Fire Emblem: Legend of Heroes

Chapter 12 - Darkness Falls

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Continuing onwards, Elay stands by her father's side. The two lead the charge forward with a large army behind them. As they move forward, the enemy force comes into view. Avalon and Warius look to each other before nodding and turning to Arthur. "We're going to handle these guys. You move on ahead. Adiamant can't be far from here." The two of them shift into animal forms, charging off into battle against the incoming enemies. Many of Elay's allies head off with them, battling at their side. However, she and her father move onwards, past the fighting to get to Adiamant.

As they run over the large hill and come up, there she stands, waiting. Storm clouds stir in the sky. Elay approaches, sword drawn. Arthur stands at her side, his axe at the ready. "Adiamant! You have trespassed on the lands of the Laguz and treated their people unfairly! Now is the time of your judgement!"

She chuckles at Elay's comment. "Oh, little girl, you have no clue what you're getting yourself into. You truly wish to fight me?"

"No more words! Now, we fight!"

She begins laughing full on. "Oh, that's rich. You think I'm your enemy here? You're facing the wrong direction."

"What...?"

"Well then? 'Our Strongest Warrior'? I'm waiting..."

As Elay began to turn, a sudden, unnatural silence began to fill the area. A single knife flew through the air, hitting the king of Umbra in the back of the head. Elay's eyes widen as she watches her father fall forward. Behind him, stands Uragiru. Everything feels as if it's moving slowly. As if time itself is stopping. The clashing of blades moves far off into the distance. Elay feels herself beginning to shake. The world begins darkening. For a moment, it's almost as if this was the only moment in this world. In this time. She falls to her knees.

In the darkness around her, there is nothing but the corpse of her father. "No...! This is what I was afraid of...! This is exactly what I was afraid of...! I knew this was going to happen! I told you! I told you not to put your trust in me! I told you I couldn't be a leader! I told you I didn't want to be the princess!" Elay slowly moves over toward him, crawling on the ground. "You have to get up. You have to lead them. I can't do it. I'm not meant to do it. It was never supposed to be me! Get up! Get up...!"

She stands over him, looking down. Suddenly, the world becomes full again. Adiamant's laughter can be heard from behind. "Ahahaha! How foolish of you! To think you trusted an assassin this much that you'd let him get close enough to kill your father. Ahh, isn't it just the funnies thing? It seems your closest friend is your most dangerous enemy."

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Elay reaches down silently, picking up her father's axe. Obsidian. She says nothing, only swinging around, hacking at Adiamant with her axe. She steps backward, only to find that Elay swings once more. Again and again. Adiamant continues to step backward, evading the incoming attacks until she creates a small burst of energy, knocking Elay backward. "Foolish child. You hope to fight me with such a pathetic weapon?" She snaps her fingers as multiple assassins come out from the shadows. "Kill her."

Elay is silent, gripping her axe tightly. As the enemies begin to advance, there's a sudden burst of dark magic. They're knocked back before a wolf jumps in, taking one out. A knife flies past Elay, hitting the last as he's on the ground. Coming up from behind her, Elay's allies stand. Darik looks at her. "We're here for you, Elay."

Kress runs in next to Darik. "There's no use talking to her. She's overcome with grief and anger. I can smell it. We need to watch over and protect her so she doesn't die like this."

Gerand runs in. "Protecting Elay is my job. I'll gladly die for her."

Kaiz steps in by him. "I always knew there was something sketchy about that Uragiru guy. I should have done something sooner."

Arc rides in, a golden knight on the dark battlefield. "You were there for me and now I will be here for you."

Vex then steps in, dusting off her tomes. "I know this is what you were afraid of and I understand exactly what you're going through. That's why I'll be here to help you, Elay."

More enemies come in from the sides as Adiamant laughs. Uragiru silently stands at her side, avoiding eye contact with the others.

Allies
Elay: 28/28 HP
Gerand: 25/25 HP
Darik: 32/32 HP
Arc: 29/29 HP
Vex: 27/27 HP
Kress: 33/33 HP
Kaiz: 25/25 HP

Enemies
Adiamant: ??/?? HP
Uragiru: 25/25 HP
Warrior: 35/35 HP - Approaching from front and has Counter
Warrior: 35/35 HP - Approaching from front and has Counter
Assassin: 20/20 HP - Approaching from left and has Pass
Assassin: 20/20 HP - Approaching from left and has Pass
Sorcerer: 30/30 HP - Approaching from right and has Seal Magic
Sorcerer: 30/30 HP - Approaching from right and has Seal Magic
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Standing by Adiamant
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Standing by Adiamant
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Standing by Adiamant
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Standing by Adiamant

Kaiz moves in to the left, eyes locked in on the enemy assassin. He prepares a shot with his bow, but as the arrow flies through the air, the trained assassin manages to dive out of the way. As he does so, he tosses a knife toward Kaiz. Kaiz steps to the side, evading before launching another arrow at the target. This time, he lands a hit. The assassin is badly wounded from the shot.

Miss! Assassin receives no damage 20/20 HP

Miss! Kaiz receives no damage 25/25 HP

Assassin receives 15 damage 5/20 HP

The other assassin is intercepted by Arc as she rides forward. "Guide my lance!" Her blessed lance is surrounded in a golden light as she slams it into the assassin, taking them out in a single strike.

Critical Hit! Assassin receives 51 damage 0/20 HP

Elay steps forward, toward the sorcerers. She still grips Obsidian tightly in her hands. As she approaches, she says nothing. Finally, with the enemy in range, she suddenly lunges forward. She begins to swing her weapon around madly, hacking away at the target Sorcerer until they fall dead on the ground.

Sorcerer receives 21 damage 9/30 HP

Sorcerer receives 21 damage 0/30 HP

Kress runs in by Elay's side, setting her sights on the other sorcerer. She dashes over and leaps on them, tearing at them with her jaws. The sorcerer panics and blasts Kress with a Nosferatu at direct range. She snarls at them before sinking her jaws into their throat, ending the battle.

Sorcerer receives 23 damage 7/30 HP

Kress receives 17 damage 16/33 HP

Sorcerer recovers 9 health 16/30 HP

Sorcerer receives 23 damage 0/30 HP

Darik then moves forward, preparing a spell from his tome. Dark magic blasts out and strikes the warrior before the blast stops midway and collapses back in on itself to hit the warrior once again. "I guess now's not really the time to make a joke about how weak you are, is it?"

Warrior receives 26 damage 9/35 HP

Warrior receives 26 damage 0/35 HP

Vex follows his lead, taking out Arcthunder. From the storm clouds above, she calls forth two powerful bolts of electricity, blasting into the enemy warrior. "Hm. It always seems to rain at just the right time."

Warrior receives 31 damage 4/35 HP

Warrior receives 31 damage 0/35 HP

With the most current threat dealt with, Gerand runs over to Kress and begins healing her wounds. "Be careful out there."

Kress recovers 29 health 33/33 HP

The assassin Kaiz was previously targeting moves forward, coming into close range to attack him. Unprepared for the strike, Kaiz is hit by his dagger.

Kaiz receives 17 damage 8/25 HP

The enemy reapers begin to charge forward, down the hill, at the others. Three more assassins appear from the rear, ready to strike.

Allies
Elay: 28/28 HP
Gerand: 25/25 HP
Darik: 32/32 HP
Arc: 29/29 HP
Vex: 27/27 HP
Kress: 33/33 HP
Kaiz: 8/25 HP

Enemies
Adiamant: ??/?? HP
Uragiru: 25/25 HP
Assassin: 5/20 HP - Approaching from left and has Pass
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Approaching from front
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Approaching from front
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Approaching from front
Reaper: 25/25 HP - Approaching from front
Assassin: 20/20 HP - Approaching from rear and has Pass
Assassin: 20/20 HP - Approaching from rear and has Pass
Assassin: 20/20 HP - Approaching from rear and has Pass

Gerand moves over to the wounded assassin, taking out a single knife. He tosses it forward and hits his target directly.

Assassin receives 6 damage 0/20 HP

Gerand reaches level 3! Gerand's Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, and Defense increase by 1!

Kaiz then moves to the left, out of the way of combat.

Elay advances downward to the incoming assassins. "..." She swings her axe upward, knocking them into the air before jumping up and slamming it into them.

Critical Hit! Assassin receives 81 damage 0/20 HP

Elay reaches level 18! Elay's Health, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!

Kress runs in, charging directly at another assassin. "You're dead." She howls and then leaps forward, appearing to split into three different wolves before striking multiple times. The assassin falls to the ground, dead.

Critical Hit! Assassin receives 87 damage 0/20 HP

Kress reaches level 3! Kress' Strength, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!

Arc takes on the last assassin, riding forward and stabbing them with her lance. They manage to survive the hit and retaliate with their own attack. "Take this!" They rapidly toss three knives in succession, all hitting Arc's side and damaging her badly.

Assassin receives 17 damage 3/20 HP

Critical Hit! Arc receives 18 damage 11/29 HP

The assassin moves past Arc and over to Elay, throwing a knife at her. It hits her arm, but she doesn't make a sound. She simply takes the knife out, drops it on the ground, and raises Obsidian. "..." In rapid movement, she tosses Obsidian three times in a row. It seems to fly past the assassin multiple times like a boomerang, cutting clean through him each time.

Elay receives 7 damage 21/28 HP

Critical Hit! Assassin receives 81 damage 0/20 HP

With the assassins dealt with, Vex and Darik step forward to deal with the Reapers. They ride forward, unleashing a barrage of dark magic blasts. Darik and Vex weather the blows before launching their own spells back. Blasts of darkness and electricity ravage the reaper side of the battlefield.

Miss! Darik receives no damage 32/32 HP

Darik receives 4 damage 28/32 HP

Miss! Vex receives no damage 27/27 HP

Vex receives 5 damage 22/27 HP

Reaper receives 21 damage 4/25 HP

Darik recovers 11 health 32/32 HP

Reaper receives 21 damage 4/25 HP

Reaper receives 26 damage 0/25 HP

Reaper receives 26 damage 0/25 HP

Vex reaches level 16! Vex's Magic, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!

Seeing the reinforcements destroyed and the group advancing, Uragiru stands in front of Adiamant, protecting her. Warriors approach from either side of the map.

Allies
Elay: 21/28 HP
Gerand: 25/25 HP
Darik: 32/32 HP
Arc: 11/29 HP
Vex: 22/27 HP
Kress: 33/33 HP
Kaiz: 8/25 HP

Enemies
Adiamant: ??/?? HP
Uragiru: 25/25 HP - Protecting Adiamant
Reaper: 4/25 HP - Approaching from front
Reaper: 4/25 HP - Approaching from front
Warrior: 35/35 HP - Approaching from left
Warrior: 35/35 HP - Approaching from right

Vex heads over to the newly appeared warrior and launches a blast of lightning from her fingertips into them. She then spins around and blasts them once again with the other hand. The battle does not last long.

Warrior receives 32 damage 3/35 HP

Warrior receives 32 damage 0/35 HP

Darik then moves in to take care of the other warrior, slinging a couple of dark blasts at them. They manage to step out of the way of the first, but walk right into the second by doing so.

Miss! Warrior receives no damage 35/35 HP

Warrior receives 26 damage 9/35 HP

Elay then walks in, going directly up to the warrior. "..." She slams him across the head with her axe before firmly planting it in his back and then removing it.

Critical Hit! Warrior receives 57 damage 0/35 HP

Elay reaches level 19! Elay's Health, Strength, Speed, and Defense increase by 1!

Gerand runs over to Arc, healing her the best he can while trying to be quick.

Arc recovers 30 health 29/29 HP

Being newly healed, she rides forward and takes out one of the weak reapers with a quick jab of her lance.

Reaper receives 10 damage 0/25 HP

Arc reaches level 14! Arc's Strength, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!

Kaiz runs in next to her and launches an arrow from his bow, taking the last reaper off his horse.

Reaper receives 8 damage 0/25 HP

Kaiz reaches level 3! Kaiz's Health, Strength, Skill, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!

Adiamant watches from the top of her hill and seems bored. She kicks Uragiru forward. "Get them."

"Yes, Madame Adiamant." He moves down the mountain, but seems somewhat hesitant to attack anyone that doesn't approach.

Allies
Elay: 21/28 HP
Gerand: 25/25 HP
Darik: 32/32 HP
Arc: 29/29 HP
Vex: 22/27 HP
Kress: 33/33 HP
Kaiz: 8/25 HP

Enemies
Adiamant: ??/?? HP
Uragiru: 25/25 HP - Approaching from front

Gerand begins to walk over to Uragiru, tossing a vulnerary over to Elay on his way. "Elay. Heal yourself. You're hurt." She says nothing, but she does as he says.

Elay recovers 10 health 28/28 HP

Kaiz takes out a concoction before drinking it. He gulps the medicine down as fast as he can before noticing the healing effect starting to work.

Kaiz recovers 20 health 25/25 HP

Gerand continues to walk over toward Uragiru. He doesn't appear to have a knife in hand, attempting to give off a non-violent air. Uragiru keeps his Stiletto ready, standing in a battle position. "...Uragiru. You betrayed us."

"...Yes."

"...How long was this your plan?"

"...Since the beginning."

"So I assume that book really was just a cover? You were actually writing letters to the Opulentians, weren't you?"

"...Yes. The plan was to gain the trust from the enemy leaders and assassinate them when they least expected it. All of them."

"You only killed King Arthur. And you hesitated to strike Lady Elay. Why."

"..." Uragiru looks away for a short moment. "...I don't really know. Maybe I felt like I grew close to her. Maybe I felt like I owed her something. Maybe...I felt like I finally had a home. And a place where I belonged."

"...If it were possible, I would welcome you back with open arms. I felt that we had shared a bond together. But I see that was with nothing but a facade. A fake." Uragiru seems to wince at the word fake. "You realize this means we're enemies now?"

"...Yes."

"Then there's no more reason to hold back. I will do my best to kill you. My duty to Lady Elay comes before all personal affairs. Say your prayers."

"..." Uragiru is silent as Gerand flicks his wrist, summoning forth a knife from it.

Gerand steps forward, slashing Uragiru across the upper arm with his knife. Uragiru slashes back with his own Stiletto, cutting Gerand's own arm in the same location.

Uragiru receives 9 damage 16/25 HP

Gerand receives 8 damage 17/25 HP

Vex stands off in the distance, prepared to assist. She moves her hand fluidly through the air, causing a cold wind to blow around Uragiru. He manages to leap to the side as a spire of ice flies up from the ground to skewer him.

Miss! Uragiru receives no damage 16/25 HP

Darik runs in after, throwing a blast of dark magic at Uragiru. He manages to flip out of the way as the blast detonates. He then disappears and reappears behind Darik. "I'm sorry..." He lands a direct slash, stabbing him in the back. Uragiru then takes out his knife and disappears before appearing in front of Darik. He then stabs him in the front before disappearing again and returning to his previous location.

Miss! Uragiru receives no damage 16/25 HP

Critical Hit! Darik receives 12 damage 20/32 HP

Critical Hit! Darik receives 12 damage 8/32 HP

Arc rides in afterward, swinging her lance at him. He easily ducks beneath and moves into a forward roll. He lands a weak slash on Arc's foot before vaulting over her horse and slashing at her from behind. He then jumps backward, off the horse so she continues to ride past him.

Miss! Uragiru receives no damage 16/25 HP

Arc receives 1 damage 28/29 HP

Critical Hit! Arc receives 3 damage 25/29 HP

Walking up from behind Uragiru, Elay drags her axe along the ground. He doesn't turn. He knows she's there. "..." She's still silent, but tears begin to form in her eyes. They run down her face. "...Nnn...NnnRRAAAAAAGGGGHHH!" She screams at him before charging forward. Swinging her axe sloppily, she makes a huge gash across his back. But Uragiru makes no effort to evade this time.

Critical Hit! Uragiru receives 90 damage 0/25 HP

Elay reaches level 20! Elay's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!

It's silent for a moment. Uragiru and Elay stand there with both breathing heavily. Uragiru then drops down to the ground, falling forward on his knees and then into the mud. His head faces to the left. His eyes, looking at Gerand. "...I guess I always make the wrong choices. I felt it was only right you killed me Elay. You deserved...ngh...revenge for your father. I'm sorry things turned out this way. Maybe if things were different, you could have known the real...me. I regret...so many things..." He takes a breath, struggling for air. "Thank you for...giving me a home in...the short time I was...with..." He begins coughing, but his speech fades away into nothing. He stops moving.

Elay stands there. Her head is pounding. Her heart is pounding. Her mind is screaming. Everything aches. Everything feels wrong. She wants to scream. She opens her mouth, but nothing comes out. Something blocks her throat.

"Ahahahaha! Good show! Nice work! You killed the traitor! But I wonder...will you be able to ever trust your allies again? Oh, that was an entertaining battle, I will say. I especially like the dramati-" Her evil monologue is stopped by screaming coming from Elay. She charges up the hill and swings her axe at her. Her blow is poorly planned and weak. Adiamant evades easily with a simple step backward. "You'll have to try harder th-" Elay shouts again as she swings once more. Adiamant steps back and evades again. Elay continues to shout and swing about two or three more times.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Finally, on the last strike, Adiamant gives an unamused scoff. She snaps her fingers as a grim reaper-like creature appears in front of her, swinging a powerful scythe in the air and shattering Obsidian into pieces. "...!" Elay's arm is knocked up into the air. She releases the handle as it flies away. Pieces of Obsidian fly through the air.

"...Weak little girl. You are nothing. Return home before you hurt yourself. Or else you will die by my hands." She snaps her fingers and suddenly warps away.

Elay is at a loss for words. She simply falls forward, on her knees. She failed.

S-rank for Elay...

That needs thought.

Royal mage's son, Darik. Frees up Shizuka and Lupis, leaves Arc alone... or I guess she could go with Vex.

Dravarian representative, Shizuka. Slightly politically advantageous. And she's been here from the very beginning... Then Darik has... no one. But if Darik goes with Shizuka, that's a good political link. Mm, OK. Can eliminate both of them.

Wolf princess, Kress. Politically advantageous. Who was Kress going with? No one. Not a bad choice.

Former Opulentian knight, Arc. Mmmmm... No. I just like them better as bros.

Vex... Vex. Vex... Nah.

Oh. Thank you, me, it has been very helpful bouncing ideas off you.

I forgot to mention you have a Secret Book and Spirit Dust too.

While searching through some supplies, Garren notices a strange, silver device. "Huh...?" Suddenly, there's a bright flash.

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Garren is no longer wearing his heavy armor. Instead, he wears a sleeveless leather chestpiece, black pants, and leather gloves. He wears a black bandanna tied around his head as well, on top of his brown hair.

Garren changed to the Thief class!

Garren's Health and Defense decrease by 5! Garren's Skill and Speed increase by 5!

Garren lost the ability to use Lances or Axes! Garren gained the ability to use Knives!

Garren learned Locktouch!

Garren reaches down and takes a knife out from one of the sheathes on his belt. "Huh...I guess if this is what makes me stronger, I'm alright with it."

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"Hey, Gerand...?" Jess heads over to him as he seems busy keeping inventory of multiple weapons.

"Yes?"

"Um...This might sound kind of stupid, but uh...I'm a little bit..."

Gerand continues to work as he waits for her to continue. Without a response he attempts finishing the sentence. "...Scared?"

She shakes her head. "...Homesick."

"Ah, I see." He nods and finishes taking inventory before turning to her. "So you want to go home?"

"...Yeah. But it...kinda burned to the ground. So..."

"Well maybe there's something I can do to help you feel a little more at home here then."

"You'd do that...?"

"Of course. What would you like me to do?"

"Well...I guess I'm kind of hungry. It might be nice to have some of the traditional food from my village. Do you have any fish?"

"Hmm...Yes, I do believe we recently received a supply of fish from Sidhe."

Jess lightens up, her ears perking up. "Then we can make some Kitsune Sashimi! Here, I'll help you make it! It will be fun!" She scampers off into the kitchen, leaving Gerand behind.

"Amazing...her attitude almost did a complete turn. What a strange girl. Wait...where did she get that huge knife from...!?" Gerand runs into the kitchen. "JESS, HOLD ON A MOMENT."

Gerand and Jess achieve support rank C!

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Leo casually strolls down the path before coming across Lupis standing by his dragon, Kain. "Hey, Lupis. Watcha doin'?"

He turns, one hand still on the snout of his dragon. "Oh, Prince Leo. Nothing, really. I'm just training with Kain."

"You don't have to be so formal. Just call me Leo." He then pauses for a second. "You work pretty hard, huh? Why's that?"

"I need to become stronger for Shizuka! Maybe one day, she will notice my efforts. But...not yet."

Leo grins a bit. "Ohhhh, girl problems, eh? Heheheh. Well, don't worry, because your main lion's got this."

"...You?"

"What are you looking at me like that for!? Yeah, I mean me! Girls throw themselves at me all the time! I'll show you all my tricks. You'll be irresistible."

"Huh...? If they throw themselves at you, why don't you have a girlfriend or something...?"

"Wha-!? Well of course, I'm waiting for the right one!" He looks off to the side. "Clearly." He then focuses back on Lupis. "Anyway! You'll have every girl on the street looking at you with those big lovey dovey eyes! I guarantee it!"

"But I only want Shizuka to notice my work..."

"Yeah, her too. I mean, she can't be THAT much different from other girls, right? Here, stop training and come with me for some training in being charming."

Lupis seems confused and turns to Kain. "Is this what princes normally do...?"

Lupis and Leo achieve support rank C!

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Later that same day, Lupis flies overhead in circles, doing laps with Kain. As he does so, Mistral comes up next to him. "Good morning, Lupis."

"Oh, Mistral. Good morning. I tend to forget that you Laguz can fly without dragons or pegasi. I'm still not used to just having people pop up like that while I'm in the sky."

"Well, you know, this is my sky. It shouldn't be a surprise I'm in it."

"Who says that you get to have the entire sky...!?"

"It's in my title. Queen of the Skies."

"That's just a title. It doesn't mean anything."

"Oh, is it now? Well then, care to put me to the test then? I'll show you I earned that name fair and square." She flies over in front of him, moving backwards as she looks at him. "Let's have a race. From here to the top of that tower over there."

"THAT tower!? I can barely see it!"

"Is that a problem?"

"Of course not! I'll win this race."

"We'll see about that."

Lupis looks to Kain. "She's a bit competitive, don't you think?"

"You're going to lose the race if you sit around, talking to your dragon!" Lupis looks up and notices Mistral is gone.

"Hey, no fair! Let's go, Kain! We can still win this!"

Lupis and Mistral achieve support rank C!

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As Leo walks along through camp, he suddenly finds himself assaulted by a blanket thrown at him. "What the...?" He takes it off and looks at the attacker.

Jess stands there, staring at him with her tail wagging slightly. "Hi, Leo!"

"Why did you just throw a blanket at me?"

"You aren't wearing a shirt."

"...And?"

"So I thought maybe you were cold."

"Why would I be cold if I'm not wearing a shirt on purpose?"

"What!? You mean someone didn't steal your shirt!? You're dressed like that on purpose!?"

"E-Excuse me, why are you so concerned about what I choose to wear?"

"I'm more concerned about what you aren't wearing! Where is your modesty!? Your princely dignity!? I thought some terrible bandit stole your shirt to make you miserable, but apparently you chose to destroy your princely modingity on your own."

"My modingity is perfectly intact!" He pauses a second after saying that with a puzzled look as to why he used that made up word. "In fact, I look even better without a shirt, thank you very much! This allows me more freedom in battle and I'm not slowed down by excess weight and clothing and whatever...And I can show off my muscles."

"LIES. You're just being childish. If you wear a shirt, you'll be more protected. Not just from battle, but from the sun and from the cold and from the weather! They're important!"

"You're crazy!"

"You're crazy!"

"Well if that's the case, then I'll take my princely modingity and modingify my way over there. GOOD DAY TO YOU."

"GOOD DAY TO YOU."

"Repeating everything I say does not mean you get the last word!"

"Yes it does!"

Jess and Leo achieve support rank C!

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Walking through a nearby forest, Mistral casually watches the leaves fall around. She eventually comes across someone sitting there, painting something. Wait, that's Argentum. "Argentum?"

"Hello, Mistral." He responds without turning.

"What exactly are you doing?"

"What does it look like? Painting."

"In the middle of a forest?"

"Exactly."

"...You are a strange one."

"Not entirely. There's a reason to what I do." Argentum pauses a second. "Er...lift that wing slightly for me, will you?"

"Hm...?" She lifts her wing.

"Perfect."

"...Wait, are you painting me!?"

"Yep." He flips the canvas around, showing a painting of Mistral walking through the forest. "Do you like it? I call it 'Winged Forest Beauty'"

"Let me get this right. So you followed me here...painted me from the shadows...and you were just a general CREEP!?"

"Yep." He flips the canvas back around and inspects the painting a bit before putting some finishing touches on it. "There's no need to get so angry, Mistral. We're friends, aren't we? Besides, I needed a model for my painting. Since we aren't at the palace, how am I supposed to find one and practice my art? I can't get rusty now, can I?"

"I don't care if you paint me, but you should ask for my permission first! I don't need you invading my privacy for art practice."

"I see. I suppose it WOULD be easier to paint a model that is standing still as apposed to one I have to chase around stealthily and set all of my supplies back up again every few minutes. Hm. Very well. I'll take you up on that offer."

"Alright, good. And I want you to get rid of anything else you might of made."

"Aww. Do I at least get to keep 'Winged Forest Beauty'?"

"Yes, that one gets to stay intact." She then snatches it away from him. "In my personal storage."

"You can't take that! I'm not even finished!"

"Too late." Mistral begins to walk off. Argentum simply sighs and begins to pack his things away.

"I guess I'll just have to go mess with Faron instead..."

Argentum and Mistral achieve support rank C!