Fire Emblem Generation

Chapter 1 Part 1

The New Prince
Halidom, Ylisse

A boy of tender years sprinted through the hallway. His small body maneuvered through each and every adult slowly moving through the pathway. He spotted every corner he needed to take and turned at them with the stable speed he sprinted at. He cared not if his footsteps echoed through the hollow halls. The energetic youth finally had his sights on a big door at the far end of the main hall, which was his destination. He slowed down his legs enough to halt right before the towering gate. He placed his little hand on one side of the door and pushed with all his strength. It slowly creeked open enough so that the boy can stick his head out. His face just went alive with excitement over what he saw.

Within was the Throne Room, a lovely black and white tiled floor stretched throughout the entire ground. It was topped with an elegant dark blue carpet which created a straight path from the door Alexander just opened all the way across toward the two decorative thrones where the Exalt and Queen would sit on. Behind the thrones were two colossal statues of Chrom and Naga standing side by side. At the center of the ceiling hung an elegant chandelier, which was a giant web of steel and candles lighting up the entire room. But the young boy wasn't in awe of the scenery, but of the single person within. A noble woman stood alone observing the two statues, as if lost in her own mind.

"GRANDMA?! GRANDMA LUCINA?!" cried out the youth rushing through the door and toward the distracted woman.

The sweet madam snapped out of her trance and turned to reveal a beautiful lady in her 60s with the same color features of blue but with the mark of the Exalt within her left eye. She smiled at the child and responded in a sweet voice, "Prince Alexander, I thought you were supposed to be in the Library studying."

The little prince put on a sour frown and answered, "But it's so boring!"

The loving grandmother leaned forward to level her eyes with the Prince's and spoke in a gentle tone "You're gonna have to do better than that dearie."

Alexander's eyes turned to the carpet before his feet and his lips spoke in a low tone "I know, I'm sorry."

Lucina extended her hand with the fingertips right under her grandson's chin and slowly lifted it up so he's looking at her face-to-face "Is 'sorry' going to put all that knowledge in your pretty little head?"

The young prince gently pushed his grandmother's hand off from his chin "Not unless it's already in my head and I'm just reading through the same lines over and over again."

Lucina tilted her head in disbelief and asked the boy "Do you remember what your Great Grandfather Chrom said? 'The less you know about your history..."

Alexander interrupted "'The more likely you are to repeat it.' I know."

Lucina then asked her grandson with a straight face "Then promise me you'll take your studies as serious as your sword training."

Alexander sighed and then looked in Lucina's way with an innocent smile "Okay Grandma. I promise."

She gently kissed the boy in the forehead "Thank you my dear."

At an instant, a soft bell rang in a beautiful arrangement of song within the many halls of the castle. It's soothing chime raced through the inner shell of the prestigious rooms.

Lucina's head turned to the direction from which the source of sound came from, and her expression turned to excitement turned back to Alexander "The Khan is arriving soon, you need to make yourself look presentable."

Alexander started to feel jumpy in excitement as well as his body started bouncing up and down at a fast pacing speed in repeat and he asked in anticipation "That means Lenoura's coming too right?"