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at the beginning

Epilogue Title uses from "At The Beginning" from the Anastasia OST

Of course best movie is gonna pop up again to tie in with this story!

And we're getting Est and Abel together! And poor Palla doesn't. Don't worry Palla, we're gonna find you someone else to ship you with... Perhaps your liege Princess from the way you're thinking about Minerva? :3

And the Khadein group! Who teases the fuck outta Merric's crush on Elice! Honestly writing them as a group was actually fun in the story, so I loved writing this scene.

JAGEN AND LORENZ BEING THE GRAMPA RETAINERS TALKING ABOUT THEIR LIEGES. I'm glad we get to mention Jubelo and Yuliya in the epilogue, so we get sprinkles of New Mystery to anticipate the readers!

Again, Dragon dialogue! Yes, Maia and Ange are gonna stay in Altea! Also that "I don't want Xane as a step-dad" was just... perfect. Perfectly Ange.

THE TALK WITH HARDIN AND NYNA. It's gonna cause the New Mystery plot, but differently... and I love having Marth offer words of encouragement! And telling him the title of his story! (Yeah, "Elemental Lords" is what Masou Kishin is translated to! Because of the Four Elements use in the gameplay! Listen I can talk about the esoteric origins of La Gias but this is Fire Emblem.) AND MARTH IS NOT REMINDED OF CORNELIUS ANYMORE WHEN HE LOOKS AT HARDIN! Boy, that sure won't be used against him in the sequel- oh wait, we know the sequel, IT WILL.

And I love how I go back to how the story started in the prologue- in the gardens of Talys Castle. I thought it would make for an awesome circle to end the story on. I gave some more Altea lore, and proceed to borrow something from Masou Kishin again- that they propose with a pendant, and the aquamarine stone is a nod to the piece of orichalconium used for those pendants. And I like the use of "formalize our vows", because it's clearcut that Marth intended to marry Caeda no matter what, and it's just... it's more appealing than "will you marry me?"

And so, curtains are closing on Act 1 of Marth's life. Join us again for Act 2...
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that glittering gallant figure is an emblem that shines with great strength and grace

Chapter 29 title uses from the song "Hagane no Messiah" by JAM Project

Of course the last chapter would get a Super Robot Wars song. Hagane no Messiah is the first JAM Project theme for the series, made for Alpha Gaiden, which does feature the major characters of Masou Kishin- and it ties in with Engage, as well. :3

The calm before the storm. Of course Maia wouldn't have a good relationship with Medeus- she's Altean through and through, which would mean for a vicious clash of morals.

And Gotoh arrives! Here Marth, have another grampa. XP I absolutely adore his interactions with the other dragons. It's sweet!

THE FINAL BATTLE IS HERE and Medeus is stunned that one of his kindred would dare do the horizontal mambo with Anri. IT'S MAIA DINGBAT OF COURSE SHE WOULD.

IT'S LIGHT AND DARKNESS PHILOSOPHY HOUR. IT'S GONNA MAKE 'NEVER THOUGHT' EVEN MORE PAINFUL. JUST. AS. PLANNED.

And of course I go straight into mushy stuff with Marth and Caeda, as a nod to canon. Which is why Talys is mentioned. God I love their relationship.

The epilogue is left...
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the time has come; arise from death

Chapter 28 Title uses from the song "Ex Nihilo" from Becoming The Archetype

...Never heard this song or this band, we just chose the lyrics because it fitted the chapter. That being said, the band name sounds freaking awesome as a Persona fan. :3

Of course I started with some Dragon lore. From Maia being hatched in Altea, to the Alterspire from canon- oh, yes, you might have noticed we smushed two chapters here. It's our story, we can do what we want. XP

OH, AND MARTH SAYS HIS FULL NAME AND TITLE. He finally accepted his role after so long! You're doing great sweetie.

Still on Dragon lore. Honestly, there's not that much to talk about from my side, since it feels sorta 'what you see is what you get' with this chapter.

Of course, we've mentioned in one of the prior fics that Tiki is aware of Marth's bruise, so this is the chapter where it happens.

Yeah, I don't have much this chapter. Maybe the next ones?
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don't stop me now

Chapter 27 Title uses from the song "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

Yes, I will use best band in my fics. Especially if the stanza is appropriate for the scenario.

So, Michalis having a talk with Maia. Considering canon, if we're going to have a redemption arc for Michalis, we might as well start it on the right step. Decided to have Mama Maia take care of him, because we need a mom's wisdom in these times.

...So what is Maia sensing in Thebes? Well, if you played Awakening and Shadow of Valentia, you know exactly who she's sensing. Hint? Well, it's a certain Dark Dragon that isn't Medeus...

We finally, finally get to see Maia as a dragon, and she's a Torterra compared to the Earth Dragon's Sandslash! I really wanted to invoke Earth Goddess Dragon feels, and why Anri would fall head over heels over her.

Oh yes, the chess motif accidentally five-second foreshadowing the reveal that Ange can use the Falchion. Somewhere down the line I'm gonna use Nicki Minaj's "But watch the queen conquer" from her part of 'Monster' to refer to either Maia or Ange and it's gonna be delicious.

As for Ange refusing the Falchion? It's because she associates it with her father's humanity, the heritage she cannot take. She wants to be a last resort in wielding Falchion, a secret wielder. And yeah, the cloth is taken from her father's tunic.

"It cannot teleport the living." Hey Aum staff lore to explain the Camus situation. Because we can.

As for Marth being confused about the size of the Falchion... have you seen the size of it in the OVA?! It looks huge! No wonder poor Marth was nervous about the thing! But now... now he's finally ready to wield it!

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where did i go wrong

Chapter 26 Title uses from the song "How To Save A Life" by The Fray

First things first- yes, Marth is pissed to the point of Tranquil Fury, but that's because, as we later learn, it's because Gharnef manipulated Michalis. It's a dose of absolute pissed-off-ness that Gharnef is behind all the tragedies that befell the continent.

Lore drop with Ange, Tiki and Gotoh! Yeah, the Starsphere shattering here is canon, so I had to add it. Honestly, I'm glad to have a scene where Ange and Tiki can interact together. Despite the chronological difference, Ange as a half-Manakete matured faster than Tiki, so she acts more of an older sister to the Divine Dragon. Which is cute. And totally different of the relationships the girls have with Xane. XP

Oh yes, Marth is back on the battlefield- and the epiphany he gets from Masou Kishin does stem from Masaki's reasons of fighting in La Gias! Masaki stayed around because he was able to make a difference in the lives of complete strangers so they don't experience his own hardships! That's what help Marth regain his resolve. Also the Claw of Naga is back. :3

And that makes Michalis sweat. HELL YEAH MARTH'S CIRCLET FINALLY GETS SPOKEN ABOUT. And Ange is ready for psychological warfare!

Marth is ready to rumble! And I love that Lena is the one that gets the first hit in. Girl needed that so bad.

"Don't make it weird". Come on Marth, let the girl have some fun! But yeah, we finally defeat Michalis!

The questioning scene was an absolute BLAST to write. Marth's drink is something I call fairy's wine- a non-alcoholic drink that's tart, but smells overtly sweet. And Marth diving right into the source of the problem was PERFECT. He's terrifyingly calm, and that's what makes Michalis loose his nerves. And Marth's last question? We've been planning that for MONTHS, and the payoff is just (chef's kiss).
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i still don't know anything about me

Chapter 25 Title uses from the song "Bad Apple!!" by Alstroemeria Records

Oh yeah, I used that song. LISTEN IF YOU GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE BAD APPLE SOMEHOW, I WILL PUT IT IN. EVEN TRANSLATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL LYRICS.

So we start with Hardin and Marth building up their friendship despite what happened to the latter... AND MARTH IS WRITING MASOU KISHIN?! Listen, something's gotta have to get him outta his funk, and I thought writing his version of MK would work. BUT THEIR BUILDING FRIENDSHIP... THEY'RE BECOMING FRIENDS... Never Thought is gonna suuuuuck for Marth.

Maia then goes to speak with Nyna, and I wanted to explore more about Anri, Artemis and Caldas! "why would you write the curse as being a lie" BECAUSE IT'S MORE FASCINATING IF THE CURSE EXIST NOT AS THE REAL DEAL, BUT AS THE CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN BELIEF. THAT'S THE SHIT I EAT UP THE MOST. Also, I get to explore Maia's mindset even more! For someone who's meant to be a tragic figure like Nyna, Maia really took everything in stride for the reasons she explained.

Marth finally joins in a war council! Even if his heart is not 100% back in the game, he wants to make sure where everyone's headed. And so he's working on getting better once it's time to face Michalis.

And of course there's a conversation between Gotoh and Marth, and we get to clarify more things from previous chapters. And Marth finally has another push in healing from Camus' and Cornelius' actions with that information.
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if only i could, i'd make a deal with god

Chapter 24 Title uses from the song "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush

I wasn't expecting to use this song for a title, but considering how much Ange wishes Marth wasn't saddled with all his problems, I just. Had to do it.

Yes, Maia went straight to mom Marth. IT'S MARCELUS' GREAT-GRANDSON.

The dialogue before the villager's arrival... yeah, Marth's behavior is meant to be worrying for the cast. And yes, Ange is the one taking care of the Fire Emblem, because someone should and it would make sense.

Oh yeah, Lava being Maia's domain. Well, as Legend of Korra demonstrated, lava is basically molten earth, and Maia is an Earth Dragon. Silly joke I wanted to make.

And here's why having Elice around helps with the narrative! She's a Lowell, she still carries Anri's spirit! So she's helping out in recruiting Ymir!

...We finally arrive to the scene that emphasis that Ange is raised like a dragon instead of a human. So what if I'm making a Masou Kishin reference? There's logic behind it, plus I get to have Maia called Ange 'Neptune', which is the alternate name of the Sea Dragon tribe.

...Yes, Marth overheard everything, and yes Ange's comment is what made him use the canon Langran "two spouses for certain groups" in his version of Masou Kishin.

And Marth's convo with Maia was fun, because I usually write for Marth, so having Sara write him was absolutely fun (and she's good at getting his voice right, too.) It explores the King or Country dilemma even further from Marth's point of view. And how! Jagen was the one who put him into believing Country over King! Despite being royalty! God I love writing this fic. The good stuff comes out really well.
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break me, shake me

Chapter 23 title uses from the song "Break Me, Shake Me" by Savage Garden.

It's the title of the collection, the title of the story, of course I was gonna have it as a title of a chapter!

Nyna and Marth's conversation is derived from canon, but in B/S flavor. Which makes the rest of the chapter really, really sad.

And of course we get to see Camus' thoughts, so the tragedy is even more intensified.

AND GUESS WHO'S GIVEN THE TINIEST OF KNOWLEDGE OF VALENTIA'S WAR. Yep, it's Maia and Ange. Also- I decided Maia had a unique dragonstone because she's the Bloom Dragon, so it's Wisteria colored. And yes, Maia's nickname for Ange is sweet tart.

BEST RECRUITMENT IS HERE! Lorenz being a family friend of House Talys had always piqued my curiosity, and I love that it's developed here in this dialogue. And he gets to talk to Marth! And of course King Mostyn ships Marth with his daughter. XP

Here we are- the crux of Break/Shake!Marth's characterization, the King vs. Country philosophy, and how that gets elaborated in the scene with Camus. Marth is NOT in the mood to fight Camus, and that part where Marth says "You never did have time for anything , Father, except to wound me"? I really, REALLY wanted to go into the darker parts of Marth's psyche there.

Then at the end, Marth breaks. Camus' actions actually wounded the poor prince, and that was planned for a while. Thought, while he does consider himself done, he's not aware that it's just a mere setback, and something will bring him back to the front lines...


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in the darkness the dragon wakes

Chapter 22 Title takes from the song "Sora" from the Escaflowne Movie OST

HELL YEAH SORA ONE OF YOKO KANNO'S BEST. If there's dragons involved, of course I'm gonna use that song!

Of course Gharnef is gonna be an asshole and manipulate Tiki this way, because it's Gharnef and he's a dick. Too bad for him, Maia took notice!

I love how nervous some people are to meet Maia, Caeda especially. (For good reason) But then Maia gets surprised by Marth and Elice! Although Elice believes that Maia's comparing them to Anri and Marcelus, Maia actually sees both. Might have to write a side story to clarify that aspect.

I also love how caring and understanding Ange is with Bantu. The girl does respect her elders!

I had Maia follow Bantu because she's a mom, so she would have the right vibes to comfort Tiki after waking up.

The thief part was fun to write! And yes, Ange will commentate on the orbs, because she can. XP

Tiki is finally introduced to the Lowells! And Maia proceeds to mom Xane, because she is Mom and she's protective of Tiki.

...And then Marth and Merric talk about Cornelius. The conversation was an idea I got suddenly, and Sara and I decided that no, Gharnef had nothing to do with Cornelius. Some people are assholes for different reasons, after all.
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all of these stars will guide us

Chapter 21 Title uses from the song "All Of The Stars" by Ed Sheeran

...Ange is really hung up about the orbs' name, I decided that it's canon that she renames them during the First Exalt's era.

Oh, and she drops that Maia is around the Fane just because. XP Like she said, no one ever asked about her Momma, so she didn't talk about her location.

Oh yeah, we're facing the Sable Order! Without Camus, as in canon. Since the map showed some nice amount of water, it was a perfect setting to have Ange battle in her dragon form efficiently.

Est and Mercurius have arrived! And we started on getting the Abel/Est ship going on, because we could. And she also meets her sisters again!

And here comes some lore drop! Her Divinity was also a choice as to whom sang to Marth back in Chapter 2! Polaris, I imagined as Sothis' older sister, is the creator of the Kagaverse's dragons and humans, and is why Jugdral has Holy Blood.

...We finally get to have a glimpse to Maia as her daughter talks to her! I really wanted to emphasis a close bond between the two. I hope I got that across!
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the field of your awakening

Chapter 20 Title uses from the song "Fiery Bonds" from the Fire Emblem Engage OST.

...This whole story was born from an Engage gag, so I feel it's appropriate that we get Engage in here somehow, so chapter title works!

Yes, we decided that here's where Marth and Caeda consider themselves boyfriend and girlfriend, if not fiancés without proposal jewelry exchanged. And since it's post-steamy part, we had to nod to that, too.

Breakfast just has a lot of different dynamics happening, which is perfect for the chaos that is your typical Fire Emblem army. Also yes, Ange also love sea food. She's a Sea Dragon. ALSO FRIENDSHIP PROGRESS BETWEEN MARTH AND HARDIN. YES, LET'S MAKE NEW MYSTERY EVEN MORE PAINFUL FOR MARTH.

Okay, so the mausoleum scene... this was a good place to explore more the connections between the Lowells. More on Cornelius, on Anri, on Maia... it's a solemn moment for Marth, Elice and Ange. But it also brings them closer, especially when they do their vows.

And we go get Etzel. Because of course we do!

Magic users indeed are sensitive to Sea Dragon telepathy, and in turn, Sea Dragons can detect them. So Etzel is VERY lucky Ange found him.

Nyna and Ange's conversation is mostly brought because Ange knows many, many things thanks to her mom. So I wanted to write a scene where Ange tells Nyna stuff that only gets revealed in New Mystery, mostly to give her a heads-up about history that Ange felt that as Princess of Archanea, Nyna deserved to learn.
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don't stop believin'- hold on to that feelin'

Chapter 19 uses from the song "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

AND WE FINALLY ENTER ALTEA CASTLE. MARTH IS TAKING BACK HIS OLD HOME. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Of course Marth is gonna have his family treasures taken out of their chests, they did it in the game, might as well do it here.

VIP CARD FOUND! Also, I love writing Marth being considerate about his newfound cousin, choosing a Killing Edge over a Wyrmslayer. And Anna gives him a sweet discount! I mean, this is his home. Also yes, bedroom talk stays in the bedroom, Anna and Jake. XP

Sara and I planned for Elice to gain access to spells this very moment, critting Morzas with her first spell, because SHE CAN. And yeah, got both Marth and Ange to both get the last blow. And it's funny the family gets a touching moment with a dragon corpse right next to them, because it's the Lowells and they're hella quirky. AND YES, FINALLY, MARTH CAN MEET HIS FELLOW ALTEANS. WITH HIS SISTER.

...You might have notice the interesting Lodestar reference. STARS ARE IMPORTANT IN ACADIAN SYMBOLOGY YOU REALLY THINK I WOULDN'T JUMP TO ANY REFERENCE TO POLARIS, AND MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS WITH FODLAN?!

Oh yes, and this. Marth telling Jagen he might as well be his son, despite being his liege lord. LISTEN, FOR BREAK/SHAKE THIS WAS SO IMPORTANT TO WRITE. Marth found a father figure in Jagen, and is why he's on the Country side of the Country or King belief. Just... I LOVE THEIR FATHER/SON RELATIONSHIP, GUYS.

And Caeda meets Marth into his bedroom... where things. Get. STEAMY. Sara even wrote what happened as a side story, so check AO3 for that if you can handle steamy stuff.
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tell the world i'm coming home

Chapter 18 Title uses from the song "Coming Home, Part II" by Skylar Grey

FINALLY. WE ARE HERE. ALTEA. I love how it starts out with all the Alteans gathered together to help show their support to their Prince. LISTEN I LOVE TEAM ALTEA GUYS THEY'RE MY FAVORITES.

Poor Marth seeing Altea in quite that state, but YES, ANTICIPATION FOR ANGE...

Alright, so taking Arran as the choice instead of Samson was taking the sequel's lore into consideration.

So Xane and Ange shares an introduction! I'm not 100% sure exactly how those two know each other, but those two together? Amusing. They're a ping pong match of humor.

OH, AND YES, WE DO TAKE LANG OUTTA THE SCENE. Yes, Ange can wield swords, but she caps at C so that's why she only has an Armorslayer. Do you really think I'd make her THAT OP?! Ange's insistence that she had to help Elice too is because from her Manakete perspective in protecting kindred. Oh yeah, the reason why I mentioned her pupils is because I headcanon that Sea Dragons keep their slit pupils in human form. She did indeed inherited her eyes from Anri; wonder if that's gonna come up in Break/Shake's sequel...?
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the hand of an evil power

Chapter 17 Title uses from the song "Tsuki No Nai Yoru" from the Fugishi Yuugi series

Marth finally, finally tells Nyna and Hardin about his bruise and shows it to them, and Hardin realizes his connection to Cornelius. This is an important progression for Marth's characterization, because he finally gets over a hurdle that was plaguing him for a very long time. Just... this one part was something I've wanted to be headed to, and it's finally here!

And we have the Khadein trio having a dialogue! It's nice to touch on other characters that related to the current situation at hand, to help supplement the story more. It's great!

Marth and Merric has a discussion! Mostly about Arlen, who appears in New Mystery, and how worried Merric is about him. Merric, be careful, the more rabid of yaoi fangirls eat this sort of thing up for their shipping.

FINALLY, MARTH GETS TO MEET GOTOH! AND ANGE IS ADDING HER TWO CENTS! Also yes, I have been planning to have Ange meet Marth in Altea, so I took advantage of this convo to reveal that. Also her snarky side comes out a bit, because of course it does. (The Muse explains that the spell sounds like a shipping name)
 
 
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the future's not ours to see

Chapter 16 Title uses from the song "Que Sera, Sera" from... waaaay too many artists

We're reaching Gra! But before we do, Marth admits to Caeda that he always saw himself as her future husband and practically proposes to her. He'll do it formally post-Break/Shake, so this is more like a promise ring event more than anything. And then Sara goes and uses his words in the smut side-chapter.

Marth wishing to restore Altea and Gra's relationship despite everything... It's a nod to Marth's original character progression in Shadow Dragon.

And we get the reunion between Minerva and two of her Whitewings! And we imply that Catria's got a thing for a character popping up in New Mystery...

More touchy-feelies from Marth and Caeda! Their conversations about the future are kinda foreshadowing to my own headcanons when it comes to their children. Marth using the possibilities of the future as his drive to fight... that felt important to him.

The next part was also derived from an RP, because we wanted such a scene to happen. We really wanted to explore Jagen's fatherhood with Marth, and something like this was inevitable. Still, Jagen's pretty understanding, even if Marth ended up feeling humiliated and talking in a squeak.
 
 
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sorakh28: Icon of a snapshot of male!Byleth Eisner from FE3H in the Sothis Regalia (byleth eisner)
things aren't half as bad when somebody cares

Chapter 15 Title uses from the song "Bein' Friends" from the Mother OST

Oh hey, something taken directly from A Gear of Fortune!

Aaaand the problems facing ballistae. I had Marth yelp out about his circlet because of how prominent it is, and because it was funny.

I feel like this is where Marth's first break ends, as he realizes just how much he has taken on his shoulders and that he needs to relegate some roles to other people before it makes him worst. And as a result, he finally gets a good night's sleep.

Which results in him accidentally reveal publicly that he and Caeda are together. Everyone's reaction was so cute!

Yeah, this chapter I don't have a lot to talk about. I feel like there's not that much to commentate from my side.
sorakh28: Cropped image of a recent artwork of Super Robot Wars' Masaki Andoh. (masaki)
avenge the past, defend the future, now it's time

Chapter 14 Title uses from the song "Neppu! Shippu! Cybuster!" as performed by JAM Project

You thought my Masou Kishin references are just gonna pop up after the Camus chapter? Nope! (Actually, while the things I reference IS from something that happened in La Gias... it actually happens in Super Robot Wars EX/2nd SRWOG.)

We go straight into the meat of things. Oddly enough, I feel like Marth's commentary about the whole thing kinda echoes my boy Randahl's own issues with the way the Church of Seiros is run in Randahlverse. (Midorikawa joke? Unintentionally done.)

Aaand Marth continues to hand olive branches to Hardin, still trying to ram in his brain that Hardin ≠ Cornelius. Is he succeeding? Who knows at that time of the fic, but he'll finally get it. And it would just turn even more tragic once we reach New Mystery.

The conversation with Horace... writing Marth was interesting, because this here was actually where his ideals of Country over King gets explored. And it continued into the village exploration.

We finally get into Horace's recruitment, and Marth's little soliloquy? 100% derived from the La Gias plot I mentioned beforehand. I'm not gonna go too deep in spoiler territory, but suffice to say, it really made Masaki and the La Gias cast with him really upset, to say the least.

And finally Elice comes clean about her own feelings, and Marth's reactions are believable? (Also for anyone who thinks having issues because of hair colors is weird- not too strange if one's the only sibling without red hair.) It wasn't a surprise that Elice would also break not long after Marth did, either- it was best for both of them to finally open up about certain issues.
sorakh28: Cropped, modded screencap of the Fire Emblem OVA. (fates au ship)
but deep inside you're bleeding

Chapter 13 Title uses from the song "Welcome To My Life" by Simple Plan

Whoo boy. Some of the stuff here were originally planned with RPs, but massive changes happened and changed some directions we had for this fic, and I feel for the better, narrative-wise. I'll point it out once we get there.

Planning the recovery of Archanea Castle was fun to write, but it also inserted an opportunity for Marth to demonstrate Hardin that he actually has no animosity towards him! Which is a nice development into their future friendship! Which will make Break/Shake!New Mystery hella painful for Marth! (Buuuut I'm ahead of myself.)

Annnnd team rescue rescues! More plot going on! And of course Maria would notice things, so yeah, she'd see those things about Marth.

Now we're reaching the RP parts. From the get-go we wanted to give Marth some bad habits, and one of them was to be a drinking habit. So we RPed this scene and... we didn't put the entire thing in here. We shortened it so we could add in the other RPs we did... and ended up smushing the last two together.

I emphasized the bitterness and acidity of alcohol from my own experiences tasting wine and stuff. I do find it gross when it's really harsh.

Aaaaand Marth drops his intentions before the whole Altea-gets-invaded event happened.

Also the Marth and Ogma bro stuff always deliver for me.

Elice and Jagen were separated RPs, but we decided to combine the two here and... narratively, IT WORKS. Also decided that Marth would oversleep, and how that would attract their attention. And yes, there was bound to be a bit of a break on Marth's side, so he gets a crying scene as well. That he gets to air out his grievance as well works.
sorakh28: Kickstarter!Sans nonchalantly drinking juice. (sans)
don't carry the world upon your shoulder

Chapter 12 Title uses from "Hey Jude" from The Beatles

The "Hardin resembling Cornelius" part of the story pops up again! I did wanted to point out that everything is from Marth's side and that he actually doesn't have anything against Hardin, the biggest part of the problem. Of course we had Elice learn about the whole thing, THE LOWELL SIBLINGS ARE THE BEST.

Knorda! We finally get Linde! I also went with Marth speaking in a lower register than his usual tone to up his bandit-created intimidating persona. I have hear both Midorikawa and Yuri Lowenthal voice act in such a register, so Marth can do it!

Aaaand we get to meet Anna and Jake! Of course Marth would know about Anna being the Secret Seller, as someone living in island nations (Altea and Talys) he'd get that sort of information.

And of course people would notice that there's something brewing between Marth and Caeda, and it makes a lot of sense that Merric would be one of them.

I love all the Marth and Elice scenes, even if they're not happy. It's just nice to see Elice has Marth's back.
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just because you stayed at my side

Chapter 11 Title uses from "I Will Be There For You" by Jessica Andrews

The dream Marth is talking about is, in fact, the day Maia leaves Altea and Anri's side. ...Yeah, I don't think that's something Marth wants to dream about at this stage of Break/Shake. Oh, and the coin dialogue just sounded like something Marth would talk about. As a Crown Prince, the economy is something he needs to be knowledgeable about after all.

And here's the payoff to Marth not attacking Minerva and the Whitewings, even if it's going with canon. But I had Marth ask for the others' input because I wanted to show the sort of leader Marth is developing into- one who doesn't make decisions all by oneself, but who takes into considerations the ideas of those from a lower stature from him.

And yes, bows are a bit of a sore spot for Marth, so Jeorge becoming Gordin's role model is a bit of a relief for the poor guy.

Ange finally, FINALLY gets to be herself and not a mysterious guide, and we soon learn exactly how her telepathic powers work. Also Marth finally gets her to call him by name- starting a more familiar relationship between the two.

"Right, lockpicks, I forgot about them." I wanted a bit of humor in this story, and sometimes the right moment falls into your lap, like this scene.

The talk with Minerva was actually fun to write, mostly because of the juxtaposition of a serious discussion and an exploration into Marth's mindset against the fact MARTH IS IN HIS NIGHTWEAR.
 
 
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