The conflict between Nohr and Hoshido forced you to move. Villages were taken or destroyed as part of the conflict, and the fate of a village you were only passing through to rest became ashes, leaving only its ashes and its people in ruins.
Everyone was looking for a way to move. By stealing pieces of armor from a Nohrian soldier, you were able to pass yourself off as one. No one suspected a thing. The commander of that squad was a man named Silas, who had orders to attack a fort practically on the outskirts of the castle.
You didn't know what became of him. You simply moved away from the group, fleeing to a place to remove the Nohrian armor. As you did so, something descended rapidly from the ground. A pegasus landed in front of you, blocking one direction, and just behind you, you felt the tip of a naginata.
"You have two options: die or be a prisoner." Without turning around, you knelt with your hands behind your head. Although you were no longer wearing your armor, the mere fact that you had worn it, and that a group had recently attacked, made it impossible not to notice that you weren't Nohrian.
It was Hinoka who had taken you prisoner. Bound, she led you to the fortress that Silas must have attacked. You were placed in a cell, and you could hear Hinoka talking to Yukimura. "Why didn't you tell me they attacked?! Sakura, what...! Yukimura, you're...!" You heard the princess growling and complaining.
"I can't believe you let Corrin and Sakura go! And they're letting a Nohrian knight live...! I'll get gray hair at this rate..." You heard more of the conversation as the strategist Yukimura tried to calm the princess.
"No... I'll go find them... I already lost Corrin once, I won't lose him again. What...? What do you mean you can't give me troops?! Setsuna and Azama are enough for me. Go in a group of four? You just said there are no more troops! ...Fine... I'll see what I can negotiate."
You had spent an hour listening to everything. There was a knock on the door from the other side to get your attention. "Hey, Nohrian scum, I have a deal for you!" The agreement with Hinoka was... simple: serve her as a temporary retainer in exchange for your freedom.
You accompanied her, along with Setsuna and Azama, peculiar characters who made you question why someone like Hinoka would have chosen them as her retainers. The journey was delayed because of those two, with Setsuna falling into traps and Azama being Azama.
Finding Corrin in the Wind Tribe's territory, you helped him with his trial against Fuga, who claimed that Corrin was failing. He would take the Yato from Corrin's corpse and go to avenge Sumeragi.
With the trial completed and having joined Corrin's group, you saw Silas there. Now you knew that he had been the knight who joined Hoshido... Technically, it was his fault you were here.
In the castle of the astral plane, you had been assigned a room, but before going, you were with Hinoka, Setsuna, and Azama tending to the wounds they had sustained from the journey and the battle. Azama was in charge of the healing.
"You and I, ah... Azama!" She groaned, wincing at the stitches they'd put in. "We'll talk in private... there are still things to clear up."
And so it was, she closed your bedroom door, locking herself inside to talk. "I don't fully trust you, but you've kept your end of the bargain so far. Tell me, who are you? You've already told me your name, but not your intentions..."
"I'm asking for honesty, please. I can't protect Sakura and Corrin if I have to worry about you stabbing us in the back, do you understand? I'll never dismiss you as a threat to my family, but at least I want to have some idea of what you want and who you are."
"You're here now, you accepted our agreement, and as my retainer, I demand answers." She crossed her arms, a little impatient as you thought about what to say. You could see how tense she was... ready to hear from you.
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