Chrom.

❝..But, believe me. You're a great asset, and an even greater friend.❞ {S:?} #FERP

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

❝Forgive me, but you cannot shake my faith in this cause. The ties that bind the Shepherds together run deeper than you realize.❞

🦋Chrom.
⚔️Serious, experienced #FERP

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

◈ LRT.. I wasn't ready for Lucina's reply 🥺

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi 'Evidently.' He muses, his voice hardly above a whisper.

He brings his arm wide to gesture to the arrangements he'd planned to present her with before lazily embracing her.

'..You'd come before sunrise. Clearly, I had no chance.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi 'Mmhh-..?'

'...It was my intention to be the spontaneous one, you know. You've..' yawn,

'Beaten me to the punch.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi Is hexed awake on her special day no miss

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi Tharja.

Even on a day for light-hearted hazing.. please do not turn our allies into frogs,

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

A frog, in camp?

Well, today *is* the first of April. They're likely the work of Lissa's pranks.

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

According to Frederick's ledger,

Tharja's birthday is just over the horizon..

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

'Lucina.. I'd like for nothing more. Please, have a seat. We'll catch up to the others.'

'You've my undivided attention.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

'Nostalgia, then?'

'I would be remiss to admit that I have always wondered of the sort of Father I was to you.'

'..Though, I could never fathom when to broach the subject, if ever.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

'Peace, Lucina. Nothing could ever bring me to perceive you as a burden.'

'If anything, you've piqued my interest. Strategies? Now? Robin has all but finalized the formations.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

'Lucina..'

'Your eyes have been trained on the horizon throughout this march.'

'Is everything alright?'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

A bouquet of stained Cobalt and Lavender roses arrives at @CarminusMagi's tent in silence.

He'd left them for her to discover in the morning.

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

Defeats Gangrel no miss

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

('The ring my parents had made to celebrate my birth..')

('It was made for this purpose, but is it truly alright to seize happiness for myself while the war is..')

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

('Word travels quickly..') 💦

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

Noire,

I'm afraid I don't have much time to explain. I am married away by chapter 11.

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi 'You've done no such thing. So easily would I cast aside appearances in favor of reaffirming your faith in me.'

'Simply put, ours is a bond that I've come to value above all others. I supposed you've rubbed off on me in the sense that I now want your charms all to myself.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

Noire,

You'll need to take turns with Lucina in wielding falchion. 💦

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi — an inaudible sigh purses his lips, for her ears only.

'Truly, I am fortunate to receive such care. But there is a time and place. A bond so intimate is for our eyes only.'

[Chrom. @IncrescentFaith]

@CarminusMagi '. . .—'

Despite his station, their position at the epicenter of camp, and the sensation of his retainer's steely gaze leering at the pair.. he indulges. To part so soon would imply her advances are unwelcome.

He took pride in her blooming affections. When they finally part, —