Edelgard took the hand, a rare, genuine smile breaking through her fatigue. "Then let’s go. There’s a new path to carve, and I’d rather have your blades beside me than anyone else's."
"Well," Shez said, standing up and offering a hand to the Emperor. "The DLC scouts say there’s a new rift opening near the old ruins. If we’re going to rewrite history, we might as well start by clearing out the monsters in our backyard."
As they walked toward the stables, the moonlight caught the edge of Shez’s dual blades. The war was far from over, but for the first time, the hope in the title didn't feel like a lie. It felt like a promise. Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes (NSP)(US)(DLC)...
The air in the Imperial camp smelled of scorched earth and sharp ozone. Shez sat by the fire, tossing a small whetstone between their hands. To the rest of Fódlan, the war was a series of grand maneuvers and political shifts, but to those on the ground, it was a blur of steel and the desperate hope that their luck wouldn't run out before the sun set.
"Just thinking about the last skirmish," Shez replied, catching the stone. "Arval says I’m getting faster, but the shadows in the woods... they felt different today. Heavier." Edelgard took the hand, a rare, genuine smile
Shez looked up to see Edelgard approaching, the flickers of the campfire dancing in her lilac eyes. She didn't look like an Emperor right now; she looked like a tired soldier.
"You look like you're trying to bore a hole in that stone with your mind," a voice called out. "The DLC scouts say there’s a new rift
Edelgard sat down on a nearby log, her heavy armor clinking softly. "The world is changing, Shez. The history we were taught was a lie, and the future we're building is being bought with more than just gold and steel. It's being bought with time we’ll never get back." "Is that why we're pushing so hard?"