Fire Emblem Heroes Short Stories

Elizabeth and Laslow's "Tea Date"

 Elizabeth was in the middle of getting some of her daily tasks out of the way in the main room. She had just finished checking the notifications board and had gotten her daily orb from Feh. Suddenly, she felt a tap on the shoulder. It was Laslow.

"Excuse me, Elizabeth. Today we were going to get tea together, remember?" He said. Elizabeth looked a little confused. "Oh... was that today? I'm sorry... I forgot..." she said.

"Oh, it's no big deal. We can still go if you have nothing else scheduled for the day." Laslow said.

"Ok, but I hope you don't mind me wearing this thing." Elizabeth said.

"It's no big deal! I think it really complements the color of your hair!" Laslow said. Elizabeth looked a little taken back by the compliment.

"Thank you..." She said, nervously. "Let's just got into town and get our tea now, ok?" She said. She had already started walking away.

"Alright then..." Laslow said. He began to follow her, wondering if he did anything wrong.

...

"Wow, they've got some great tea here!" Laslow said.

"I told you, the tea at this place is the best the Kingdom of Askr has to offer!" Elizabeth said. She seemed very happy that Laslow liked it.

"It's so different from what we have in Nohr..." Laslow said. He began to look a little worried. "I wonder how Lord Xander is doing without me..."

"Oh, I'm sure he's doing fine. From what I've heard from Corrin he's very capable." Elizabeth said.

"I know he's very capable, but still I worry about him." Laslow said.

"You know, when Corrin was talking to me about you she said that your origins were unknown." Elizabeth said. Laslow didn't seem to like to hear that. "I was just wondering where you actually came from, if it wasn't Nohr."

"Well... that's... not something I should really talk about..." Laslow said. "Let's just say I came from a place far from Nohr."

"Oh, come on! You can trust me! I won't tell anyone!" Elizabeth said. She really wanted to know.

"...fine. I'll fill you in on a little bit of my story. So... you know that dancer you summoned? Olivia?" Laslow said.

"Yes? What about her?" Elizabeth asked.

"Well... I originally came from her world. Plus... she's actually my mother..." Laslow said.

"Wait, what? Olivia is your mother? You two look like the same age!" Elizabeth said.

"I know, I know. Just like Lucina, I came from the future to prevent the terrible events that happened. Plus, my real name isn't even Laslow. It's Inigo." Laslow said.

"This is a lot..." Elizabeth said.

"I know, but please don't tell anyone about it, alright? You can't tell my mother, you can't tell Corrin, not even Tim. Alright?" Laslow said.

"Alright. I got it. But how did you end up in Nohr then?" Elizabeth said.

"I think that's enough of my story for one day..." Laslow said. "But, since I shared you my secret you have to share me a secret of yours! It's only fair." He said with a big smile.

"A secret of mine...? Do I have to...?" Elizabeth said.

"No, no. I'm only pulling your leg. But if you don't mind, I'd like for you to answer a question for me." Laslow said.

"Ok then. I'd rather do that." Elizabeth said.

"Back at the castle, I gave you a compliment. And you then proceeded to act very timidly and shy. What's that all about?" Laslow asked.

"Well... I guess I'm just not used to getting compliments... You might not know this, but my life before coming here hasn't been very happy... I've had a rough life... and it's only started to get a little better after I've started dating Tim two years ago. Even though he showers me in compliments, I guess I'm still not used to them." Elizabeth said.

"Oh... I see..." Laslow said. "I really wish there was something we could do to make things happier for you." Laslow said.

"You don't really have to worry about that. The people of this world have been very kind to me. Their kindness has kept the dark thoughts away. So I should thank you very much for that, Laslow." Elizabeth said. "I've had a lot of fun today." Elizabeth was smiling.

"I've had a blast as well! Thank you for showing me this place, I'm definitely going to come back here." Laslow said.

"Well, I've got to head back to the castle now. Tim and Anna and the others are expecting me back any minute now. You feel free to stay as long as you want." Elizabeth said.

"Thank you, Elizabeth. Hey, maybe do you think we can do this again? Like... next week?" Laslow said.

"Definitely! Next week it is." Elizabeth said. She had started going back to the castle with a big smile on her face.