Well as I stated like last year, when I set up the characters of this story I would throw in a wrench, welp, here is the wrench. This should be fun to write. And again I am sorry I didn't update this, things like Fates have kept me busy and I have been having a blast just relaxing with Stardew Valley, but last night I had a flash of inspiration for a new story and also decided to update this one too while I'm at it. I'll stop rambling and start writing now
Robin was fairly bored as she waited around in Sumia's house for the return of her caretaker. Sumia was out on a date with Gaius, which with Gaius, Robin just assumed she was watching him kick puppies and steal candy from babies. She tried to keep it out of her mind as she dug around in Cynthia's stuff. She found the dress that Owain 'bought' for her, she said remembering she needed to get paid back from him.
Her random digging around was disturbed by the arrival of Cordelia, an old war friend of Robin entering Sumia's home. She didn't doubt that Sumia gave a key to her best friend, but was more so curious as to why she would come over here at this hour. Robin awkwardly walked over in her pajamas and holding a stuffed cat, and could tell by Cordelia's distressed face that this probably would be an awkward evening.
Before Robin could even get out a word, Cordelia lifted her and began carrying her in her arms to her pegasus. As Robin tried to question her, Cordelia cut her off, "There is a crisis at the castle, and Chrom needs his tactician, sorry dear" she said trying to be as kind as she can as she puts her on the pegasus in front of her. Robin was used to this kind of stuff happening, frankly it's what she signed up for when she agreed to work for Chrom. Sure, being able to put proper clothing on would probably be nice to fly in the cold night sky, but hey, things happen.
By the time they reached in the castle, Robin could already tell something was up. Cordelia took her to Chrom's throne room, where she found Chrom, Lucina and Inigo all hunched over some paperwork, and looked relieved to see that Robin arrived. Chrom quickly began spouting orders, demanding that Inigo go to talk to the nobles and assure them that everything was ok, and Lucina was in charge of informing Robin while Chrom stepped out. Robin could barely understand what they were saying due to her tiredness and the speed they were talking.
Robin was shocked back to reality when Lucina awkwardly spoke up and said, "Dear… this isn't a slumber party…" Robin quickly realized she was talking about her pajamas and nodded, "I know, I just didn't have time to change." she said wondering why Lucina had such a hard time talking to her. Lucina grew up resenting the child. The ageless girl who destroyed her entire future. She imagined the way that she would smile as she ordered the destruction of an entire castle worth of soldiers, and the way that the girl would be become the dragon of death. Needless to say it was hard for her to adjust to her being a sweet little girl.
"You see, a pair of travellers arrived in Ylisse. The issue is, that they have the brand of the fell dragon, and many nobles are getting worried about an invasion of Grimleal. The two of them attempted to hold a meeting with Chrom, and many nobles are fearful about this. Especially since there has been a large spike in the amount of Risen appearing." Lucina said as she tried to explain the situation to the little girl, who was starting to absorb the information and work out what the best course of action would be for dealing with the backlash. Eventually Robin managed to come up with what she thought was the best course of action, "Well, I suppose the best way to handle this would be to hear them out in secret and determine if they are actually a threat…" she said awkwardly as she still could never get used to Lucina either.
Within the next few hours, Chrom found himself face to face with a youthful boy with short white hair and a cloak resembling one from Plegia. He looked to be around Lucina's age and seemed to have a perpetually chipper smile on his face, "Good morning sir, I must say it's an honor to meet you and i'm grateful you accepted my offer for a meeting." The boy said before bowing and looking around, noticing a small girl sat with the pink haired queen. "Oh hey there, don't you look familiar, are you also from Plegia?" he asked kindly, causing Robin both confusion and fear at how casual he was being. Chrom however was sick of this back and forth.
"You will tell me who you are and what you want, now" Chrom said uncharacteristically sternly, wanting answers for the tension that was being started in his kingdom.
The boy nodded, "Wow, you have no patience do you? Well me and my mother bring you a warning from a faraway land…" the boy said as he was going to continue speaking before a voice interrupted him.
"Dear we aren't here to beat around the bush" the calm and sweet voice said as its owner entered the room, causing the Ylissean royals to practically have their jaws drop. The woman was the spitting image of Robin. Not actually, she looked a lot older, maybe in her late thirties, but she looked great for her age. The males of the room couldn't help but stare at the curvature of the woman covered in what appeared to be a larger version of Robin's signature coat. She could tell they were shocked and simply smiled, understanding exactly why. "This is going to be tough to explain. My name's Robin, or Robin from the future if you prefer, and this is my son, Morgan. This is going to be an awkward night isn't it?"