Fire Emblem Fates: Gamer of Grima
By MasterofFates132
Chapter 2
Family of Nohr
As I was being dragged by Kamui down the hallway to the dining hall, I was freaking out a little on the inside ( but keeping a calm face on the outside), partially because Kamui has not given me the chance to get on my feet.
'Oh man, how am I gonna explain things? What can I say to make me look less suspicious?'
"Ugh, stop worrying about such trivial matters Fleshling, its so annoying." Grima said with a snort.
'Are YOU saying you wouldn't do the same thing in my position?! Listen, the freaking ROYAL FAMILY is here, minus Garon (thank Naga)! I know Elise is fine, but it's mainly Leo, Xander, and especially Camillia I'm worried about' I fired back.
"Listen, I can understand why you're worried about meeting the siblings of your crush and all, but MAN up about it! The moment you stepped into this world, it was the moment the door slammed shut behind you. Just accept the fact that you need to do this and STOP COMPLAINING! Grima said, losing his cool rather quickly at the end.
'...okay, I'm calm now. Someone's moody, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or something?' I cheekily asked, smirking.
"You are REALLY getting on my nerves Fleshling. Grima warned "Just focus. You're just about to head into the dining room."
Welp, time to truly start my adventure, I guess...
[Xander POV]
It appears Kamui is late...yet again. I understand why she is though. It's in her nature to see if everyone is ok, especially her savior. Speaking of her savior, his sword fighting style is quite impressive, even if I don't recognize it as any style anyone from Nohr trains with.
Although he also uses a tome that for some reason, looks nothing like that of Nohr's, I was quite impressed when he burned that Mercenary to a crisp; even after taking quite a hit for Kamui. But it still makes me suspicious none-the-less.
Also, when I think that, I haven seen anyone in Nohr with that hair color, the only person I can really remember seeing with such a hair color was another princess of Nohr, but I was told that she was killed during the... Concubine Conflict.
"Xander, dear brother." Camilla decided to then interrupt my thought process. "I know you're worried, but you must remember that this boy saved, Kamui, and not only that, you even saw how he fights, why not give him a chance?" she reasoned to me with a smile.
Shaking my head, I said in reply, "Even so, as the Crown Prince of Nohr, I can't afford to be caught off-guard by a possible threat who could be trying to get into our good graces. However, I will nonetheless give him a chance."
Camilla sighed a little when she realized that that was the best she was going to get from me.
After that happened, Leo whispered to me. "I agree with you wholeheartedly brother. I checked some of his belongings while he was unconscious and almost none of it seems to have any similarity to what Nohr has."
I then whispered back with a small frown and my hands folded across my face, "Yet he doesn't seem to be from Hoshido either…"
Leo nodded "While they don't seem to come from Nohr, they seem to have been based off of a Nohrian's choice of weapons. While I don't know how exactly he got a hold of these things, we should still be cautious."
"A wise choice indeed Leo." I nodded at his response with approval and a small smile.
At that moment, the Dining Hall's doors opened up, revealing 3 figures coming through. My little, naive sister Kamui, the clumsy yet battle ready maid Felicia, and the strange savior, Mark.
Even after meeting me, it seemed like he is still a bit uncomfortable at the fact that there are a bunch of royals in the same room as himself, I can't really blame him; it's a natural reaction from the common people. Although, he seems to be the most nervous around Camilla. How strange. Occasionally I see him looking at her with a calm expression, but his eyes revealed some of his true inner thoughts. Speaking of which, I only just noticed that his eyes are different colors, one is red, and the other is emerald green, how odd...
That's when Elise decided to break the silence. "Big sister is back! YAY!" She smiled happily, almost vibrating in her seat while preparing to tackle/glomp Kamui.
[Camilla's POV]
As soon as Elise finished shouting in joy, she goes and glomps our dear sister, Kamui. I also noticed that the young man next to her (Mark I believe Xander called him), seemed a little nervous, occasionally sneaking a peek at me, and flinching slightly when I make eye contact with him. I doubt that he is nervous about my beauty, but I nonetheless try to reassure him of his doubts.
"It seems that Mark here is a little nervous. Don't worry now, none of us will bite." I said with (what I hoped) was a sweet smile.
That seemed to calm him down, but not by much as he still seemed to be hesitant about something.
"Why don't you sit down?" I asked politely. "We were planning to wait for you before we would begin to eat anyway, so why not talk over a little bit of breakfast?" I suggested, hoping the thought of food will calm him more. Am I really so scary?
"Um, s-sure, that does sound nice." Mark said, a little bit more of his doubts were now gone.
[Mark's POV]
When I went to go sit down, Kamui and Elise decided to sit beside me, although in Elise's case, on Kamui's lap. I couldn't help but feel slightly envious of their bond… although I did notice Kamui looking at me, slightly blushing a few times. An act I'm sure that Camilla did not easily miss, as her face glowered protectively a little bit.
Once the food arrived, we all started to eat, and boy, did it taste REALLY good. I don't think I actually realized how hungry I was until that very moment.
Then Leo began to talk, "So Mark, how is it you arrived around here anyway? From what Brother said, he said he found you near the Northern Fortress; and also that Kamui had found you. Also, there's a barrier around this Fortress too. Not letting anyone in…"
"..." I stayed silent for a moment, thinking on what to say.
Before I could ask Grima what to do, he said, "Don't look at me Fleshling, this is your problem, not mine. Just try not to get us both killed though."
Sighing, I answered to Leo where I came from first. "Well, I come from a faraway country called Ylisse, which neighbors a country named Plegia. And as for your second question, I am a Tactician-In-Training that came here seeing as my own studies had led me to here. Although I didn't think I would wake up to Royalty again..." I trailed off the made-up backstory. Somehow I could hear Grima mutter something about 'Seriously? That backstory?'
"Are you saying that you've woken up to other Royals before?" Leo questioned, not actually believing me.
"Yes I am, it wasn't just me though, when I woke up, I was next to another person wearing the same garb as me, a woman named Robin, if I remember correctly." I said while making it look like I was remembering the past a bit.
"How did you know my Original Fell Avatar was a female?" Grima asked, genuinely shocked.
'Lucky guess' I mentally replied. It seems like it will be rare whenever I surprise Grima to that degree, maybe even more.
"Anyway, it would take all day if I try to explain the story in full, so I'll just say this, we ended up slaying a certain dragon that is best not to be named right now." I said, thankful that they did not pry after I said that, though I could tell they were surprised about us slaying a dragon of all things.
'I probably shouldn't tell the Fleshling that ever since he was brought here, that story has become true, I clearly remember him being with my avatar and that prince…how is this possible?'Grima thought to himself with a sweatdrop
"Anyway, my weapons were made in Ylisse in order to combat Plegia, who's "Mad King", as his people oh-so-lovingly called him, was trying to start another war to "Finish what Ylisse's last Exalt started."" I said with a serious expression.
"Hmm, that answers some things, but you still haven't exactly answered Leo's question, how did you even get here?" Xander asked with a stern demeanor.
"Honestly? I have no idea, one moment I was walking down the path in an area I'm not familiar with, and the next, I'm waking up to two royals in another unfamiliar area." I said in a confused tone.
"Hmm, you said that you've been studying on Nohr's economy correct? Is it as you thought it would be?" Camilla said with a tiny bit of sadness in her voice, most likely because of their tragic pasts. But I also noticed that her glower deepened a little bit, why is that?
Unknown to Mark, Kamui got a little bit closer to him as he told them about himself, her blush becoming a little more obvious, to the amusement of Xander and Leo, the confusion of Elise as she couldnt find out why her brothers were smirking, and the chagrin of Camilla, who just glowered even more.
"Not really, I mean no offense by it, but I honestly expected more, any reason why it's like this right now?" I asked with a bit of genuine curiosity.
"Yes, there is," Xander said with a sigh. "We currently are in conflict with the neighboring country, Hoshido. Since resources are low, our father, King Garon, has decided to conquer Hoshido in order to make Nohr great once more." Xander said, his eyes saying he at least tried to stop this outcome.
"Your father decided to resort to conquest right off of the bat?" I said in slight surprise. "Wouldn't it be better to make a treaty and get resources from trading? Not only that, but if a treaty was signed, there wouldn't be any unnecessary deaths." I tried to negotiate.
Leo sighed. "As much as we would like that, Father has been rather insistent that we conquer Hoshido. And since we're his children, we have to abide by his wishes, no matter how much we don't like them."
"It's the reason I want to help." Kamui turned to me, her blush not so visible anymore, as if she is willing herself not to blush at the moment. "My siblings need all of the help that they can get!" she said with a look of determination, which actually looked rather cute on her.
"I guess I understand, not that I like the reasoning, but I get it." I replied, then turned to Kamui. "Your determination is something to be admired you know, who knows? Maybe YOU can change things." stressing out the 'you' in my words.
"You really think so?" Kamui asked with a tilt of her head, and her blush reappearing.
"Mark is right." Xander said. "Nothing is ever impossible if you put your mind to it little sister. Now then, I think it's about time we finished this meal, we wouldn't want it to get cold now would we?"
We all agreed and started to eat the delicious food again.
After the food…
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After we finished eating, Xander decided to have a spar with Kamui after seeing her raw determination. It might take up the rest of the day. Meanwhile I was being escorted to my quarters by Felicia since she was ordered to by Xander. I was silently angry at the fact that I won't see that one funny moment on Leo reacting to him having his collar on backwards. I mean seriously, it's been like that since breakfast, and everyone except himself has noticed it!
As I was mentally ranting, much to Grima's displeasure and irk, Felicia spoke up. "Here we are, what do you think of the room Master Mark?"
The room looked the same as I woke up in (is it the same one?). I saw that same chair next to the bed. It also had a dresser and a few other necessities. "It looks like the same one I woke up in after passing out, not that I mind." It was then that Felicia's words caught up to me. "Hold on, "Master Mark"? There is no need for formalities, after all, I am your friend right? Also calling me Master makes me feel like I'm teaching you something about magic or combat, which I'm not right now." I said with confusion.
"I-I see, yes, I believe you mentioned that we were friends before, but what made you want to become friends with a clumsy maid?" She said in a sad tone.
I sighed. "Remember Felicia, positive reinforcement, and as for your question, I'll have to quote someone to answer it. "Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet." Can you really blame me for wanting to make friends in an area I am not familiar with? Plus, it's always good to forge bonds with others, as a Prince I know would put it, "Our bonds are far stronger than destiny."
"I see. Thank you Mark, you have given me a lot to think about. Also, if you ever need anything, just knock on the wall next to your bed, someone should be able to hear it and come to you." she said with a smile while slightly blushing. She then left, without tripping this time, that's some good progress.
As soon as I thought that, I heard the noise of someone falling to the ground, I sweatdrop, looks like I spoke too soon, I should never tempt Murphy's Law. Oh well, time to head back to sleep, since I was a little stressed out. I get tired pretty easily from stress, so I went into the bed and closed my eyes.
Later
I finally woke up, and noticed that it was darker than usual, just how long was I asleep for? That was when I felt hungry, so I did what Felicia told me to do and knocked on the wall.
Five minutes after I knocked, the door opened to reveal Flora and Jakob to my slight surprise.
"Greetings Mark," Flora said as she bowed. "You called?"
Jakob snorted at this. "Of course he did! Why else would he knock on the wall?"
"I was just trying to be polite." Flora grumbled, upset at Jakob's tone.
Before this could possibly escalate into a fight, I cut in. "Anyway I was wondering what was available to eat at the moment." I say while trying to calm them down.
"Ah, right. Yes, I believe stew is available right now, as it is dreadfully cold outside, it should have a side of steak as well." Jakob suggested.
After thinking on it for a moment I gave him an answer "I think I would like that mister…?"
"Right, my name is Jakob, I'll go and get it right away. Heaven knows I'm the only reliable one these days." D-did he seriously just say that in front of Flora? Ouch. She looked really angry at the fact that Jakob stole her thunder and that he practically insulted her AND her sister right in front of her.
I noticed that ice was beginning to cover the walls, so I quickly said, "Flora, you might want to calm down a bit! Ice is starting to cover the walls!"
Flora gasped and regained her composure. "Thank you, Mark, but I never mentioned my ice abilities, how do you know about them?" she asked with a look of curiosity while also a little suspicious at the same time.
"As a Tactician-In-Training, I have to be able to know what a person can do in order to make sure they win their battles, I just made a simple observation and noticed that while you were getting mad, some ice appeared, so I linked that to you having ice abilities."
"Hmm that IS a rather impressive observation then. I'm sorry for being suspicious, you can never be too careful these days, especially in Nohr."
"Of course." I nodded, who knows what can happen?
"Anyway, I would like to thank you." She said, surprising me.
"Thank me? For what?" I was not expecting to be thanked again for a long while.
"I heard from Felicia what you said to her, and she seems to be a little less clumsy, something I welcome, as I worry everyday for her." she said with a grateful smile.
"In that case, you're welcome." I replied.
"Well, I should probably get going." she said as she got up. "Have a good night Mark. Oh, and one last thing."
At my look of confusion, she continued. "If you ever try to hurt my sister, I will freeze you so badly that it will take a century for you to melt, are we clear?" she said with a calm yet icy smile.
"Clear as ice" I said half joking, half serious.
She laughed at that and left after bowing. Jakob enters after she leaves."I brought you the food you requested Mark, is there anything else you need?"
"Thank you Jakob, and no, that will be all, but thank you for the offer." I replied
Jakob smiled then left, which shocked me, considering from what I know, Jakob rarely smiles genuinely.
After I ate I heard a knock on my door, and went to open it, only to see Kamui. She was panting a bit, but smiling happily.
"Kamui? What are you doing here?" I asked, slightly surprised.
She grinned even more. "I managed to beat Xander in a match, and it seems that Father heard about it, so he sent a messenger, and guess what he said!" I already knew what it was, partially because of my past life, and partially because of her starry eyed look, but I decided to play dumb.
"I don't know Kamui, what did the message say?" I said, feigning ignorance.
She replied as her grin got even bigger. "He said that I am free to leave the Northern Fortress and enter Castle Krakenburg! He wishes to possibly enlist me into the Nohrian Military!" She said in a rather cute tone.
I applauded her, partially because of the cute way she said it. "Well, congrats, but does this mean we won't see much of each other anymore?" I asked with a frown.
"Well…not exactly." Kamui replied while blushing sheepishly.
"Eh? What do you mean Kamui?" I replied, confused
"I asked Xander if I could possibly make you one of my retainers, and he said I could as long as you agreed, do you accept?" Her eyes made it obvious that if I said no, I would regret it. Not that I was planning on saying no anyway, this was my chance to travel with her, and I was going to take it!
"I would be honored milady." I joked, earning a playful punch on the arm along with a cute pout.
"That's great!" she said. Perhaps a little too enthusiastically. "But no need for formalities ok? I get enough of that from Jakob as is."
I smirked and said, "As you wish princess." she pouted again rather cutely at this, then we started to laugh soon after. While laughing, I thought this.
'At last, our journey is about to start…'
TO BE CONTINUED
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