Three Houses Saga: White Clouds

The Adrestian Emperor

< Third-Person POV >

"A ceremony in the Holy Tomb, huh?" Sylvain asked.

The Blue Lions were all together, Kotaro as well, just days after the conflict in the forest was finished.

"Yes, since the professor managed to gain the power of the goddess, Lady Rhea wishes to bring him there to receive the goddess's revelation. She even requested for our presence." Dimitri explained.

"Really now? Why is that a requirement, would there be any danger to come from it?" Ai questioned.

"Well, it was once said that Seiros had holy warriors at her side to protect her." Mercedes brought up.

"Tch, so this mission gives us no opportunity to sharpen our skills, unless things go awry?" Felix scoffed.

"I'm with him, that sounds boring as hell." Saki leaned back in her chair.

"I disagree honestly, I am curious to see what this ritual may look like. And seeing the Holy Tomb as well..." Ashe scratched his cheek.

"It sounds scary, Lily would rather take it easy this month after so many missions." Lily shuddered a bit.

"Oh my, what if this ritual allows us a chance to see the goddess herself? That would be such a wonderful event to witness." Ignatz's eyes lit up.

"Oooo! That sounds amazing, I want to see her there now!" Sakura became excited with that notion.

"Yes yes, it is all well and good. Rituals and tombs and all that, but another important thing you forgot to mention.... YOU MANAGED TO FIND THE STAFF!!!" Kotaro's voice rang out throughout the room.

"Ack, I can never get used to this." Ingrid lifted her hands from her ears.

"Trust me, it won't get better even if you were used to it." Ai stated.

"I second that notion. Anyways, the book I found in the Abyss library mentioned everything we needed for sending you girls home. One or two individuals with high magic skills in Reason and Faith, and the spell Warp." Linhardt yawned.

"Is that all there is to it?" Junko asked.

"Pretty much. The spell just needs to be pulled off without fail, that's why two individuals are recommended, I assume. This could be an interesting experiment, so I volunteer for the first role." Linhardt raised his hand up.

"How about Lysithea for the second mage?" The class turns to see Claude walking through the door, "This little lady's probably REAL interested in pulling off a plan like this." He smirked at the white haired student.

"Hmph! It does sound like a wonderful opportunity to test how skilled I have become. Yet I did not need you to point that out, Claude. Why are you here anyways?" She grumbled at her previous house leader.

"Well I was looking for you actually, we're about to head out on a mission of our own and we definitely need the magic boost. I didn't want to bother Marianne, and Lorenz is... Lorenz. I just overheard your conversation and decided to join in. It's gonna be sad to see you zombie girls leave though." Claude explained.

"Wait, how do you—"

"He walked in on a conversation." Linhardt interrupted Saki.

"He's right though, this year has been crazy with you ladies around. I wouldn't want that to end so soon." Sylvain rubs the back of his head.

"Yeah, I would have loved to graduate with you all. Do you all know when you plan on leaving?" Annette depressingly asked.

"Well, um, I'm thinking... it sounds nice to be home as soon as possible but..." Sakura struggled to get the words out.