Comms and Other Long FE Oneshots

Learning Warmth

        It was a strange urge, but Idunn still acted upon it. She received few urges that were not related to His Highness's orders, and it was generally a curious sensation anyways.

So she continued on her way with the small tray with a pitcher and two cups on it, stepping out of the grand halls of Askr Castle into the afternoon light. The grass was cool and soft on her bare feet as she moved to the small incline where her... partner... was.

Reyson was sitting under the shade of a tree, watching a girl with brown braids shoot arrows at a target in the area below while a man looked on, his lance held carefully at his side and his head held high. The heron laguz stirred at her approach, distant green eyes blinking as he looked at her and then at the tray. "Ah- you didn't need to bring me that."

"Thea... she did this for Lyon. You are just as tired if not more," Idunn replied, carefully setting the tray down before arranging her violet dress so that it spread out around her folded legs as she knelt. "I... wanted to do it too. I do not want to do many things."

"Mm." His ruffled white feathers settled a bit at her explanation. She had only met him today, and she was already noticing a few things. Such as, he offended easily. He wasn't violent in his being offended, however, so it was hard to notice, and he was also easily pacified, a simple explanation often smoothing things over. So she doubted that people took notice of how easily he slipped from anger to peace. He took the pitcher and poured them both some water. "Being around Lyon is exhausting for both of us I think," he admitted as he placed the pitcher down. "Him because he's trying to control his aura and me because of said aura."

"You both tire easily on the battlefield besides."

"That's..." Reyson bit back what seemed to be a protest as he watched her carefully pick up her cup with both hands and then sighed. "True," he admitted, picking up his cup and turning his gaze back to the two humans in the area below. "The battlefield itself is taxing to herons, that does not mean I cannot fight."

"That is not what I said. You were very helpful." Idunn sipped at her water. "We all needed a rest."

Reyson sighed again, taking a long gulp of his own water. "Was I truly?"

"Yes. You have a very..." She blinked, the thought... what did she want to say. "Your song... helped."

Reyson looked at her, and his expression softened. "Well... it generally does." There was silence for a moment, and they watched the two below them interact from their perch on the incline. "What do you think of Askr?"

"It is full of life," she replied softly. "There are many humans. Lyon and you are very kind, and His Highness and I now take order from Kiran."

"Those are all observations."

Idunn looked to him to see a frown on his face. "Is that... unsatisfactory?"

Reyson tilted his head, his feathers ruffled again. "No. No, it's not, it was just a comment on my part. You did mention not often wanting to do things."

Idunn nodded, sipping her water again. "My purpose is to obey His Highness. His desires are mine, and so Kiran's desires are mine."

The heron studied her for another moment, then took a breath. "I think that we can both agree that this realm is strange, though."

"Strange?" Idunn mulled over this word, watching as a man with green hair and blue armor sprinted into the area below, a boy with brighter green hair and black robes rushing alongside him. A young girl with orange dragon wings was carrying an identical boy with white robes, and giggling as she dropped that boy into the man's arms. The man whooped, spinning the child around as he laughed, and the one in black robes just shook his head while the archer and lancer chuckled. "Yes," she replied. "This land is strange. The girl is a dragon. They do not interact with humanity."

"It is the same where you're from too, then." Reyson took another sip from his drink. "Laguz and beorc have had a feud for as long as I can remember, and the laguz have always been separated by tribe. Yet everything here is mashed together and yet it manages to be... somewhat harmonious. Mostly." His gaze softened as he watched the scene below, the smiles and the laughter. "It's... simply strange."

Idunn nodded, and they both turned to see the pegasus knight, Thea, approaching. "Kiran wants us back in the tower no earlier than a couple hours," she told them, voice the curt tone that Idunn was getting used to. "I think Lyon will need that time to recover anyways, but you don't have to worry about being called out. I just thought I'd let you know."

"Thank you, Thea," Reyson replied, and the girl nodded briskly before turning and striding away. "How are you holding up, Idunn?" he asked. "You and Lyon did more work than I or Thea against those morphs."

"I was supposed to. And I am well." Idunn gave a small nod. "I do not tire easily. I slept for several centuries... I have had more energy since then."

"I see." They both turned their gazes to the scene down below once again, watching as the dragon girl picked up the boy in black robes this time and the man began running again underneath their flight path. "I don't really feel like going anywhere for awhile. Would you like to stay with me until we go back to the tower?"

His exhaustion was beginning to taint his voice now. She felt no urge to leave. Rather... rather she did feel an urge. The urge to stay. Interesting. "I would," she replied truthfully, and they continued to watch people come and go below them in a comfortable silence. Reyson drifted at times, leaning against the tree when it was quiet enough and waking when those below them were too noisy for him to stay asleep, but... she was content, and she was sure that he knew it. It was her duty to protect him, his to enable her to do so. Being comfortable enough around one another to spend a couple of hours together was... important.

And it gave her an odd warmth where her heart slowly beat.

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Author's Note: I got Idunn today which has literally been my goal since she first appeared...I think I may have stumbled onto something with these two. *writes it down as another rarepair*