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Old 04-19-2014, 08:52 AM   #26
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bahahah i'm such a little shitfuck

Yeah I've been forgetting to scan junkoboo. I'll probably redo it after I attempt my latest failject.

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something something skype chat "ene must be jelli" something something
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Old 04-19-2014, 11:42 AM   #27
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holy shit i got this one done fast

also yes, the hair, arms and chest all look silly but god damn it i cannot draw people. especially women

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Old 05-26-2014, 11:50 PM   #28
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I have more drawing plans! This one is regarding my current OU team.

It's a secret tho ;o
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Old 05-29-2014, 02:04 PM   #29
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Finally got colored pencils, so I'm getting this oldie up :3

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...on second thought black + blonde was not a great color combination :<
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Old 09-16-2014, 10:04 AM   #30
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Hello again (apparently I draw Pumpkaboo shitty ;~;).

As you may have guessed, my previous drawing plans never happened. Part of me was convinced people hate my art, part of me was convinced I couldn't do it, and the last part had no motivation.

But I am going to draw Carbink and Diancie, since Diancie is my favorite legendary and Carbink is adorbs.

But they might not be for long! ;o
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Old 09-19-2014, 01:54 PM   #31
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Well I've only drawn Carbink because it turns out Carbink is /very/ easy to do.

http://imgur.com/STVdoVq

Here are some cutsy Carbink to inoculate THE PURE HORROR that is to come. These are all just test drawings that I started with to develop my skills. Turns out Carbink is a whole bunch of diamond shapes. Also I derped on some of Stone Edge's rocks lolol,

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Warning: This does contain some gore (mainly a pierced eyeball). This might make it inappropriate for all viewers Toy and under.

.ytilaer a maerd rieht ekam thgim yeht taht os ydob a rof gninraey ,sluos knibraC gniregnil fo sthguoht eht era esehT "!etanimretxE !etacidarE !etanimilE"

I bring you...Heliotrope. My future ASB Carbink!

Note: Those odd...blotches are supposed to be blood. I didn't have time to color them in.
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Old 09-19-2014, 02:11 PM   #32
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Old 10-31-2014, 02:50 PM   #33
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I welcome you to Blaze's Commission wagon! That's right folks, this is now Blaze's way to make imaginary money in a text-based RPG. And well maybe some real money if I figure out how to bloody do it.

Anyways, I'm offering my writing services, spriting services, and drawing services to people who want them.

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Bios for Pokemon sigs will be for 1 SP. Bulk bundles may be reduced in price.
Sigs following a general idea (such as for example, an ability a character your Pokemon is referencing) will also be for 1 SP. I won't do things that are "give my Amoonguss a useful sig!" because I'm not familiar enough with 99% of the Pokemon.

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Old 01-10-2015, 10:11 AM   #34
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I give unto you, Frightfur Kuma!

Or would it be Mono Toy Scissor Kuma? Death Toy Scissor Kuma? Not sure.
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Old 01-10-2015, 10:17 AM   #35
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You were right, he does look scarier with Monokuma's colour scheme. Definitely don't want those hugs now D:
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I bring you...Heliotrope. My future ASB Carbink!
Bloody Carbink. This reminds me when I tried to draw Pikachu, but let it ended up in horrorchu instead. You can give this guy a fear-inducing sig with those looks.
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Old 02-26-2015, 04:35 PM   #37
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Tewi Inaba fanart? From Emi? This is a shot out of left field!

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So taking a little bit of inspiration from my ASB squad, I drew Tewi, my ASB Lopunny. Well it ended up far more Tewi than Lopunny, so she's in a Lopunny suit.

It's not perfect, but I'm so pleased with the final result that I don't care. Reminder to self though: never use yellow for the skin. It looks bad.

Tell me what you guys think!
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So taking a little bit of inspiration from my ASB squad, I drew Tewi, my ASB Lopunny. Well it ended up far more Tewi than Lopunny, so she's in a Lopunny suit.

It's not perfect, but I'm so pleased with the final result that I don't care. Reminder to self though: never use yellow for the skin. It looks bad.

Tell me what you guys think!
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"It's still pretty gooooooood!" *twinkle in the sky*
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Old 09-21-2015, 05:57 PM   #39
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I have sinned.

I dunno why I wanted to do Zygarde specifically but it popped into my head and I'm pretty happy with the final result. Black is a weird color to do because it likes to erase your lineart. >.>

One day I'll have a tablet and be able to do consistent practice! ,>w>,
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You and your lamias ;o Keep on practicing, you're improving nicely :>
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I second Daisy's thoughts! It looks pretty good ^^
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Old 09-22-2015, 08:17 PM   #43
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Old 11-03-2015, 03:31 PM   #44
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I had some inspiration this morning and this was the result. Undyne <3
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Old 11-07-2015, 01:01 AM   #45
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Emy I do hope your brother didn't teach you to say such filthy lies. :p Anyways, after being stuck in the first circle of Hell, I did a couple of reference free drawings, including one of Optic Nerve senpai, although I totally forgot the Number font so I had to dick it haha. I'll try to get them up soon.
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So instead of my arting muse hitting me yesterday, my writing muse did, and I wrote a small little KanColle fanfic. I posted it on tumblr and the post is here, since its easier to just post a link to the post. ^^; Hope you guys like it, it was kind of a one-night work. ==;
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So I saw a super cool thing by a very cool Tumblr person and I got inspired so HERE WE ARE. Also, Yuki told me to post this here.

Title: A Midsummer's Peaceful Daydream
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It had been two years since the war had ended. The three kingdoms: Hoshido, Nohr, and Valla, were beginning an era of unprecedented peace. People were able to rebuilt their homes and lives after the destruction and terror of war. Anakos's plan to destroy humanity was stopped, and now, everyone had to find their own way in life. True peace was something that many people had thought to be just an illusion, something that was said between soldier to soldier to make sure that they would keep on fighting for the greater good and not grow discouraged. But in the end, this peace was achieved, and now, it was everyone's to enjoy; no matter if they were Hoshidan, Nohrian, or something else entirely.

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"Velouria! Velouria, where are you!?" A young girl yelled as she briskly walked throughout the bustling city center. People moved too and fro past the young beauty, who was intent on looking for someone. She had very long blond hair that she had braided into two, long thin twintails and a white hairband fitted on the top of her head. One singular hair stuck out and into the air. She was wearing a red mantle connected by a gold clasp and chain over a gray dress.

"Nina, you don't have to yell so loud, I can hear you, you know." Responded a young, female wolfskin dressed in a manner that was reminiscent of Red Riding Hood. This was Velouria, the one with the cotton candy blue streak in her hair. Her long eyes poked out from the sides of her red hood, and her bright white tail was wagging to and fro from behind her as she approached Nina through the crowd. Nina saw Velouria coming to her and got a large smile on her and face, and although she didn't have a tail to wag herself, she was just as happy to see Velouria as Velouria was to see her.

"It's been so long since I last saw you Velouria. I missed you so much!" Nina gave Velouria a massive hug, which Velouria happily gave back, sniffing up and down Nina with abandon. Nina looked a little bit embarrassed by the display, but she knew this is what Velouria would do to the people that she loved. She would take in their scent, almost relishing it.

"It really has been too long Nina, although we've both been extremely busy as of late, so it's understandable," Velouria said as they walked over towards a bench, sitting next to each other as they looked at each other.

"Still, we probably could have met a couple more times than we did. I know things have been busy, but we could put some time aside to meet together." Nina said as she looked a little away from Velouria, seemingly embarrassed or upset at saying this. Velouria just smiled though.

"The thing we should be concerned about is that you are here with me now. Even if we haven't met that much in the last two years, we can make it all up right now." Velouria gave Nina another hug, causing her to gain a slight blush as Velouria clung to her. No one really had seemed to notice the pair, which was fine for her.

"I am sorry for being away for so long though, Nina. It's been difficult for the wolfskins after the war. Despite the fact that me and my father helped against Valla, we didn't really gain that much acceptance. People still were fearful of us, people still tried to poach us for our coats, and even though my mother was a retainer of Xander, it was still incredibly difficult for my father and I to work with the rest of the Nohrian royalty." Velouria looked a little sad at having to repeat this, as if she was remembering some sort of bad memories.

"I remember some of it. Some of the noblemen couldn't stand the idea of having to deal with the wolfskins on a regular basis. Granted, these kind of people weren't the ones that Xander wanted in his kingdom, so my father and I were...instrumental in changing Nohr for the better. Funny, I guess I sort of helped out your cause anyways." Velouria and Nina laughed for a bit at that, the idea that the two of them despite being apart were covertly working together to create a better Nohr.

"Enough about that though. Aren't we supposed to be on...on a date?" Nina asked shyly as Velouria nodded.

"Yes, I think so. I don't know what to do on a date though. I've mostly been a loner and honestly, my father isn't really much good on that front. His and my mother's interests, for the most part, lined up so they just went hunting together." Nina nodded as she rested her head on her palm, desperately trying to think of something they could do together.

"How about we take a hike through the woods together? It should be pretty relaxing and you're likely to find a lot of gross treasures for yourself." Velouria nodded with a smile on her face.

"I would like doing that, yeah." Velouria's tail wagged harder as they both got up and went walking towards the east exit of the town, passing by storefronts and what seemed to be an endless surge of people. Nina noted that since the war had ended, there had been a lot of commerce between Hoshido and Nohr, and since then cities like this one, which was closer to the border, were bustling commerce centers.

When they got to the east exit, Nina noticed that someone was waiting for them, perched up against the wall. He was immediately recognizable by the eyepatch with the distinctive scoring on his face. He was looking at Nina and Velouria with a sleazy grin on his face and walked forwards as the two walked towards him.

"Dad, what do you want? You weren't spying on us, were you?" Nina said, looking a little upset that her father was around. The two of them didn't have the best of relationships at the best of times.

"What, a father can't make sure his daughter is safe when she's out and about? Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. I'm just on orders from Leo. Word is there might be an insurgent group working in the town who don't like the fact that there are Hoshidan merchants here. It's probably just a rumor, but if I notice anything out of sorts I'm supposed to use my judgment. So, just more dirty work that needs to be done behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. What about you two? I assume you've got someplace to be on your date?"

"Yes Dad, we were just going to go for a hike in the woods. Probably a better thing to if something happens, right?"

"Yeah, definitely. The fresh air and forest floor are good things when something happens." He said, giving a wink with his eye as Nina blushed crimson.

"Niles, that was a little bit rude. We're just going for a hike, that's all. Our relationship hasn't gotten that far yet." Velouria piped in, with a mild scowl on her face. Niles backed off a little bit, but still had the same smile on his face.

"Alright, it was just a joke, don't worry. Also, didn't I tell you to call me Dad? I mean, we are family now." Niles had taken the news best out of the two fathers, while Velouria's father, Keaton, didn't really understand it and thought it would be better if Velouria found a strong wolfskin male as her mate. This didn't go well with Velouria but soon, everything was okay for the two of them.

"It's still weird to call you my father, Niles. Especially since...well you're the type of person who would say something incredibly weird if I were to start sniffing you." Velouria said, making Niles chuckle a bit.

"Well, the sniffing thing still is pretty sensual if you ask me. Anyways, you two have fun. Hopefully, nothing bad happens here, I don't want the tone of my day ruined." Niles walked away at this point, going into an alleyway at random as Nina and Velouria were left to their own devices. Grasping each other's hands, they walked out of the city and into the woods beyond it.

The woods were very quiet and tranquil at that time of day. There wasn't a lot of wild animals thanks to its proximity to the city and that meant that Nina and Velouria could enjoy their time alone to their heart's content. The air was crisp and fresh, and just moist enough that it was soothing to breath in, especially after the miasma that city air was like in comparison. It had just rained the night before, and so the ground was cool and moist, painting an almost perfect picture of a forest.

The two of them found a waterfall in the middle of the forest and decided to take a rest while watching the water cascade down a small cliff onto a group of small, rounded boulders. The river led back into town as well, making it an easy way to make sure that they didn't get lost.

"Aren't waterfalls romantic? You have the beautiful sound of the water falling, and it looks amazing too. Don't you agree, Velouria?" Nina looked over to see that Velouria was more interested in digging through the water for little bits and things that were deposited in the riverbed. There might have been one point in which Nina was confused at this, but right now, she just smiled and watched Velouria sift through the mud and water with her hands, pulling broken pieces of sticks and rocks out of the water to look at.

"Look at this! Somehow this bug must have gotten skewered on this branch and it washed down here. What do you think the chances of that were?" Velouria looked upon her newfound treasure in awe. Nina still couldn't understand the appeal of Velouria's treasures, but she didn't mind them so much anymore, as long as they were kept more organized.

"That is pretty weird. Maybe someone was thinking about eating the bug but decided not to?" Nina was pretty confused at the weird sight of it as well. Bugs typically didn't just manage to impale themselves onto branches after all. But then again, Nina didn't think that most people really ate bugs either.

"That's possible! To think, it was a discarded meal...but I'm not really interested in eating bugs myself, so I think I'll just keep it to look at later. This is a really rare thing to find after all!" Velouria tucked it away into her outfit and she laid down on the mossy riverbank, with Nina following suit. Neither of them spoke, just listening to the waterfall and embracing each other's company for the first time they could in a long time.

They laid there for what must have been hours before Velouria got up, looking around the forest as if she was looking for somewhere else to go. Nina looked up at her with a puzzled look on her face, before sitting up.

"What's up Velouria? Is something wrong?" Nina asked as Velouria continued to look around.

"Actually, I think I remember this place. If I'm right, there should be a hill somewhere around here, but I'm not the surest of my bearings. Want to help me look for it, Nina?" Velouria asked with a smile, causing Nina to smile back.

"Sure, I'll help, but I don't know what a hill has to do with anything."

"Trust me, you'll understand once you see it." Velouria took off in a random direction and Nina followed her, but not before making a mark to remember where they had been in a tree. Velouria was fast through the forest, able to nimbly jump over tree roots and fallen logs with an ease that definitely wasn't human, but of someone whose home was the forest. Nina struggled to keep up with her at times, but was a quick adventurer herself, and soon she saw that Velouria had stopped in the middle of the forest. She ran up behind her, wondering why Velouria had stopped since there wasn't a hill anywhere around here.

"There's an interesting smell somewhere over here. Mind if I check it out, Nina?" Velouria asked nicely, clearly very interested in whatever she just smelled. Nina nodded, watching Velouria track the smell to a small cave in the middle of the ground. Her sense of smell was captivating to Nina; ever since she learned just how sensitive a wolfskin's sense of smell was, she was fascinated at just how strong it was. Nina didn't smell anything out of the ordinary herself, even when she looked into the small cave that Velouria had crawled into.

"Velouria, what's in there?" Nina asked as she couldn't see into the cave with the sun where it was and not being fully in there herself. She could see Velouria's tail wagging quickly back and forth, having clearly found something that was extraordinary.

"Nina you have to come see this! There are so many bones here!" Velouria yelled out as she started rummaging through the bones. Nina's face adapted a shocked expression as she heard what Velouria had said.

"Bones? W-what kind of bones!?" Nina yelled in as Velouria pulled out one to hold into the light filtering in.

"I think they are human bones! I haven't seen so many bones in one place before! This one here looks like its been split in half!" Velouria was beside herself in her discovery as she started to pull bones out of the cave, causing Nina to back away a little bit in shock and disgust. There was no real reason for her to be disgusted with the sight of the bones, since it was clear they were pretty old and no longer rotting, but it was likely something subconscious for her.

"Ahh, I'm sorry Velouria, I don't really think that sounds so good," Nina said, giving a nervous chuckle as Velouria popped her out, her ears drooping down.

"Oh no, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. You obviously wouldn't be interested in human bones any more than I would be interested in wolfskin pelts. Sorry if I was being a little insensitive." Nina could tell from her ears that Velouria was genuinely sorry, and gave her a small kiss on the forehead to cheer her up.

"Hey, you're you, right? This is obviously big for you, so I don't want to spoil your big discovery. You take all the time you need!" Nina tried her best to cheer Velouria up, to which she gave back a small smile.

"If you say so Nina, but if it's grossing you out too much, just say so and we can go back to looking for that hill." Nina nodded as Velouria went to go pop her head back into the cave, before stopping and sniffing the air. Nina looked around to see if anyone or anything was nearby, but she couldn't see anything. The forest still seemed as calm as it was before. Velouria, however, could obviously tell differently.

"I know this smell...Dad? Are you there?" Velouria called out as Keaton popped out from behind a tree, smiling wildly as he approached the two of them. Velouria's father shared the same greyish-white pelt that she did, but wore a vest that was more open around the chest, as well as black pants. Nina sighed a bit as she saw him coming, thankful that it was someone friendly instead of an enemy or something like a bear.

"Hey Vel! Hey, Nina! I don't want to seem like I was snooping but I was coming over to the cave here and I saw the two of you and well...I hid and peeked at your guys!" Keaton yelled out as he approached them. Velouria came out of the cave and ran towards her father, giving him a big hug and Nina followed, not really keen on doing the same.

"You aren't going to give me a hug too Nina? I'd be upset if you didn't." Keaton asked in the nicest, most innocent way possible. It was in complete contrast with Nina's own father, who was pretty much the opposite of innocent. Still, she gave Keaton a small hug of her own, and he responded by pulling her into a bigger one. He let her go after that though, smiling brightly.

"I'm glad that you two are spending time together! I know it been a while since you two last met. How are things going Nina?" Keaton asked as his tail wagged behind him.

"Oh, pretty good. Things are finally starting to get less hectic it seems, although there is still trouble and work to do." Keaton nodded at that.

"Yeah, I understand that! I just spoke to Niles about it. How you'd two find my cave?" Velouria perked her ears up when she heard that it was Keaton's cave.

"This is your cave dad? Then...does that mean that you killed all those people?" Velouria asked, half in shock and half in awe. There was still that bloodthirsty side of her from her mother.

"Oh no! I found this cave while with Camilla! She didn't seem as taken with it though. But man, aren't the bones really pretty though! They're just picked clean and white!" Velouria nodded enthusiastically at that, while Nina wasn't so sure. Keaton went into the cave and after a little digging around pulled out a broken femur bone. Out in the sunlight, it actually was impressive to Nina, because of how pure white it was.

"This one here is my favorite! I know because I put a small nick in it. I was going to take it home but I think Camilla would have whacked me with it if I tried. It's not only nice and white, but its also broken and jagged on one end. That's some A-grade stuff there." He held it up proudly like it was made out of solid gold.

"That is a nice bone, actually. You know that there are people who will make carvings out of bones?" Nina said casually. Keaton looked at her like she had just spoken a different language to him.

"Really? People do that?"

"Yeah, I've stolen a couple of them before. They're not USUALLY made out of human bone, but you can make really intricate carvings out of bones." Keaton looked at Velouria who simply smiled back, and he looked at the bone again, more confused than before.

"Hmm, I'd probably have to see one of them in order to figure out if I'd like it or not, but that's a neat suggestion. Anyways, I was just coming here in order to pick this up and bring it back, now that...eyes are not watching me." Velouria turned to her father before hugging him again.

"You sure you can get back home by yourself Dad? I don't want to think you might get lost." Velouria asked, seeing as Keaton had a bad habit of getting lost.

"Don't worry, you just follow the river back into town right? Niles told me as much. I'm sure I won't get lost! See you later, you two!" Keaton went off into the woods...going in the opposite direction of the river. Velouria sighed and chuckled a bit.

"Dad, the river is the other way!" Velouria yelled out as Keaton turned around, laughing as he walked by them, going towards the river this time as Nina and Velouria stared at each other before laughing quietly to themselves.

"Are you sure your dad is going to be okay? We can always take him back into town." Nina asked, knowing full well Keaton's reputation. Velouria shook her head though.

"No, as long as he doesn't get distracted, he should be fine, and I think he'll try his hardest knowing that we're on a date together. He won't want to interrupt that." Velouria and Nina chuckled again before Nina sighed and hugged onto Velouria.

"You know I'm a little jealous of the relationship you and your father have. Your so close to him and you accepted him even though he left you in the Deeprealms. Meanwhile I pushed my father away from me, and I hurt him. I still don't think those wounds have healed even after these last two years, and I know he still feels guilty about never being there for me. I wish that we could be as close as you and your father are." Velouria chuckled, and this time it was her turn to give Nina a small kiss, before hugging her too.

"I don't think you need to worry about it, Nina. Niles still loves you. He's still your dad at the end of the day, and I think your relationship with him is still healthy. You don't push him away now and you don't try to hurt him anymore. I think that is the most important part. You're both trying now to have a better relationship. So don't worry too much about the past, ok?" Velouria snuggled and sniffed Nina, and Nina smiled as tears came to her eyes.

"Yeah, I guess so. I still feel pretty bad about it though. But I guess our relationship has been much better than it was." Nina looked into Velouria's eyes and gave her a long kiss as they hugged each other, swept up into the moment. Her heart fluttered after she did that, so much so that she looked away as she tried to hide how much she was blushing.

"S-so, should we find the hill you were talking about? You seemed excited to go see it." Nina stumbled over her words as she tried to deflect from what she had just done. Velouria smiled a very similar smile to Niles' earlier but relented as she nodded her head and looked off into the distance.

"Yeah, we can keep looking for it. Trust me, it's great." Velouria said as she dashed off into the woods, making Nina run to catch up with her. They ran through the woods for a little while until they came to the edge of the woods at a clearing, and Nine saw Velouria's tail wag quickly as she realized where she was.

"This is it, Nina! This is the hill!" Velouria said as she pointed in front of her, and Nina finally got a good look at what she was talking about. It was a fairly big hill, although it didn't slope steeply and was covered in grass. It didn't seem that extraordinary to Nina, but Velouria must have had some connection to it.

"What's so special about this hill? You've been here before right?" Nina asked as she looked at Velouria. Velouria nodded vigorously before running off towards the top of the hill, Nina taken by surprise as she scurried off to catch up with her. Velouria stared from the top of the hill to the bottom, almost as if she was making sure this was the right hill, before grabbing Nina's hand.

"Well, truth is I didn't find this hill, Selkie did. She tried to get me to roll down the hill with her. I didn't go for it at first, but I saw all the stuff she was picking up in her tail as she rolled down the hill, and I had to try it. It was a lot of fun! So I wanted to see if I could find it again with you, so we could roll down the hill together. You know, if you wanted to that is." Nina laughed a bit and smiled.

"Okay, sure!" Nina yelled out as she tugged on Velouria's hand, causing the two of them to fall onto the top of the hill and start to tumble down it. The two of them were barely a hair's breath away from each other at times, as grass, dirt, and sticks got caught in Nina's hair and Velouria's fur. Nina reached the bottom first before Velouria gently fell on top of her. The two laughed and giggled as Velouria rested on top of Nina.

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Nina noticed that she could see straight down Velouria's shirt as it had come lose from the rolling, and she tried to look away, but Velouria stole a kiss from her, taking a good long time to savor it. Nina blushed heavily, unable to look away from Velouria now, as Velouria took a big long sniff of Nina, running up Nina's neck to her face before kissing her again, the two of them locked in a lover's embrace. Nina's heart felt like it was going to beat out of her chest.

"Velouria, wait! What are you doing?" Nina asked as Velouria smiled at her.

"Hehe, I can smell your desires you know. If this is something you want to do, I'm okay with it." Velouria's voice has taken a slight seductive quality to it, at least to Nina. She didn't know if anything had actually changed or the heat of the moment was causing her to react differently, but Velouria's voice was making her giddy inside.

"...Are you sure Velouria? I thought you said that our relationship hadn't got that far. I don't want you doing something uncomfortable just because I want it." Velouria chuckled, before kissing Nina again briefly.

"Maybe our relationship wasn't that far to begin with...or maybe I just didn't want your father getting the wrong impression." Velouria winked as she unclasped Nina's mantle and reached for the back of her dress. Nina got up, undoing her dress from the back as it fell onto the grass beside her, revealing her small, petite breasts. Velouria sniffed them as well, Nina gasping as her wet nose rubbed against her nipples, before Velouria begin to lick them with her tongur. Nina gasped and moaned lightly, before Velouria started to sniff a little lower than before.

"Oh? There's a really interesting smell coming from here, Nina. It smells like honey..." Nina blushed crimson as Velouria said this, as Velouria pulled down her leggings. Nina covered her face as Velouria sniffed her private regions, taking long deep drafts as she smiled.

"I really like this smell. I could get used to this..." Velouria began to lick up Nina's vagina, causing her to shudder and moan a little bit until Velouria reached the clit, licking it slowly. Nina felt like there were shock waves of pleasure flowing through her, a feeling she had never felt before. Velouria smiled when she saw how much Nina was enjoying her, picking up on the hidden scents Nina was giving out, urging her to keep going, to keep making her feel good. Velouria responded by licking faster, savoring the taste of Nina's love juices as they continued to flow from her.

Nina felt like something bigger was coming on, and wondered if this was happening too fast. She silently urged Velouria to go faster and harder, and almost as if Velouria could read her mind, she went at Nina harder and faster. There was a brief thought in Nina's mind about how people projected their feelings via smell, but it was being washed out by the pleasure. Velouria looked at Nina as she seemed to be incredibly cute to her; her embarrassed small gasps trying in vain to hide away what she was feeling.

Nina made one loud gasp as she climaxed, her body letting loose an involuntary shudder as a crescendo of pleasure hit her. Her body relaxed after that, Nina taking shallow breaths as she recovered from the ecstasy. Velouria began to strip herself until she was completely naked before laying down beside Nina and drawing her into a kiss. Nina responded back by grabbing and cuddling Velouria, before sniffing Velouria herself, trying to take a big long sniff up Velouria's body. Velouria laughed at that.

"Nina, you don't have a wolfskin nose, silly," Velouria said as she stuck her tongue out at Nina, but Nina responded by getting on top of her and looking down at Velouria's crotch.

"Yeah but...I still know how you're feeling right now." Nina put her head between Velouria's legs and gently licked her like Velouria had Nina, causing Velouria to make small gasps. Nina quickly aimed at the same spot that Velouria had, starting off with a gentle licking before she started to suck on it and play with it with her tongue. Velouria made loud gasps and moans as Nina pleasured her. Compared with the demure reactions of Nina, Velouria was not at all shy, especially since she knew that no one was nearby to hear. It was just her and Nina.

Nina watches as Velouria reveled in the pleasure and wondered if she was feeling the same experience that she was before. The building up of tension. Nina stopped momentarily to look at Velouria, who nodded to keep going. Nina went with more vigor, and Velouria moaned even louder at the sudden attack before she gently grasped Nina's head. Velouria's body shuttered and arced as she came closer and closer to a climax.

Velouria's climax happened rapidly, with Velouria letting out a loud moan that sounded almost like a howl as it happened, her body arcing into the air before falling back down onto the soft grass floor. Nina kissed her again and the two tightly embraced each other, the tightest hug the two of them ever shared. They were two lovers united.

Another long silence hung between the two of them, wanting to fall asleep in each others arms. It was Nina who eventually got up and started to get dressed, handing over Velouria's clothes to her. Velouria would have been happy to sleep on the forest floor with Nina, but she understood that for Nina it was too sudden and too drastic a change for her, and got dressed.


"Hey Nina...promise me something? Promise that we'll do this again, sometimes much sooner?" Velouria asked as she began to dress. "I don't want to miss you anymore, Nina. I love you. I don't want to lose you, ever." Nina kissed Velouria on the cheek and gave her a small hug.

"I'm never going to leave Velouria. I love you too much in order to hurt you like that. I promise we'll do this again. Not in a few months either, but very soon." Nina and Velouria finished getting changed and looked up, noting that some time had passed as the sun had moved further to the west than before. The two of them began to walk back to town, hoping that they would get back there before nightfall.

They passed through the eastern gate as the sun was beginning to set, the bustle of the town now starting to die out as people headed back home to prepare to go to sleep. There were still many businesses open though, looking to catch the last minute shoppers and trades and make a little extra money at the end of the day. As Nina and Velouria walked towards the center of town, they noticed two men talking to each other. Two familiar men.

"Oh, hey Vel! Nina! Good, you guys got back in time!" Keaton yelled out as he waved them over. Niles smiled as they approached, making Nina a little suspicious.

"Don't worry Nina, we weren't discussing anything bad. Keaton was telling me how he found you girls in the forest today, although he almost got lost getting back into town. Did you girls have a nice time?" Niles, to Nina's surprise, seemed to be holding back the dirty speech and smart-aleck responses.

"Yes, Niles, Nina and I had a really good time. We mostly spent a lot of the time relaxing." Velouria said, being a touch better of a liar than Nina was. Keaton seemed pleased by this, and Niles simply cracked a smile.

"Well, my day was okay. I found the guy who was planning the attack. I dealt with him pretty easily, so nothing was spoiled. So you guys don't need to worry tonight." Niles said casually as he slipped Nina a small bag. She looked inside to see a bunch of gold coins.

"Dad, what is this?" Nina asked, confused by the gesture.

"I figured the two of you would be pretty hungry, so you deserve a dinner date. Have fun you two, it's my treat." Nina was taken aback by this gesture of kindness from her father. No string attached.

"Thanks, Dad." Nina gave her father a big hug, as did Velouria, and he chuckled a bit before trying to work his way out of their grip.

"Alright kids, you better get hurrying. The restaurant I want you guys to go to isn't going to be open for that much longer. It's a couple of streets down, it's pretty big so you aren't likely to miss it. Tell them you're Niles' daughter, they'll treat you good."

Nina eyes with her father with suspicion. "I don't want to know what kind of connection that could be, but thanks, Dad." The two of them started to walk away from their fathers.

"Oh, Velouria," Niles spoke up suddenly, "I'm not sure why you didn't point out that Nina's hair came undone." He winked at Velouria, causing a reaction he didn't expect to see from the wolfskin: a blush. She simply turned around to see Nina was also blushing.

"...how does he know?" Velouria whispered in Nina's ear, to which Nina just shook her head.

"That's my father for you. Come on, let's eat." Velouria nodded, and they both resolved to act like Niles wasn't actually there until they got to the restaurant. Niles chuckled a bit before looking at Keaton, who was looking at Niles a little bit confused.

"Wait, I thought Nina looked good with her hair down. What did you mean by that?" Keaton asked, causing Niles to laugh before going into the motel they were next to.

"Hey wait, you didn't answer me!"

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Nina and Velouria sat at a table lit by candlelight, isolated from the rest of the restaurant patrons. The owner had looked moderately annoyed when Nina told him she was Niles' daughter, but he said they could have a meal for free. When asked why the man simply said he was repaying a favor to Niles and left it at that. It was a fairly expensive restaurant, from what Nina could tell as well.

"Your father really has a lot of connections, doesn't he? You think he had this planned for us from the very beginning?" Velouria said as she looked around the restaurant, noting that some of the patrons were busy staring at them. She didn't think it was that odd: after all, it wasn't often a wolfskin was seen with another person, especially when it was two women sharing a dinner together.

"Almost certainly. I'm not sure what kind of favor my father just got re-paid and I'm not sure if I want to know, but my dad almost certainly had this planned from the very beginning," Nina looked towards the entrance for a minute, almost concerned that he'd be there listening, "This is the kind of thing he'd do."

Velouria smiled and giggled a bit. "See, I told you. You and your father have a good relationship. You really worry a bit too much. He loves you, pure and simple." Nina smiled back.

"Yeah, I guess I was worrying too much about it. He's a good dad, even if sometimes he can't bring himself to show it." Nina and Velouria both chuckled at this, as they were both served a glass of wine. It was a rather showy display, Nina thought, but when she tasted the wine it was genuinely good stuff. Whatever favor that man owed must have been pretty big.

"So...Nina, are you going to ever publish those romance stories you wrote?" Nina looked a little shocked at Velouria's question but shook her head no.

"No, I don't think so. The truth is...I've sort of forgotten about them. I mean, my romance story is far better, and the best part is we're the main characters. Honestly, I could never day dream again as long as I was able to keep living my life with you. You're my dream now." Velouria blushed as she smiled brightly.

"That makes me happy Nina, although it feels like you're confessing to me again!" Velouria and Nina laughed at that, before calming down enough that they were able to drink their wine. Velouria drank all of hers very quickly while Nina sipped at her glass, something that she learned from her father. It helped make it taste better he told her. She didn't get it.

"So, I never asked, but how is life at Mount Garou? I know you and your father are doing some work to try and get wolfskins more accepted and make it illegal to hunt for wolfskin pelts, but you never told me about your personal life there." Nina asked, looking for an answer to a question that she had for a while.

"I don't know that there really is too much to talk about. I've always been a bit of a lone wolf type of person, and it was hard for me to get accepted into Keaton's pack. A lot of the men there were also pretty lecherous too. Score points with the chief by wooing his daughter kind of thing. I fought them all off though. I have my mother's blood in my after all, so there wasn't a wolfskin who could best me in battle. After a while things simmered down..." Velouria stopped there, as if she was afraid to ask something.

"Velouria, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Velouria shook her head.

"No...see the thing is this visit wasn't just about me meeting you. It was also about my father meeting your father. See...my father thinks it would be best for me to live with you." Nina stared in shock.

"But...what about the wolfskins? Aren't you supposed to be helping them?" Velouria shook her head.

"Dad said it was fine, and that he and Mom would be able to take things from here. The most important thing right now is that I am with the one I love. That's what he said anyways. Besides, that shouldn't be a problem. My mother's retainer is Xander, your father's retainer is Leo, and your mother is Elise. I should be more than accepted there."

"Are you sure that you'll be okay though? Royal life isn't like living with the wolfskins Velouria. There are rules and etiquette and it's not like you can just seclude yourself away from everyone and everything. I've tried. I want you to be happy Velouria, but I don't want you to be uncomfortable for my sake." Velouria grabbed Nina's hands and smiled.

"If I'm with you...Nina...I think I can manage. I think I can be really happy." They both smiled at each other for a little bit until their food was brought to them; for Velouria was a thick cut of steak, cooked rare so that when she cut it open the juices would still come out, and for Nina was a popular dish of Nohrian royalty as of late that involved fish and several herbs from the nation of Hoshido.

"Well, Dad knew what he was recommending us. Shall we eat, Velouria?"

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Another fic on the right! This one is a crossfic because I cannot control my ability to be trash at any moment in time. However, this will be a multi-part fic so I'll continual to post updates!

Title: Poisoned Flowers
Rating: PG-13 (Depictions of gore and death)
Notes: This fic contains spoilers for Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation. But less than the last one. :p
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There was much to be concerned about as the "Rebel Army" of Corrin began their approach to the Bottomless Canyon. It was more than likely that the armies of both Hoshido and Nohr would be there waiting for them, and it was also possible that Ryoma and Xander, the High Princes of Hoshido and Nohr, would do battle against them. The camp was abuzz with fear and trepidation. While they had picked up many allies along the way here, they did not know if the forces they had gathered would be enough if they found themselves under attack from both Hoshido and Nohr. In fact, it likely would not be.

However, even among these disquieting whispers, rumors spread about one of the recruits they had stumbled upon by chance. She stayed in isolation from the others, out of her own preference. She never let anyone touch her, and so far no one had been able to. Somehow, she was even able to dodge the advances of people who thought they had caught her by surprise. The way she moved, seemingly hopping from shadow to shadow until suddenly she was upon you, caught completely unaware of her advance. Of course, the most interesting thing about her was the fact that she was extremely pretty, but looked as if she came from neither Hoshido nor Nohr. Her dark, ashen skin color was never seen before.

"She's got to be a spy! I swear, she moves as if she's invisible, just like those other soldiers! She could be here to assassinate Corrin!" One of the men spoke loudly as he ate, not caring who was around to hear it except for the man next to him, who remained silent as he ate his food slowly. The two of them, one a loud and bulky man from one of the nearby villages, and the other a green-haired ninja whose aura was one of peace and calm, would probably have never spoken to each other if it wasn't simply because of blind chance.

"We don't know about that. I think its pointless to shout such accusations around without having any evidence. She's done nothing to sabotage our army or make any attempts at Corrin's life. It would not do any good spreading baseless rumors around about Serenity." The ninja simply got up after he said this and left, the larger man staring into his bowl of soup before shouting and knocking the bowl away from him, spilling the contents onto the ground. To not only not be entertained in the slightest, but to also be chastised was inexcusable to him.

"Is there a problem?" A tough voice said behind the man. He turned around to see, instead of the green ninja, the red ninja staring at him. The one named Saizo. He almost instinctively backed away from him as much as he could. Despite his size, there was no way he could get into a fight with Saizo and live. The scar on Saizo's face, covering his left eye, was burning itself into his head.

"N-no! There's no issue Saizo!" The man stumbled over his words as he tried to keep his head above the water, so to speak. There wasn't any reaction from Saizo, who just continued glaring at him as if his anger was not only unabated, but had roared even stronger at the man's world.

"I'm generally not fond of the idea that Kaze and I aren't doing our jobs well. Serenity, at this point, poses no harm to the army or to Corrin. We have no evidence what so ever that she's a spy, or a hired assassin. Trust me, we're keeping a pretty tight watch on her, given her eccentricities. I'm going to suggest a lot more strongly than my brother that instead of spreading around these false rumors, you put yourself to better use." The man didn't reply, simply running away from Saizo as if he was running for his life.

"You were way too harsh on him, Saizo. We don't need to have the entire army in fear of saying anything." A young woman said as she walked up behind him, with dark purple hair cut very short, almost looking like a man's haircut. Her armor was the typical Nohrian wear, as she hadn't be able to get a new set of armor since leaving on her own, although she never really needed to either.

"I apologize Corrin, but we can't have people spreading around rumors like that. We already have people from both Nohr and Hoshido here, and if rumors get popular, you're going to have a lot of dissent on both sides and things simply aren't going to work out. If you're too soft, all you're inviting is a knife in your back." Saizo retorted, but remained respectful to Corrin while speaking. Not as if to justify his own actions, but to give a little bit of insight and teaching.

"I understand that, but we can't also keep these things in check by scaring people. We'll need people to come to trust one another. If we act with the idea of scaring people, no peace between the two will ever come to last long. But, I have no intentions of going soft either. You don't have to worry about that." Saizo didn't responded, but simply vanished, his way of saying that the conversation was over. Corrin sighed a bit, feeling as if she was unable to get her point across, when she noted that Serenity was walking towards her.

'Shit, she must have heard us talking. How am I going to explain this to her'? Corrin thought to herself as Serenity got closer to her, before stopping a couple feet away from her and smiling. The one striking similarity between the two was their short, purple hair, although Serenity's was somewhat longer and just barely reached her shoulders. Everything else about her otherwise was different though. She never wore any more, preferring her revealing outfit, and the only weapons she ever carried with her were three shining throwing knives. Despite the fact that Serenity used them with deadly accuracy, they never showed the signs of time or wear.

"Hello, Corrin! What were you and Saizo talking about?" Serenity said with a wistful smile on her face.

"It wasn't anything major. Just some information that had come up. But its been settled." Corrin said, trying not to give anything away. She didn't want Serenity to know that there were rumors about her being disloyal or that she was an assassin. Simply put, she hadn't tried anything of that nature the entire time she was in the army.

"Oh, okay then. Listen, I was out picking some flowers nearby, but I thought I heard some soldiers. They might have been Nohrian, but I'm not sure. Use this information as you will." Serenity walked past Corrin, seemingly brushing against her, although Corrin knew that Serenity didn't touch her, and walked towards her tent. She looked down to see a flower on the ground, and wondered if it had been one of the ones that Serenity had been picking. But as she went to grab it, the flower began to shrivel, and go from a deep, beautiful blue to an intense and sickly black. Corrin stepped away from the flower, wondering how it happened.

"Must have just been because it was picked. Some flowers are pretty delicate that way. I hope Serenity isn't disappointed when she sees them die." Corrin walked past the rotting flower, not worried about it since it was already dead. Little did Corrin know, however, was that she was being watched. The light-blue haired woman clad in armor fit for a wyvern rider, Beruka, watched as Corrin passed by before walking out and collecting the flower herself. She too had seen the flowers fast degeneration and was curious by it.

She noticed a faint, purple residue covering the flower. She didn't know what it was, but she suspected that it might have been some sort of poison. If it was, then it was definitely an assassination attempt by Serenity. Leaving a poisoned flower though...that didn't make any sense to Beruka. If Corrin hadn't immediately tried to pick it up, the flower would have died, and a simple search for the flower would have turned up Serenity as the suspect.

"Unless she wasn't really picking flowers at all. She may have been consorting with Nohrian troops. I must relay this information to Lady Camilla at once." Beruka said as she walked towards Camilla's tent, her face unmoving as she considered what she was going to say. She didn't know if the residue covering the flower was poison, per say, so she was going to have to wait and see if she could identify it. But relaying her suspicions to Camilla was tantamount to that.

After she left, Serenity appeared back into the field, looking intently at the ground as if she was looking for something. She poured over the field, her eyes glued to the ground. Not that she wasn't aware of Saizo watching her from one of the nearby trees, but she had since grown used to his company. Even attempted to offer him some tea a couple of times, although he never responded. When she couldn't find what she was looking for, she broadened her search, hoping that she wouldn't find a dead body anywhere.

"This doesn't make any sense. The flower I dropped is gone, but no one is dead. Surely someone would have..." Serenity thought on it some more. The only one who knew of her special body was her living shadow, so she didn't care if he heard. It's not possible that someone knew and they picked it up with gloves or something.

"Someone here must have a pretty tough resistance to poison, huh. Interesting...maybe I should be on the lookout from now on." Serenity walked back to her tent, just to make sure she had counter all the flowers correctly and wasn't making any assumptions on the matter.

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"Thank you for your report, Beruka. I'm pretty glad to her that my suspicions aren't unjustified." A tall, well-endowed woman with long purple hair said. Beruka remained silent, but could see the distress in her mistress' eyes and face. The idea that her younger sister would be the target of an assassination attempt was something that Camilla was all too familiar with, and something that she had hoped she would be able to escape from.

"Are you going to do anything with this information, Lady Camilla? I am more than ready to get rid of Serenity if you order me to." Beruka stoically asked this as if it was the most natural thing in the world, but Camilla shook her head.

"No, I don't think that is a good idea just yet. All we have at this point are suspicions that she could be targeting Corrin's life. If she is, trust me, I won't tolerate it and I'll make sure that she's the one that ends up dead. But for right now, we could be wrong. So, Beruka, what I want you to do is to gather some more information on Serenity. I'm sure that you can follow her around, correct?" Camilla looked at Beruka with an overly serious look on her face.

"Yes, I can fulfill that. However, Saizo is also watching her. If I tail her as well, what should I do about him?" Beruka wasn't overly concerned about Saizo himself, but that he could undermine what she was trying to do.

"Saizo is a hothead but I'm sure he'll understand just fine. If not...maybe you can use some of your womanly charms to get him on your side," Camilla giggled as she got up and moved to the entrance of the tent, "I'm going to go check on Corrin right now and make sure she's okay. I trust you'll do a good job, Beruka." Camilla walked out of the tent, leaving Beruka alone inside there.

"...womanly charms?" Beruka said, not understanding what Camilla meant.
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Title: Poisoned Flowers, Part 2
Rating: PG-13 (Depictions of gore and death)
Notes: This fic contains spoilers for Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation. But less than the last one. :p
This one is a little more of an interlude than the last one and I'm trying to push past a bit of writer's block.
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The tent that Serenity was staying in was not really much different from the rest of the tents in the army. There was a couple of large stains from what looked to be some kind of spill, but Beruka couldn't place what it could be. The tent was pretty squarely in the middle of the camp, which would have made it hard for her to leave and go somewhere without someone noticing. But no one seemed to notice her coming or going, which was odd to Beruka.

"What are you doing here, Beruka? Interested in Serenity, are you?" Beruka looked up as she saw Saizo perched in a tree overlooking the tent. Beruka didn't respond, but climbed her way up the tree, sitting next to Saizo. Her looked at her with confusion, before just trying to ignore her as he watched the tent. A long silence hung over the two of them as they both watched the tent, waiting for any activity from it.

"So, I take it you're doing what I'm doing. Watching Serenity. Camilla doesn't trust me enough?" Saizo said with a mild amount of scorn. Beruka simply shook her head.

"No, she gave me this assignment independently of your actions. She was concerned about Serenity herself. She has a vested interest in Corrin's wellbeing." Saizo chuckled and nodded to himself, before looking back at the tent. Beruka wondered if that explanation was satisfactory to him, and thought again about what Camilla meant by using her womanly charms.

'Womanly charms...I assume that she meant I was to seduce Saizo? I don't know how to do that.' Beruka thought about it a little more before she began to lean onto Saizo. Saizo turned his head around and put an eyebrow up, but said nothing. Beruka watched his reaction and realized that it wasn't working and pressed up further against him, placing her chest onto his arm. Normally in her typical armor this wouldn't be possible, but because she wanted to be able to tail Serenity effectively, she was wearing much lighter armor.

"Beruka...what in the hell are you doing?" Saizo glared at her, before looking down at his arm. He wasn't blushing, but Beruka quickly backed away, and Saizo just stared at her.

"I...apologize. I thought that you would be more okay with me tailing Serenity if I used some of my...womanly charms." Beruka explained as stoically as she could, but she couldn't help feel the slightest tinge of embarrassment that she had failed so awfully. Saizo looked at her, unable to put the answer she gave with the face he was looking at, before his eyebrows went up as he realized.

"...Please don't tell me that's something Camilla told you to do. Actually, I don't need you to tell me, because I don't think that's something you would have come up with yourself." Saizo went back to looking at the tent, and Beruka simply looked away for a minute, before she saw someone moving to Corrin's tent.

"Saizo, did she leave the tent while we were...talking?" Beruka asked as Saizo turned around, seeing Serenity moving to Corrin's tent. Saizo cursed as he quickly jumped down from the tree, with Beruka following him as they went to catch up on Serenity's trail. Saizo had been momentarily distracted, but he didn't know how Serenity could have slipped by him so easily in that short amount of time.

They moved closer to Corrin's tent, knowing that Serenity was inside but not wanting to disturb anything going on inside. If this was an assassination attempt, that would surely mean that Serenity would end up leaving right in front of them, and that would be it for her. However, all didn't go according to plan.

"Saizo, Beruka, you can come in if you want. Corrin and myself don't mind." Serenity called out, causing the two of them to look at each other briefly.

"Did she..." Beruka was about to say before Saizo nodded. He looked a little forlorn, but slowly walked forwards.

"Yeah. She knew. Someone, she always knows when I'm watching her. I don't get it. I've been able to stay hidden from virtually everyone else...and yet with her its like I'm being obvious." Beruka nodded. Since Camilla and Beruka were from Nohr, Saizo had watched them for some time to make sure that they weren't going to do anything. Beruka especially, since he knew of her past as a trained assassin. Sometimes Beruka was able to tell when Saizo was there, usually when he decided to leave. But most of the time, he had an odd ability to elude Beruka's vision. For someone to be able to detect him all of the time, it made Beruka think about what kind of skills that Serenity held.

Saizo and Beruka walked into Corrin's tent, seeing Corrin and Serenity sitting at a table, with a tea pot in between them. Both were having tea, Serenity using a cup that didn't match the tea set, while wearing a pair of gloves. Beruka didn't think anything of it, but sat down next to her, watching her closely. She had a small, but amicable smile on her face as she watched Jakob pour tea for the both of them without a word.

"Serenity was giving me more information about the Nohrian troops that she had spotted recently. She had went back to the spot where she was picking the flowers and saw an encampment of Nohrians. She couldn't spot who the enemy commander was, but she says it was a rather large group." Serenity nodded as Corrin explained the information.

"Corrin, to be frank, when did Serenity do this? I've been watching her for some time, at your orders, and I didn't see her leave her tent." Saizo said, glaring at Serenity. She didn't seem to be noticeably fazed by his glare, simply minding to her tea, before putting the tea cup down on a coaster.

"I do all my wandering at night, Saizo. That makes it very difficult for the enemy to spot me." Serenity responded sweetly, although Saizo didn't back down with his glare. Beruka stared at Serenity, wondering if she had any enmity towards Nohrians given her last comment. It wouldn't be surprising to Beruka if she did; it was well known that Oboro, one of Hoshido's merchants and spear fighters, had a severe grudge against Nohr.

Serenity looked at the two of them, before giggling. "I'm sorry if I've aroused your suspicion. Maybe I should ask you to come with me if I'm to go out at night from now on, Saizo?" Saizo shuck his head, getting up from the table without having drunken any of his tea, and walked to the entrance of the tent, before walking out.

"What about you, Beruka? Do you wish to follow me if I go out?" Serenity asked, staring at her. Beruka thought about it a little bit, before nodding. "It would do well for me to follow you. I wish to sure that Camilla's suspicions are confirmed or disproved." Serenity's eyesbrows rose up in interest.

"Camilla? She has suspicions against me?" Beruka nodded. She didn't know if Camilla would be happy if Beruka explained things, but she figured that it might make Serenity a little more cooperative...or careful.

"It's mere suspicions, like I'm sure most people have about you, Serenity. She simply wishes for Corrin's wellbeing over anything else. Do not worry, I will not stick a blade in your neck while you sleep." Beruka spoke coldly, but Serenity found herself giggling.

"I'm not worried. If Camilla felt that she had any kernel of truth to her suspicions, she'd likely take my head off herself. I am going to enjoy your company though, Beruka. I may have found another flower spot away from the Nohrian forces, so I'll be going there tonight." Serenity drank the last of her tea, before taking her cup and leaving the tent. Beruka was left inside the tent with Corrin.

"I'm pretty upset. I can understand that Serenity seemed to pop up out of nowhere, but she hasn't done anything. In fact, she's been more than amicable and helpful when I need her to do things for me. But it appears that she's arousing a lot of hostility and suspicion from others. Beruka, what about you? You are the most level-headed amongst the others."

Beruka thought silently about what she considered, before speaking. "I don't know if Serenity means to harm you. She doesn't seem to be hostile, but I am not sure. But I think that she likely has highly developed skills as an assassin. Saizo and myself couldn't keep ourselves hidden from her, and that's highly unusual. So, I would be wary of her just like I would be wary of any assassin that displays that level of skills."

"That makes sense. I'll be more cautious from now on, Beruka. Speaking of that, aren't you worried about going with her tonight? She could try to kill you when you're away from everyone else."

"Do not worry. Even if she is highly skilled, I do not die easily. If she attacks me, I am sure that I will be able to come back and report her betrayal." Corrin looked a little worried at exactly what was said, acting like she didn't expect to survive for long, but was a little relieved at Beruka's confidence in this regard.

"I'll leave it to you then. Serenity doesn't typically go out with people, so this should be chance for you to get to know her." Beruka nodded and took a sip of tea, watching Corrin intensely. Corrin shifted a little bit under her gaze.

"Is there something more the matter, Beruka?" Corrin asked. Beruka didn't give anything up at first, taking another sip of her tea before speaking. "I think it would be best if I were to stay with you, for the time being. I don't think this meeting will go unnoticed by others, and if Camilla comes by, she'll want to know that you're safe." Corrin nodded, before pouring herself another cup of tea.
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