xander bellowed again.

'Well, I don’t suppose I can hide much longer' he sighed heavily 'Let’s get this over with.’

The teenager stepped out of the thicket and stood before his uncles. They looked just how he’d imagine they would, blonde and regal, the picture of Nohrian nobility. Xander held his gaze firmly, looking both perplexed and annoyed by this strange somber boy in front of him.

“I told you it was a trap! She didn’t even bother to show up!” Leo snapped. “We should get rid of him now.”

Hearing this from his hiding spot in a shadow nearby, Saizo grabbed a shuriken, ready to eliminate any threats to the boy. Kaze held his arm out, holding his brother in place to prevent any un-provoked attacks.

“Hush!” The older prince shouted. He quickly turned his attention back to the boy “Who are you?”

'Be smooth, Dwyer, you’ve got this.' "I’m Dwyer.“ He said confidently.

"Dwyer, did my sister send you?”

He nodded “She did.”

“And why could she not be here herself?” He questioned carefully, he was still leary of this stranger.

“A pressing issue came up, she’s at our camp. If you would be willing to accompany me, I can escort you to her.” Dwyer said firmly, feeling far braver than he usually did.

The burly prince stared at the teenager, studying him for anything that signalled a darker intent. He was thin and lanky. His skin was pale and he had dark rings around his grey eyes, his hair was shaggy and long and shimmered like new copper. The boy carried only a staff and a handful of small daggers. Dressed in all grey, he looked mournful and somber, but certainly not threatening. Xander couldn’t quite place it, but he also looked… familiar. He couldn’t pull his eyes from the young man that stood before him, something about him was so scarily reminiscent of someone he knew “Have- Have we met before?” he asked hesitantly.

Dwyer shook his head lightly, sending his copper hair flying as he did “No, we’ve never met.” he smirked slightly, looking up at his uncle “But, if you think I look familiar you’re right; I do.”

The prince twisted his mouth in confusion “I beg pardon, but I don’t follow.”

“Oh come on, you called me her name, didn’t you?”

“Corrin? What about her…” his voice began to falter. What he was implying, it couldn’t possibly be true. He tried something more rational “You’re one of her biological siblings?”

Dwyer shook his head “Nope.”

“Then… then-”

“She’s my mother.” Dwyer quietly answered.

Leo let out a breathy growl “Liar! That’s physically impossible, you look like you’re nearly my age and Corrin is barely older than I am.”

Dwyer smirked again “I can explain it to you along the way, if you’ll accompany me back to our fort.”

Xander stepped forward “If this is a trap-”

“I assure you it isn’t. Why would I kill my own uncles?”

Leo hissed again “Uncles.” he mumbled sarcastically under his breath.

The high prince bowed his head and sighed “I’ll go with you. But, I want answers.”

“Xander! You can’t be serious! A stranger walks out of the woods muttering nonsense and you agree to follow him?” his younger brother shouted.

“I am serious, I- I think I believe him.” He looked over his shoulder to his brother “I don’t know why, but I trust him. So, I’m going with him. If it’s a trap it will be dealt with swiftly, if he’s telling the truth, then… then he’s my nephew and I at least owe it to him to check for myself.” he turned his attention from his brother to the stranger in front of him “As you heard, I will go with you. Give me just a moment to ready my horse, our retainers and some supplies and we’ll be on our way.”

Dwyer tucked an arm over his torso and bowed “I appreciate your cooperation.”

The sky had fallen black with night as the party traversed the forest “Shouldn’t we be setting up camp for the night? Traveling at this hour is madness.” Leo whined from the back of their group.

“Er… no.” Dwyer muttered “My mother only gave me until noon tomorrow to get back home before she went out searching for me… at this rate we might make it back in time, but if we stopped we wouldn’t.”

Xander rode slowly alongside the teenager. He glanced down at the boy, in the dim light he was casting from his staff, he looked even more grim than he had in the twilight. 'How is any of this even possible? If you didn’t look so much like her I wouldn’t have believed you… but her features are there.' The prince who was always so confident suddenly had to muster up courage to address the gaunt young man “So, Dwyer? How did you- I mean, how are you this… old?”

Dwyer chuckled softly “I did promise to explain that, but, it may be a lot to take in.” he looked up to his uncle to gauge his reaction, he nodded for the boy to continue and so he began “I was actually born last November. But, when I was a couple of weeks old, our fort was raided and an attempt on my life was made by the Nohrians, likely ordered by King Garon after he had learned of my birth. My dad managed to save me but it was a close call, too close for my parents to be comfortable with. So, Azura, you may remember her, she had been kidnapped from Nohr several years ago, anyway, Azura told them about something called a deep realm. I would be safe from the war there, but basically, time in the deep realms passes by much more quickly, so while in your time I was born over a year or so ago, I am now physically and mentally around sixteen. And I will stay this way until this time catches up with my body, at which point I will begin to age normally again.”

Xander had no idea what to say to that, it was overwhelming to say the least, but it had raised a question he couldn’t believe he’d not asked yet “You said your father saved you… who is your father?”

Dwyer laughed again “Guess!”

“What? Why should we have to guess?” Leo griped.

“Well, we have a quite a fair distance left, it would pass some time… plus I’d like to see who you think he is.” the boy taunted.

“It does sound like a rather entertaining game, master. We can call it 'Who screwed your sister?’” Niles, who’d been silently taking in this disaster of a family reunion, piped up playfully.

“Would you shut up and behave in a normal manner for at least five minutes?!” Leo barked to his eccentric retainer.

Xander ignored the banter between his brother and the archer who guarded him. He was far too busy watching the boy, looking for features he could separate from Corrin’s, and there was something there, something he recognised but couldn’t quite place. “Well, firstly, have I met him before?”

“Yup.” he grinned.

“Nohrian then?”

“I won’t tell you which country he was originally from. That would be too much to work with.”

Leo growled again “So what? I’m supposed to guess between all of your mother’s growing ranks of dissenters and try to figure out which one she slept with?”

“You’re rather snarky, aren’t you?” Dwyer teased, ignoring the younger prince’s complaints.

“Oooh…” Niles cooed “He’s funny. I like him.”

Leo rolled his eyes “Fine. Is it that damned knight Silas, he was always so fixated on her and I heard he’d joined her rebellion last year.”

“Nope, good guess though, he is rather fond of my mother, but he has found a wife of his own finally.” he laughed “Let’s make this more interesting, you get two more guesses, if you don’t guess correctly by then, you don’t find out until we get there. I think it’ll be funny to see your reaction when we arrive.”

Xander smirked back at him “I accept your challenge. As for my guess… well,Elise has been with your mother for some time now, her retainer Arthur?”

Dwyer folded over, laughing hysterically. He wiped a tear from the corner of his eye “Hahaha, Arthur?! Nooo, oh dear, no. That was… not a good guess.”

“I’ll be honest, I’m out of ideas. Your mother couldn’t have had many Nohrians with her around when you’d have been conceived. And, besides her siblings, I don’t know any Hoshidans." Xander paused "Any ideas Leo?”

His younger brother huffed angrily “No, besides, I don’t really care. For all we know he isn’t even her son.”

Xander rolled his eyes at his brother “Alright last guess, that green haired ninja that I’ve seen following her?”

Dwyer shook his head “Nope, not even close.”

“Well, a good leader knows when to surrender and I think it’s time I give up.” Xander chuckled warmly “This should be an interesting surprise.”

They continued on in silence for awhile, the only sounds were the chirps of insects in the dark and the shuffle of the hooves and feet amongst the undergrowth.

“So, is your mother a good leader? Do they like her?” Xander asked softly.

“Yeah, everyone really loves her. She does great with them, they listen to her and trust her and I dunno… it just works I guess.” the teenager muttered as he walked.

“Well, I’m pleased to hear that. It sounds like she’s really come into her own.”

Dwyer nodded and returned to silence as they traveled further.

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The sun was high in the sky as the group reached the walls of the fort. On the watch tower stood a tall, thin man dressed in various blacks and purples. His long hair was tied back neatly and he seemed to have been waiting for them.

“Is that Jakob?” Xander asked “I didn’t know he was still with your mother. I thought they’d gotten separated before she was kidnapped…”

“That’s him. He found her and never left her side.” Dwyer answered.

“You should’ve known he’d never leave her.” Leo said off handedly as they strode closer to the gates “They’ve always been inseparable.”

The gates began to open and Jakob sprinted down the stairs, he was standing in the way of the group as they tried to enter “Dwyer! Your mother is hysterical. I’ve held her off from leaving as long as I could but she’s convinced something happened to you.” he called out before the boy even reached him.

Dwyer jogged up to him “What? What time is? She gave me until noon.”

Jakob pulled his pocket watch from his vest “It’s four past twelve.” He said quickly.

“… I’m only four minutes late.”

“Yes, but she’s been trying to form a search party since ten this morning. You know how she can be. Come on, I need to get you back to her before she actually tries to leave.”

“Jakob!” Xander boomed, interrupting the exchange "Good to see you’re still working for my sister.“

He bowed slightly "Yes, milord, it’s excellent to see you again however, I must get back to Corrin so if you’d excuse me for just a moment.”

'Since when does he not use her title?' Xander cast a glance to his brother who hadn’t even seemed to notice the lack of honorific, he was busy staring in awe after learning Dwyer had been telling the truth. 'I suppose she doesn’t really have one anymore though. And, it is a war after all, I’m sure the formality between master and servant is gone.’

“Wait, is Kana okay? Did he ever wake up?” Dwyer grabbed Jakob’s shoulder and stared at him nervously.

The butler nodded softly, a light smile adorned his lips “Yes, he woke this morning. He’s doing fine, he’s still a bit groggy but that’s to be expected.”

A delighted look spread across the young man’s face “Thank goodness… I was worried about him.”

'Who on Earth is Kana? Dwyer’s father maybe? But why would he call him by name like that…“

"Dwyer, you need to find your mother now. Please.” Jakob said firmly “I never should have let you go in the first place.”

'Why would he have had any say in what Corrin’s son does?’

“But dad, I did it. I got them here and I’m in one piece.” Dwyer interjected.

'DAD?! Jakob is his father? How could that be? I’d have never guessed… I knew he had adored Corrin, but… fathering a child with her?’

“Wait, dad?” Leo butted in, asking the question Xander had thought.

Niles sounded overly pleased with the drama “Oooh, scandalous~” he crooned.

Jakob sighed heavily “Yes, Dwyer and Kana are our sons.”

“You have two sons with my sister?” Xander blurted out before he could stop himself.

“Yes, now, I need to get him back to Corrin.” he motioned for Dwyer to follow him as he turned and walked toward a large tree in the center of the courtyard. He stopped walking and turned back toward them “I’ll be back in a few moments to help all of you get settled in.”

The pair quickly ascended a spiral staircase up the side of the massive tree and entered a door on the top balcony, disappearing from view.

Xander turned to his brother who seemed just as dumbfounded as he did “Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting that…”

“Wasn’t expecting what, dear?” A familiar voice met his ears, he turned quickly to see his sister walking toward him. It had been over a year since he’d last seen her.

“Camilla!” he leapt from his horse and darted toward her, wrapping her in a hug “How have you been?”

“I’ve never been better. Oh, look at you two. We’re all back together again. I couldn’t be happier. I need to find Elise, she’ll be thrilled to see you.” Camilla wiped her eyes on her palm, careful not to smear her always perfect make up in the process.

“Yes, but, first… How long have Corrin and Jakob been in a relationship?” Xander asked, his eyes had drifted back his sister’s tree house.

Camilla giggled slightly “Oh, they’re married, they have been since before I arrived. In fact when I joined her, she was pregnant with Dwyer. I delivered him and Kana.”

“Are they happy?”

“Yes, of course they are, has he ever let her go unhappy?” she asked slyly “I wasn’t pleased at first either, but they have the most loving relationship. He’s still Jakob of course, so he can be well, himself, but he’s an incredible husband and father to them. And the boys are absolutely darling. You’ve met Dwyer, obviously, and he’s… a bit dark but he’s kind, selfless and has a heart of gold. Kana is a little ray of sunshine, he looks just like his dad but he inherited Corrin’s ability to become a dragon. You’ll absolutely adore them.”

“Huh, so I have two nephews.” Xander mused.

“And a niece!” Camilla said through a warm smile.

“Wait. What!?” Leo finally spoke up, he sounded absolutely flabbergasted “Did you have a baby too?”

“Oh me? Goodness, no. But, Elise did. She had Velouria a few months ago”

“Elise. Our baby sister… had a baby?” Xander mumbled.

“She’s sixteen now, and she’s married. Though I should point out that Keaton, her husband, isn’t human. He’s a wolfskin. I thought, it might be better if you hear it from me before you see them."

"Any other life altering information you feel like sharing?” Leo groaned.

Camilla lightly patted his hand “No to worry dear, I know this place is overwhelming but it’s one big family. You’ll come to love it.”

The prince’s and their retainers had set up their quarters and settled in. Dinner hadn’t been as uncomfortable as they had expected. The brothers sat by Camilla and watched the group’s members from a distance. Leo focused on his sisters, Elise seemed overwhelmingly happy with the wolf-man she was eating with, teasing him playfully and tugging his steak away from him as he begged her to give it back. She giggled and dropped it back for him, scratching him behind the ears as she did. He licked her face lovingly in return and then nuzzled her flushed cheeks. Leo decided she had found someone absolutely perfect for her, he seemed to be able to handle her playful nature better than anyone else could’ve. As for Corrin, she sat proudly at the head of the table, her husband lightly brushed her hair back from face and tucked it behind her ear. Planting a kiss on her cheek, he smiled at her and returned quietly to his meal. Dwyer sat beside them, rolling his eyes at their affection, but he was smiling, he thoroughly enjoyed seeing his parents happy. Kana was pushing the food on his plate into strange shapes before laughing heartily and eating, dropping random pieces of food on his oversized neckerchief in the process. The prince smiled once more, his ealier apprehension had passed, Corrin had made a life for herself here and her family was stunning. Maybe Camilla had been correct, perhaps he would get used to it.

Xander already seemed to be overcoming his wariness. He was chatting cheerfully with the various members of the army, in particular, a small Hoshidan farmer had taken to him. Her cheeks flushed everytime he smiled at her or glanced in her direction.

After dinner a large fire had been started and various members of the army had gathered around, laughing and talking and drinking. Dwyer, who seemed to be rather introverted in other occasions, had begun to strum a few chords on his guitar and was crooning a soft song. His younger brother was sitting beside him, clapping along to the beat. Jakob was holding Corrin to his body, rubbing her shoulder and laughing at something she’d said. Her cheeks were flushed and she was clearly content. Having her entire family, Hoshidans, Nohrians and everything in between, together again made her unspeakably happy. For the first time in ages, she had hope that this war would end. It had to.

“Can you believe it?” She whispered into Jakob’s neck.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head “No, I can’t. And I’m so proud of Dwyer.”

She giggled “I never thought I’d hear you say that!”

“Well, he really impressed me. And your siblings, all eight of them, took our marriage well. Actually, they seem to be taking all of this well.” He rubbed her shoulder again “If everything continues to go this smoothly we could be finished with this awful war before we know it."

"I hope so… I hope they all take the rest of this well. I feel like getting them to jump off a bridge after me may not go as wonderully."

"Darling, you are their leader as you are my leader, we all follow you. Where you go, we all go. You’ve earned their trust. They’ll believe you.” He stared at his sons as they continued to sing, their adoptive grandfather Gunter, was watching them and cheering on their performance. Jakob sighed happily “I think everything is going to be fine. Everything you do is perfection after all.”

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