#shadowgifted

Today was the day that he was going to prove that he was an adult and not a child. Even when nearly everyone at camp looked down at him, Ricken knew that he just needed to train. Then maybe Robin will promote him from a mage if he gets lucky. He had a thunder tome instead of a wind tome with him, planning on practicing with the magic since thunder was a stronger spell than wind.

He was a bit away from camp to practice, not wanting to hit anyone with any stray magic. Injuring anyone wouldn’t be good for either of them after all.

In fact, he didn’t really notice how far away from camp he had gotten once he started casting spells on trees. Ricken knew that people patrolled in this area recently, so he doubted Risen would appear.

He thought of everything that had happened so far, and the most he’s done was save Maribelle. While he was glad that he managed to do that, he still wanted to do more and prove that he could fight.

He jumped as he swore he heard something, and looked about.

{❧} ---- “Hello?”

When the light of the morning sun shone on Emmeryn’s tent, the former Exalt rose and began her day. For a Shepherd, Emmeryn led a relatively quiet life. Neither Chrom nor Robin ever asked her to join the others in battle, and she was content to heal their wounds when everyone got back. Today was no different... or at least, it wasn’t supposed to be.

❝ I told you to stop calling me that. ❞

   An exasperated sigh leaves the tactician’s lips, and it’s all he can do not to roll his eyes at the older woman’s commentary. Instead, he resolves to keep his eyes on his maps and refuse to give her the satisfaction of knowing she’s annoyed him. Big brother, indeed-- She’s the older one, if anything! 

   Of course, if there is a genuine reason the Dark Flier was visiting at this hour, Robin will do all he can to assist her.

—— when a girl says “first of all” run away, migrate, bc she’s done her research, she has sharpened her winged eyeliner, she’s guna destroy you

     Rajya doesn’t feel comfortable around Aversa for the first few weeks that she’s with the Shepherds, and she doesn’t want to feel that way -- she would love to trust Aversa and wholeheartedly accept her as the only family she has left in the world, but she so heavily associates Aversa with the pain she received at Validar’s hands and like it’d take a bigger event for their trust to be really secure -- 

     But once it is secure trust, by goodness gracious does Rajya trust Aversa. Like she would come to Aversa with all her problems because she trusts her so much and feels very safe around her. You can bet she’d try her hardest to be the best little sister in the world, and like bond and make up for lost time. She’d adore small things like reading with Aversa and playing chess together and just. They’re wonderful sisters.

     Rajya tells all her silly, one-off ideas to Aversa. Small ideas that just cross her mind and like they’re never related to anything but she tells Aversa because she doesn’t want to have them completely forgotten but writing them down doesn’t seem to do them justice. It’s only aloud where they make sense and maybe she and Aversa bat the idea around until something true comes out of it.

     Gently, she smiles, and a soft chuckle escapes her lips, ❝ N-no, that’s not it. I’m simply... ❞ she searches for the right word, a slight hum on her lips, ❝ I haven’t been sleeping well, lately, if I am honest. ❞