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charlotte/xander's a support, but this time it's camilla and it's a c support

[These battles haven't gotten any easier, even since Camilla defected to Corrin's side. When her little Corrin had decided to chose nobody's side in a war that would shake up the very foundation of the world, Camilla's heart had been broken irreparably. She had spent a lot of that time in a deep depression--wondering where she had gone wrong, just what she had done to drive her precious Corrin away. And when the time came, that Father ordered her to be the executioner...well, it hadn't been any easier for Camilla to know she'd be the one to put her adorable little sister to death.

And yet, that didn't come to pass. Sure, fighting against Xander did not prove to be easier, and their battle against the Nohrian Forces in Port Dia was only marginally easier. It certainly helps that they have more allies by their side now; more people fighting against this mysterious force that Corrin has spoken of, and all the more reason to try and talk sense into her stupid brothers. But that will have to wait; they have business to take care of with the Rainbow Sage, first.

Of course, along the way, they do have to deal with some Faceless--pesky damn things, aren't they? And it's there that one of their number seems to go missing, once the battle is won. Camilla naturally volunteers to go after the person in question; Marzia does need a nice, good flight to stretch her wings some, and Camilla will be more than happy to oblige her darling wyvern.

Once they take to the air, it's not long before Camilla finds their missing number; a lovely looking blonde, left behind to take care of the last Faceless. Odd, it seems, that she would have gotten separated; what was her name, Charlotte? She had emphasized that she was quite the delicate maiden, but that she wanted to assist them. Doing something like this seems counter-product...ive...

...

Did she just punch that Faceless in it's lack of face. Camilla had begun descending down to assist the woman in question, but that descent allows Camilla to see, in full view, Charlotte punch that damn Faceless to death.

Camilla's never believed in love at first sight, but hot damn is this making her come very close to it. Camilla will call out to the other woman though, once she's done--]

My, darling. I was worried that you might be in a little bit of trouble, but you certainly showed no mercy to that Faceless, did you?

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[If Charlotte had been asked a month ago where she saw her life going, she never could have gotten an answer anywhere near accurate to what is currently happening. Joining a Nohrian royal on her quest to put an end to the fighting between Hoshido and Nohr and proceeding to gather up a wild assortment of people who genuinely believe in that cause sounds ridiculous, and yet here she is anyway. It helps that this is the best opportunity Charlotte's had to schmooze with the royals... well, ever, actually. She can talk to Princess Elise and Princess Camilla, and there's also Prince Takumi and Princess Sakura... It's kind of crazy how well things are going on that front.

Of course, Princess Corrin isn't blind, and has made sure to make use of Charlotte's talents in battle. It's something Princess Corrin is thankfully content to keep quiet for the most part, but Charlotte still doesn't like that she's aware of it. Things would be so much easier if she could just pretend to be a helpless maiden... but then people would wonder why she was brought along to begin with. So she holds her own in combat, and she tries not to draw too much attention to herself on the battlefield. It's pretty simple, really.

Well, usually. Today's one of those days where she got a little overzealous and might have ended up a bit lost. She's already taken out a few Faceless when this asshole comes out of nowhere to try to ambush her, so she forgoes the axe entirely to finish it off quickly. Her strength is impressive, and it only takes a good punch in the Faceless'... face... to finish it off. She's quick to retrieve her axe and turn around to head back in the direction she thinks she's supposed to go—

Oh.

...Oh no.]

P-Princess Camilla! Wh-What a surprise to see you here... Haha...ha...

[Charlotte's still running high off the adrenaline of the fight, and part of her wants to turn around and flee into the woods. This is absolutely not what the eldest Nohrian princess should've seen. Princess Corrin may be aware of her strength, but that doesn't mean everyone needs to know. How is she going to keep up her cute and helpless act if everyone's aware of how strong she actually is? Men don't like that in women! She's never going to land a rich husband at this rate!]

Um... I don't know what you're talking about! I guess I must have just gotten super lucky, that's all! I was just... so scared! And I panicked! But it's okay, because you're here now so I won't have to fight any more of those terrifying beasts!

[...this is possibly her worst attempt at recovering since "I left an excuse in the oven" but here we are anyway.]

[Oh no.

Oh no, she's precious, holy shit? Holy shit. Camilla doesn't even come close to hiding the sheer amusement on her face at Charlotte's reaction--it's adorable, honestly. Camilla chuckles lightly, hopping off of Marzia and trying to walk over to Charlotte.]

Oh, darling, there's no need to be so coy! You're delightfully strong. Why, I wager you could have taken out all of these Faceless by yourself!

[Camilla's smile is all too pleased with the events before her, and needless to say, Charlotte's attempt at a recovery goes pretty much entirely ignored because Camilla is dumb--]

You're extraordinary, Charlotte. Perhaps if we find some more of these pesky rabblerousers, we can both show them a thing or two about messing with this army.

[you're not getting out of this that easily!!]

...Ah.

[Well, her act has never backfired this spectacularly before, um... What... does she do with this... It seems like the princess is just completely ignoring her (really poor) attempt at recovery and just focused on her strength...]

I have no doubts that you would easily destroy them, your highness! I've seen you in action and it's incredible to watch you go! You and your wyvern work so seamlessly as one, I'm ever so impressed by your teamwork!

[Okay. Okay, she can just... redirect. That will work, everyone loves compliments, right? Just focus on that and move away from her own strength.]

I'm sure Lady Corrin is so pleased to have you here! Your strength really is so helpful!

Oh, I've no doubts about that either. If anything tried to harm even a hair on my precious Corrin's head, I'd cut them to little, bitty pieces. And I've had Marzia for so very long...she's such a lovely wyvern, wouldn't you agree?

[But Camilla laughs a little, before they can get too far on that subject. Don't think you're escaping so easily, Charlotte!!]

You don't have to be so modest, you know. From one strong girl to another. It's incredibly cute, but you should be happy with that strength! I know my little Corrin certainly is.

[Well, that didn't go quite like she expected... Oh no, and Lady Corrin's spoken to her about it?? Ugh, this is getting worse by the minute... But she can't just escape back to the group without Princess Camilla telling everyone... How does she fix this??]

O-Oh, well it's... It was just luck, that's all, haha! I'm not nearly that strong normally! I wouldn't want to give you all the wrong impression or... or let anyone down or anything! Goodness, I just don't know what I'd do if I wasn't able to help you all... I'm afraid I'm really not nearly as strong as it seems!

[Maybe attempt #3 will go better...???]

[...Honestly, at this point Camilla seems confused. She's still certainly smiling, but...]

Well, then I was quite lucky to witness you at your strongest, hm? I don't think you could give any of us a bad impression, darling. You're far too sweet to do so. And you do help us plenty.

[Camilla hides a chuckle behind her hand, before extending it out to Charlotte.]

Perhaps we should train together sometime. I would certainly love to help you become an even stronger, more lovely girl.

But for now...we should get back to the others, shouldn't we? Come; I'll bring you back on Marzia, if you would like.

[There we go, though admittedly Lady Camilla seems confused rather than persuaded, but at this point Charlotte will take it. She likely won't go telling everyone about what she saw, and even if she does, Charlotte can play it off like Lady Camilla's being far too generous with what happened. This is something she can work with, so she settles easily.]

Oh, yes, that would be much faster! I'm afraid I got a bit turned around... Thank you so much for the help!

[She takes Lady Camilla's hand with all the dainty grace she can muster, never mind that she's got a giant axe strapped to her back.]

[Oh, that gets a chuckle--Charlotte's words, and the attempted at dainty grace that Charlotte takes her hand with. It's a shame that she's still got her armor on right now, really. What a treat it would be to feel the wear and tear on this girl's hands...

Either way, come on. Camilla will guide Charlotte towards Marzia, taking the front to guide her wyvern.]

Do hold on tight, won't you, you delicate dear? We wouldn't want you to get hurt.

[...There's a tiny bit of sarcasm there. A very, very light bit.]

[...Was that sarcasm...?? It sounds like it could've been... But Charlotte's just going to take it at face value because maybe if she insists on it enough, Camilla will believe her!! Totally a flawless plan right here.]

Oh, of course! Thank you so, so much, Lady Camilla, you truly are the sweetest!

[...despite the wording choices here, that isn't really sarcasm...]

[Oh no, cute...Camilla can't help but giggle a bit, and once Charlotte is nice and situated on Marzia...]

It's no trouble, dear. Just hold on nice and tight, and we'll be back with the others before you know it.

[Camilla signals for Marzia to take off, and they're airborne!! Camilla seems more than pleased, though she keeps an eye out over the field...]

Have you ever ridden a wyvern before, Charlotte?

[...Camilla, you probably should've asked this first??? But either way, Camilla is nothing if not curious.]

[Where... exactly does she put her hands...?? Is it okay to just hold onto Camilla's waist like this? Hmm. Kinda strange. Hopefully Camilla doesn't mind.

And then they're airborne and it gets a tiny gasp from Charlotte that's only half for show if she's being generous. The ground gets smaller beneath them, and Charlotte isn't sure if she wants to lean out over the wyvern to see more of the shrinking surroundings or if she wants to bury her face in Camilla's hair and not look down at all.]

I— No, never, it's... fascinating, really...

[There's a note of awe in her voice, and the whole things sounds a bit too close to genuine, but Charlotte's not really paying attention to that as she is the feeling of being up in the air like this and the wyvern's movements beneath them. She's seen plenty of wyvern riders, sure, but she's never had a chance to actually fly with one.]

[Camilla doesn't mind at all, honestly. Any of it; holding onto her waist doesn't get any sort of adverse reaction, but it's the gasp and the note of awe in Charlotte's voice that see (well, hear) Camilla chuckle a bit in earnest.]

Beautiful, isn't it? Flying through the skies like this, and getting a new perspective of the world below...all be told, it's why I love to fly myself.

Marzia has shown me some lovely sights in our flights together, after all.

[That's remarkably genuine from Camilla's end too, and...well, it's nice to talk to Charlotte without her putting on an act. Marzia continues to press forward while Camilla directs her, taking care not to jostle them too much.]

When did you decide you wanted to be a Wyvern Rider? It's... incredible.

[The freedom of flying through the air is fantastic, but she's seen Camilla fight and Charlotte wasn't lying about how impressed she is by the teamwork required. She and Benny work pretty flawlessly together, but they're able to communicate and yell at each other if they need to change tactics. How does Camilla ride and command a wyvern well enough to swing an axe and cut people down without risking injury to herself or her mount? How does one even learn to do that, much less actually tame a wyvern in the first place? They seem far more dangerous and wild than the pegasi.]

[Camilla's chuckle is light at that; it's an all too easy answer, but Charlotte's being adorable right now.]

I would often go to the castle's stables as a child; though there was much that I was expected to do, I found far more fun in watching the stablehands work, and would often go and say hello to the wyverns. [Camilla pats Marzia's head as she speaks, getting a pleased noise from the wyvern.] That's where I met my precious Marzia. I expressed my interest in learning how to ride, and though there was some resistance at first...I was able to learn how to properly care for, and handle the sweet wyverns I had grown to love so much.

[...]

However, I do confess...I did have some slight experience in riding them, before I was allowed to do so. The stables aren't exactly guarded at night, and Marzia trusted me enough to ride her even when I was young...

[camilla is absolutely implying that she's taken marzia on joyrides]

[One of Nohr's princesses sneaking out at night to steal a wyvern and go on joyrides is not a rumor Charlotte ever would have believed if she weren't hearing it from Lady Camilla herself. It's such a bizarre thing to imagine and yet seems exactly like Camilla, that Charlotte ends up laughing.]

I bet they would've been furious if they caught you! It sounds like it would've been pretty fun.

[It makes sense that the Nohrian royals were involved in taking care of animals, since all four of them have a mount they take into battle. It's only Lady Camilla that takes to the skies, though, and honestly, Charlotte wonders why none of the others ended up training with wyverns.]

This is so exhilarating! I can see why you wanted to learn to ride one!

Oh, they absolutely would have had my head if they caught me!

[Probably literally, knowing Nohr, but we're not focusing on that--]

It's why I love riding my sweet darling so. The sights I can see from atop her are always so lovely...but I must admit, getting to see the experience of someone riding them for the first time is just as much so.

[Camilla giggles a bit--Charlotte's still being real cute, okay.]

Perhaps if you'd like, I wouldn't mind taking you up a little more often...and maybe we could see about teaching you, hm? A lovely girl like you would probably appreciate the extra protection...

[That isn't quite the reason--Camilla honestly thinks that Charlotte would make for a kick ass wyvern rider and it'd make her even stronger, but Camilla is, if nothing else, a little willing to play along.]

Oh, do you really think...?

[Hmm. Wyvern Riders are generally regarded as really tough, but maybe she could play it off like she needs the extra protection of a wyvern. Maybe the wyvern's the one doing all the battling...? Would people buy that? It seems possible, sure, but maybe she's getting ahead of herself. She doesn't want to draw too much attention to herself on the battlefield, after all.]

Well, I'd like to go riding with you more, at least! Learning how to tame a wyvern seems like a big task, but I guess we can see how it goes.

[Wouldn't it be amazing, though? To have a partner like this and to take to the skies whenever she wants? Fighting together as a team would be impressive too... She'll definitely have to give it some serious thought.]

[Camilla's laughter is light again--she expected about this much.]

I would love to see just how well you take to it. Come find me once when you feel up to it, hm? I'd be more than happy to make time for you.

But please don't hesitate to call on me if you just want to fly sometime, darling. Marzia and I certainly don't mind.

[Camilla can't quite look back at Charlotte, and any attempt at a wink would be hilariously ineffective with Camilla's hairstyle, but there's definitely an implied one in there. For sure, as we get closer to the army again--looks like they've stopped for the time being, at least.]

[Charlotte finds herself beaming at that, and she's privately glad that Camilla can't turn back to look at her right now. This isn't the sort of thing she should really be this excited about, but there's something so freeing in flying... Maybe she can ask Camilla for another ride sometime soon. Just as a little stress relief or something.

But anyway, the rest of the army is coming into view, and Charlotte reminds herself that she needs to be exactly what they expect and want of her. Time to slip the mask back on. Though really, she's not entirely sure when it started coming off...]

Thank you so, so much for helping me out, Lady Camilla! I just don't know where I would be if you hadn't been there to help!

It's no trouble at all, dear. Do try to stay close to us next time, hm?

[They will be able to land easily enough, at least; everyone seems pleased to see them, if nothing else, even if the only one who looks like they're about to accost them are Corrin and Elise at the moment.]

Not that I mind looking out for someone like you.

[Camilla will get off, though, and offer Charlotte a hand to help her down as well.]

[Charlotte takes the offered hand, dainty as always, and hops off easily. She'll make her escape as soon as she can, though she doubts Lady Corrin is going to let her get away without explaining herself.]

Thanks so much! You're so sweet, Lady Camilla. I'll see you later!

[And with that, Charlotte quickly makes her escape. Time to lie low and hopefully not draw any more attention to herself.]

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