#the tldr version is araceli is post revelation and investigating rumours about disturbances around the dragon's gate in fateslandia

[heartswayed]

@ofostia​ sent... ❛ where did you learn to fight like that ? ❜ ( prompt. )

“oh, um... you saw that, lord hector?” 

   you shift in place uncomfortably, mind racing every which way in order to figure out when he saw you... only to remember that he’s known about your draconic heritage from the moment he first laid eyes on you. and even if he hadn’t, you’ve been fighting alongside his, lord eliwood’s, and lady lyndis’ ever since escaping the dread isle. you’ve tried to avoid using your dragonstone, having learned your kind has not been seen in this realm for at least centuries, but... there were some enemies you just had to tap into a greater power to defeat. the yato, as brilliant as it is, is not in its home realm. you doubt it is anything more than a shiny sword here. 

   ( peace has made you rusty, so you have taken to training in secret ever since you pledged your aid to these strangers. they rescued you. it is only right that you give your all to their cause... ) 

“i, well...” you run a finger along the hilt of your blade to indicate it is what you speak of, “my older brother instructed me in swordplay. he has been, ever since i was a little girl... i know some magic too, but it isn’t as reliable as i would like it to be.” 

   ... that isn’t what lord hector is asking about, more than likely. if he saw that, of course he’s curious. 

“but if you mean, um, this...” you hold out your dragonstone for him to see, its glow pulsing in time with your heartbeat. “it... was a skill i had to develop on my own, in all honesty. in my homeland, i... am the only dragon left. that i know of, anyways. i had no one to teach me how to use this power... so i had to make sense of it all myself. luckily, i’ve had a long time to experiment. full transformations are easier than using sword and stone in tandem like you’ve seen, but i feel like that would cause undue panic among your soldiers. i would... not wish to be the cause of any more trouble.”