17. Lamia's Plan

Reina: Here's the Battle Plan! Or rather, Lamia's battle plan for the wedding.

"Wake up, (Y/N)," Lamia's voice calls from the distance.

"Lamia?" You ask.

You were floating in a lake below the surface. Some light poured through the water, but looking up you noticed that it was the moon. You reach your hand out to the moon, and notice that you had blue sleeves. Glancing down, you saw that were wearing a flowing blue dress.

"(Y/N)."

You look up to see a shadowy figure move towards you. Fear struck your heart, but then you realized that it was Lamia.

"Is this what you look like?" You ask bluntly.

Lamia hissed. You had no idea what she looked like, as her face was obscured. She gripped her staff tighter and sighed.

"Are you ready? In three days, Nohr will fall."

"How will Nohr fall?" You ask.

Lamia looked up. "I foresaw Nohr falling as Leora married Leo. Their marriage must not happen."

You raise your eyebrow. "I thought you hated Leo."

"I do. But I hate Leora more."

You nod. "Seems reasonable."

"I have a plan," she says.

"You do?" You blink.

Lamia nods. "Yeah, but I'm going to need your help."

You think for a moment. Despite not knowing Lamia very well, you felt the need to trust her. Something in her voice hinted towards desperation and fury.

"Alright. What do I need to do?"

"You're going to have to kill Leora for me."

You blink at Lamia. "Why do I- Never mind. Just let me kill her now."

"And risk having you executed? Nah," she replied. "I kind of prefer having you alive so that I can order you around."

"I'm not a minion," you protest.

"I'm kidding. But seriously, Leora has to die a horrible and painful death. She deserves it."

"What makes you want to kill her?" You ask.

"Other than using that potion on Leo and possibly ruining Nohr? Loads of reasons, but Echo told me not to tell you."

"You don't sound like the type of person to listen to Echo, unless she's your mom or something."

"Echo is young enough to be my sister," Lamia sighed. "And you're right, I wouldn't listen to Echo, especially since she's probably up to something. However, talking about Echo will distract us from our plan, so we can worry about her later."

You nod. "Okay."

Lamia looks up. "We don't have much time... A large portion of the wedding has already been prepared. The best thing we can do is to crash the wedding, expose Leora for who she is, and then kill her."

"Why at the wedding?"

"Like I said, you could be exiled for killing her now. If we try to do it after the wedding, Leo and his siblings will be dead."

"Oh...."

"But I need you to listen. At the wedding, all of the nobles and royalty will be there. The retainers and servants will all be outside. It seems horrible, but they can defend the mansion in the event that something bad happens. However, you will be inside as well."

"How?" You protest. "I'm not nobili-"

"It's a complicated matter," Lamia cuts you off with a wave of her hand. "But you'll be the entertainment."

"WHAT?!?!?!?"

Lamia doesn't flinch at your outburst. "You heard me. You'll be the one dancing before Leo kisses Leora."

"That's not how you started your sentence," you protested. "You told me that I would entertainment, which is different from dancing."

"Same thing to me," she replied.

You scowl, but Lamia continues. "While you are dancing, Azura will be singing Lost in Thoughts All Alone, and Cora will be playing the harp. Cori will be in the audience and when he starts to sing, that's your cue to attack."

"Okay.... Do I get a sword? A tome? A shuriken? A lance? An axe? Maybe even a gu-"

"Don't even think about breaking the rules of Fire Emblem with outside weapons," Lamia hissed. "Or else Echo's master will step in, and that's a bad thing."

"Oh... So what's my weapon?"

"The sigma potion."

"Bu-"

"Look, I know that potion is near impossible to make and you failed to make it hundreds of times, but you're going to have to use it. What's the point of making a potion you'll never use? It seems pointless to me."

You remain silent. Lamia saw this as a cue to keep talking.

"(Y/N), I know this hard, but you have to do as I say. Use the sigma potion at the wedding, and Leora shall be brought to her knees. Then you can stab her."

You look at Lamia and nod. "Alright.... I'll get ready."

"Good... Then it'll be time for you to wake up. Don't let anyone other than Azura, Cora, Cori, Laslow, Odin, or Severa know what you're up to. The other retainers will be busy for the wedding, so you don't have to worry about them."

"Thank you Lamia," you say.

She doesn't answer, instead fading away. With that, you close your eyes and drift away, ready to return to the real world.

Reina: So that's how (Y/N) will attack the wedding.

Anyway, I have the Leo in a dress pic drawn and it should be uploaded at some point. I don't have Takumi's ready though.

I have to questions for you guys....

1. What should the sigma potion be exactly? Originally it started off like Azura's dance in front of King Garon, but with different effects. Then I wondered if it could be like a summoning potion that allows (Y/N) to summon either Echo or Lamia for a certain amount of time. Which one sounds better?

2. I actually came up with a chapter that takes place directly after this from Lamia's point of view, and she'll interact with someone while shedding a bit of light on this story and Lamia's origin. Would you guys like to see it?

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