Copyright, Aviatrix8, 2004. Fire Emblem and all related characters
are property of Nintendo et al., and are used without permission.
Yup, it's back! I was planning to rewrite this story anyways, but I'm a little upset at the loss of all the reviews I got (which was the most of any of my stories to date). Ah, well... The price you pay for knowingly writing in script form, when you're not supposed to...
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Fire Emblem fanfic:
"Sain's Guide to Dating"
by Avi
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Part One: How to Woo Women (and Annoy Them)
It was a brief respite between the seemingly endless battles against Nergal and his minions, the Black Fang... Lord Eliwood and his army were taking the opportunity to relax and unwind.
The cavelier known as Kent was riding his horse leisurely down a dusty road... Suddenly, he heard hoofbeats coming up behind him.
"Hey Kent, wait up!" called out a familliar voice.
The knight sighed, and looked over his shoulder. "What is it, Sain?" he asked. His comrade-at-arms was also on horseback, and was riding up from behind.
"I just want to show you something!" his friend told him.
"Very well..."
Kent reined in his horse, halting it. Sain managed to catch up to him, at that point... He then handed his friend a rolled-up piece of parchment.
"What's this?" asked Kent warily. "This isn't one of your love letters to yet another lady, is it?"
"Nope," replied Sain cheerfully. "Take a look!"
"All right..." said the other knight reluctantly, and slowly unrolled the scroll. "But if this is another memoir dedicated to your 'conquests' and 'exploits', it's getting tossed in the mud," he warned. Kent then glanced down at the parchment.
"Sir Sain on the Art of Winning a Lady's Heart..." he read aloud. "What is this, Sain?" asked the knight, bewildered.
"Just what it says, Kent..." grinned the other cavelier. "You wanted advice on how to woo Lady Lyndis, didn't you?"
Kent coughed in an embarassed fashion. "Yes... But--"
"And I started considering..." Sain continued on, obliviously. "I've accumulated so much knowledge on women over the years, I've decided to record it for posterity! Besides..." He winked knowingly at Kent. "It'll be easier to for you read, rather than discussing about this during battle."
"Sain, I can't read this while I'm on the battlefield!" protested the other knight. "That would be shirking my duty!"
"Then why don't you read it on your off time, then?" pointed out Sain. "Like now!"
"Well... All right," replied Kent, still skeptical. "I suppose it wouldn't hurt to take a look at it... "
Both caveliers then dismounted their horses, and led them off the path... After which, they sat under a tree to read the scroll.
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"The Art of Winning a Lady's Heart"
by Sir Sain, the Green Lance of Caelin
All ladies are equally lovely and equally worthy of your attention... Whether she be a warrior, magician, healer or even a village maiden, each possesses a quality that is beautiful and unique to one another (which is why I myself have such difficulty in choosing simply one!) However, not all men are like myself... So, here is my advice on how to woo that special lady you have set your sights upon.
Once you have chosen a target for your affections, discover her name as soon as possible... If you cannot come in contact with your beloved immediately (or she seems shy or inexplicably avoids you), enquire her friends and companions to her identity... Although you must practice caution in enquiring male companions, lest they grow jealous and draw weapons upon you.
As soon as you have discovered the name of your intended (and whether or not she is currently unattached), we may begin upon the next phase of our lesson...
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Kent interrupted the reading at this point.
"Sain..." he began slowly. "This is really silly..."
"I guess you're right, Kent..." replied Sain, heaving a sigh. "I really should've started you on Chapter 1... You already know your beloved's name, eh?" He gave his friend a playful nudge.
"That's not what I meant!" protested Kent. "I--"
Suddenly, the pair heard a noise in the bushes behind them. The two knights hastily sprang to their feet, to find their liege lord, Lady Lyndis, standing behind them.
"Kent! Sain!" she exclaimed, at the sight of the two guilty-looking caveliers. "I've been looking all over for you two..."
"Lady Lyndis!" gulped Kent nervously. It was then that Lyn noticed the parchment dangling from the knight's hand.
"Say... What's that you're reading over there, Kent?" she asked him curiously. Kent glanced down at his hand, shocked.
"What... This? Er... Nothing!" He quickly crumpled up the scroll.
"Don't be silly!" replied Lyn, trying to get a better look at the document. "Here, let me take a look..." Sain tactfully stepped in front of the lady.
"Uh, I don't think that would be a good idea, Lady Lyndis..."
Kent breathed a sigh of relief, as Sain continued to speak.
"You see, Kent's composing a love poem for you..."
It took a moment for those words to set in, and then...
"...WHAT?" Kent cried out. "No, I'm not! Sain, that's not funny!"
"Oh, Sain..." Lyn sighed, crossing her arms. "Stop teasing the poor boy." She then addressed the other knight. "What's really on that scroll, Kent?" she asked.
"Er..." began Kent, running a nervous hand through his red hair. He tried to think up an excuse.
"Um... It's a... Map!" he finally managed to say. "A map for the tactician!"
"Oh, good!" said Lyn brightly. "She's been looking for that; I'll get it to her right away..." She reached out, to take the parchment from Kent.
"No!" interjected Kent hastily. When Lyn gave him a questioning look, he tried to compose himself. "Um, I mean, no... I'll do it myself." The knight cleared his throat. "I wouldn't dream of allowing you to accomplish such a menial duty..."
Lyn shrugged. "Suit yourself..."
"I'll... Uh, go with him," Sain quickly added.
The two caveliers then mounted their horses, and took leave of their liege lord... Lyn watched them ride away, a mystified look on her face.
"They're sure acting odd today..." she commented to herself.
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Meanwhile, the two knights rode down the dusty road in silence... When Kent finally judged himself out of Lyn's earshot, he addressed his friend.
"That was a most unkind prank, Sain..." snapped Kent, irritably. "Why did you have to tell Lady Lyndis your scroll was a love letter from me?"
Sain shrugged carelessly. "She wouldn't have looked at it, then," he reasoned.
"You couldn't be sure of that!" protested Kent. The knight then sighed to himself. "But I guess I have something else to worry about, now...
"What's that?" asked Sain curiously. Kent sighed once more.
"Where in the world am I going to find a map for the tactician?"
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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Yup, it's back! I was planning to rewrite this story anyways, but I'm a little upset at the loss of all the reviews I got (which was the most of any of my stories to date). Ah, well... The price you pay for knowingly writing in script form, when you're not supposed to...
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Fire Emblem fanfic:
"Sain's Guide to Dating"
by Avi
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Part One: How to Woo Women (and Annoy Them)
It was a brief respite between the seemingly endless battles against Nergal and his minions, the Black Fang... Lord Eliwood and his army were taking the opportunity to relax and unwind.
The cavelier known as Kent was riding his horse leisurely down a dusty road... Suddenly, he heard hoofbeats coming up behind him.
"Hey Kent, wait up!" called out a familliar voice.
The knight sighed, and looked over his shoulder. "What is it, Sain?" he asked. His comrade-at-arms was also on horseback, and was riding up from behind.
"I just want to show you something!" his friend told him.
"Very well..."
Kent reined in his horse, halting it. Sain managed to catch up to him, at that point... He then handed his friend a rolled-up piece of parchment.
"What's this?" asked Kent warily. "This isn't one of your love letters to yet another lady, is it?"
"Nope," replied Sain cheerfully. "Take a look!"
"All right..." said the other knight reluctantly, and slowly unrolled the scroll. "But if this is another memoir dedicated to your 'conquests' and 'exploits', it's getting tossed in the mud," he warned. Kent then glanced down at the parchment.
"Sir Sain on the Art of Winning a Lady's Heart..." he read aloud. "What is this, Sain?" asked the knight, bewildered.
"Just what it says, Kent..." grinned the other cavelier. "You wanted advice on how to woo Lady Lyndis, didn't you?"
Kent coughed in an embarassed fashion. "Yes... But--"
"And I started considering..." Sain continued on, obliviously. "I've accumulated so much knowledge on women over the years, I've decided to record it for posterity! Besides..." He winked knowingly at Kent. "It'll be easier to for you read, rather than discussing about this during battle."
"Sain, I can't read this while I'm on the battlefield!" protested the other knight. "That would be shirking my duty!"
"Then why don't you read it on your off time, then?" pointed out Sain. "Like now!"
"Well... All right," replied Kent, still skeptical. "I suppose it wouldn't hurt to take a look at it... "
Both caveliers then dismounted their horses, and led them off the path... After which, they sat under a tree to read the scroll.
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"The Art of Winning a Lady's Heart"
by Sir Sain, the Green Lance of Caelin
All ladies are equally lovely and equally worthy of your attention... Whether she be a warrior, magician, healer or even a village maiden, each possesses a quality that is beautiful and unique to one another (which is why I myself have such difficulty in choosing simply one!) However, not all men are like myself... So, here is my advice on how to woo that special lady you have set your sights upon.
Once you have chosen a target for your affections, discover her name as soon as possible... If you cannot come in contact with your beloved immediately (or she seems shy or inexplicably avoids you), enquire her friends and companions to her identity... Although you must practice caution in enquiring male companions, lest they grow jealous and draw weapons upon you.
As soon as you have discovered the name of your intended (and whether or not she is currently unattached), we may begin upon the next phase of our lesson...
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Kent interrupted the reading at this point.
"Sain..." he began slowly. "This is really silly..."
"I guess you're right, Kent..." replied Sain, heaving a sigh. "I really should've started you on Chapter 1... You already know your beloved's name, eh?" He gave his friend a playful nudge.
"That's not what I meant!" protested Kent. "I--"
Suddenly, the pair heard a noise in the bushes behind them. The two knights hastily sprang to their feet, to find their liege lord, Lady Lyndis, standing behind them.
"Kent! Sain!" she exclaimed, at the sight of the two guilty-looking caveliers. "I've been looking all over for you two..."
"Lady Lyndis!" gulped Kent nervously. It was then that Lyn noticed the parchment dangling from the knight's hand.
"Say... What's that you're reading over there, Kent?" she asked him curiously. Kent glanced down at his hand, shocked.
"What... This? Er... Nothing!" He quickly crumpled up the scroll.
"Don't be silly!" replied Lyn, trying to get a better look at the document. "Here, let me take a look..." Sain tactfully stepped in front of the lady.
"Uh, I don't think that would be a good idea, Lady Lyndis..."
Kent breathed a sigh of relief, as Sain continued to speak.
"You see, Kent's composing a love poem for you..."
It took a moment for those words to set in, and then...
"...WHAT?" Kent cried out. "No, I'm not! Sain, that's not funny!"
"Oh, Sain..." Lyn sighed, crossing her arms. "Stop teasing the poor boy." She then addressed the other knight. "What's really on that scroll, Kent?" she asked.
"Er..." began Kent, running a nervous hand through his red hair. He tried to think up an excuse.
"Um... It's a... Map!" he finally managed to say. "A map for the tactician!"
"Oh, good!" said Lyn brightly. "She's been looking for that; I'll get it to her right away..." She reached out, to take the parchment from Kent.
"No!" interjected Kent hastily. When Lyn gave him a questioning look, he tried to compose himself. "Um, I mean, no... I'll do it myself." The knight cleared his throat. "I wouldn't dream of allowing you to accomplish such a menial duty..."
Lyn shrugged. "Suit yourself..."
"I'll... Uh, go with him," Sain quickly added.
The two caveliers then mounted their horses, and took leave of their liege lord... Lyn watched them ride away, a mystified look on her face.
"They're sure acting odd today..." she commented to herself.
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Meanwhile, the two knights rode down the dusty road in silence... When Kent finally judged himself out of Lyn's earshot, he addressed his friend.
"That was a most unkind prank, Sain..." snapped Kent, irritably. "Why did you have to tell Lady Lyndis your scroll was a love letter from me?"
Sain shrugged carelessly. "She wouldn't have looked at it, then," he reasoned.
"You couldn't be sure of that!" protested Kent. The knight then sighed to himself. "But I guess I have something else to worry about, now...
"What's that?" asked Sain curiously. Kent sighed once more.
"Where in the world am I going to find a map for the tactician?"
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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