Chasing a New Dawn

Chapter 11: Red Canyon Dominance

Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem: Three Houses or its characters, I only own Blythe, Celine, and the changes in the plot that I make in the war phase.

Enjoy!

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Last Time:

Celine was snapped out of her reverie when she heard Blythe and Byleth talking. It seemed like the group from the kitchen had returned. The blue-haired swordsman heard Blythe ask Byleth if each of the Blue Lion birthdays could be held in the Blue Lions classroom, and the teal-haired, blue-eyed professor gave the affirmative.

The four Blue Lions in the classroom then saw the kitchen group come into the classroom. Byleth had a Pheasant Roast with Berry Sauce in his hand, while Blythe had a container of peach sorbet in her hands. Dedue and Ashe had Mercedes' presents in their hands. All four of them placed what they were holding down on the table.

Blythe and Celine looked at each other and smiled. When they heard Mercedes and Annette talking in the distance, they told the others to hide.

Blythe, Celine, and Dimitri hid by the benches. Sylvain, Felix, and Ingrid did the same thing but on the other side. Dedue actually found a place to not be seen, and he was followed there by Ashe and Byleth.

Once Mercedes and Annette arrived, everyone burst out of their hiding spots. The Blue Lions then celebrated Mercedes' party, which was a brief respite from the tension of the upcoming mission.

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30th of the Great Tree Moon, Garreg Mach Monastery, Entrance Hall (Afternoon), Imperial Year 1180

Byleth was heading to the marketplace to prepare for the coming mission for the Blue Lions. He was unsure of when they would leave, since they had to get word of the bandits' location from the Knights of Seiros. Since he did not know when they would leave, he figured that he should do something that is in his control, and that is to prepare for the mission with proper weapons and healing supplies.

The healers cannot do all of the healing during a battle, otherwise they will be exhausted. For that reason, it is important that any given group going to combat have the proper healing supplies. Weapons can also break at any given moment during a battle, and a person without a weapon is mostly defenseless. Their only line of defense would be their fists and their magic, if any magic was learned.

Byleth was still walking to the marketplace, when he heard Sothis give a noise of frustration.

"I still don't get why that woman assigned your class the mission for bandits. They are CHILDREN! Shouldn't the 'knights' have been able to handle it?" Sothis groaned in dismay for Byleth's predicament. She phased into view beside Byleth while throwing her arms up in the air.

The teal-haired professor shook his head in response to Rhea's reasoning. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Sothis. He quietly said his sentence, so Byleth did not attract any weird looks and judgement. "They should have been able to handle it, but the archbishop wanted us to have some 'experience.' Her words, not mine. Why would you assign a group of students with accomplishing some that the Knights of Seiros are able to do."

The green-haired girl shook her head in response. She just did not know what Rhea was thinking assigning the Blue Lions with this kind of mission. "I see where she is coming from, but did the mission have to be primarily led by you and your students? It could have been led by the professionals, and then your class comes along to help."