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A Royal Abduction
Nov. 28th, 2010 09:56 am[Kill me, she had begged Byleth, it is the only way to stop the fighting. You know this. And, as the professor raised their sword, suddenly Edelgard's world went dark. But she could have sworn she heard Claude's voice before her last moments.
Which, in fact, were not her last moments. With great effort and some of Claude's "poison" concoctions he was able to keep her in a stable but unconscious state that resembled death. All of Fodlan assumed her dead, and then the Golden Deer faced Nemesis himself. Only after that is complete does Claude shove the responsibility of Fodlan onto Byleth's lap and take off for Almyra.
Though when he goes... he takes precious cargo with him. Edelgard's limp body. Slightly cold but well cared for. Kept clean and nourished by healers, and in a suspended state. It is only when she is removed from Fodlan that she is allowed to wake. Thanks to some insight from Lysithea and Claude's bright mind it's no longer a mystery what had provoked Edelgard to lash out against the Church. Or even why she couldn't progress without the help of the Agarthans.
For the first time in about a month her eyes open. Light lashes fluttering as her hands rise to rub the sleep from them.]
Is this... the afterlife, I wonder?
Which, in fact, were not her last moments. With great effort and some of Claude's "poison" concoctions he was able to keep her in a stable but unconscious state that resembled death. All of Fodlan assumed her dead, and then the Golden Deer faced Nemesis himself. Only after that is complete does Claude shove the responsibility of Fodlan onto Byleth's lap and take off for Almyra.
Though when he goes... he takes precious cargo with him. Edelgard's limp body. Slightly cold but well cared for. Kept clean and nourished by healers, and in a suspended state. It is only when she is removed from Fodlan that she is allowed to wake. Thanks to some insight from Lysithea and Claude's bright mind it's no longer a mystery what had provoked Edelgard to lash out against the Church. Or even why she couldn't progress without the help of the Agarthans.
For the first time in about a month her eyes open. Light lashes fluttering as her hands rise to rub the sleep from them.]
Is this... the afterlife, I wonder?
