Fire Emblem: December Prompts

In The Morning

25th of the Ethereal Moon, Year 1185. Claude *Minor GD Spoilers*

I awoke to find a heavy weight on my chest, completely immobilizing me; my supply of oxygen was running low. Great. Just what I wanted to wake up to: an assassination attempt. It's not like I seriously need another one of those. As I began to feel around for a weapon, I opened my eyes only to find an overgrown albino lizard sleeping on top of me.

"Oh, for the love of - Setareh! Get off!" I began to push my wyvern away, only for her to nuzzle closer to me. I groaned, relenting to her whims (not like I had any other choice). "Get a wyvern, he said. They're fearsome creatures, he said. They'll make your enemies quiver in their boots, he said!" Father's advice rung false as my mount snuggled up to me and demanded pets.

I looked towards the sky, noting that it was still the early stages of morning twilight. With a small smile, I absentmindedly began to pet Setareh, making her purr in delight. "Today is the Millenium Festival, canavar. I wonder how many of the Deer will actually make true of our promise..."

My pearl-white wyvern stared at me, piecing yellow gaze pondering my words. "Oh, right. You probably don't know about that since I found you after the...incident..." I thought back to that tyrannical witch Edelgard. No matter how similar our goals may be, it does not excuse the fact that thousands of people are dead because of her war. "Five years ago today, the members of the Golden Deer and me made a promise that we would all reunite at the Garreg Mach's Millenium Festival... Obviously, there's no festival to be held since the place was sacked, but hey: my dreams are already pretty wild, so what's so strange about this one?

"Besides...she might return..."

Setareh chirped, picking up her large head. I drew in a gulp of air, relieved that the weight was gone. "You know, Teach! Byleth!" Her name feels so strange on my tongue...but...so right at the same time. "It's been nearly five years since I've seen her face, heard her voice... By the stars, I miss her so much!"

"I wonder how she'll react to all that's happened; after all, she was here for the prologue of the war. Everything has changed, canavar. And I really wonder what her reaction will be to...this." I ran a hand through my beard, a sudden rush of heat filling me.

My wyvern wasn't amused.

With a groan, I banged my head against the tree I was resting on. "Look at me: I'm so lonely that my only companion is a wyvern! How desperate can I get!"

Setareh growled, lightly smacking me with her tail. "Ow! Ok! Ok! I get it!" I rubbed my abused side. "You're a perfect companion, girl. I just miss someone I'm actually able to talk to!"

She still wasn't amused.

I ran a gloved hand over her scaly side, noting each and every bump on her skin. "...Who am I kidding? I can reach out to the others any time I want! It would be difficult, yes, but being the Leader of the Allegiance has some perks! I-I just miss Teach!" I held Setareh's face in my hands, rubbing her cheeks like you would to a dog. "I miss her guidance, her smiles - rare as they may be, and her companionship! She's my closest friend and I haven't seen her in almost five years! How do you think that makes me feel? Hm?! Does she not care about me?!"

My wyvern huffed, flicking her tongue at me. Her breath was gods awful (mainly due to her diet of fish and meat) but it did slap me back to reality. "What am I even saying... By would've sent word to me if she went somewhere; after all, she promised that she would stay by my side. Promised that she would always fight with and for me. Promised to support my crazy dreams and help see them to fruition. Promised to just be there..."

Dawn began to peak through the horizon, signaling the start of a new day.

I stood, my bones groaning in protest. Guess that's the price I pay for sleeping on a tree and with a giant lizard using me as a pillow. "I can't give up hope, canavar. Byleth isn't one to break promises. I'll see her again soon, I know it."

Setareh stretched her wings, getting ready to be mounted. I took her reins in hand and swung my leg over her saddle, adjusting to it. With a kick to her sides, we were air-born. The Monastary was only moments away, and so was the love of my life.

I know you're waiting for me, Byleth. I don't care if I have to wait another five or ten years, but I will see you again. I swear it.

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HE MISSES HER OK?!?!? JESUS CHRIST I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP. AHHHGSISKDGNNAKWIFJSDNQKKFEKDKFNWKW. Also more Hating Edelgard Propaganda™ It's the perfect blend and I'm happy with it. Yeah, you were tortured and your family is gone BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK WAR CAUSES? TORTURE AND RUINED FAMILIES. I SWEAR TO GOD I HATE HER. MAYBE MY FEELINGS WILL CHANGE ONCE I FULLY COMPLETE THE BL ROUTE BUT GOD DAMMIT I HATE EDEL. Annnnnyway. So I love Claude and everything and ahhhh. So for those of you who don't know, Claude's homeland is heavily influenced by Persia so I decided to take some inspiration from that. Setareh means "star" in Persian and since Claude is all about the stars, I thought it was fitting. Yes, I know the fandom collectively agreed on calling his wyvern Omar, but I had Setareh in mind before all that. Claude has multiple wyverns, I'm sure I can stick Omar in there somewhere. Also, I know the wyvern Claude starts with isn't the white one but in my head, I always imagined Claude with the white one cuz she's a badass and I love her and he loves her and they're both different and ahajdksjdvmskfkdkckrksjaa. Also, canavar means "beast" in Turkish. Yeah, I tried finding more Persian phrases but unfortunately Google Translate doesn't translate Persian words into English so I'm stuck using a bunch of Middle Eastern languages until I can either find a reliable source and or learn Persian. Whatever comes first. Thank you so much for reading and look forward to reading more!

Next Prompt: December 13th - "Cozy"

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