Awakening Supports/Lissa Virion

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Virion
There, all set. Now fly straight and true, my love.

Lissa
Virion?

Virion
Oh, horrors! I fear you've caught me in the act.

Lissa
In the act of...what, exactly? Groping pigeons?

Virion
Ha ha ha! Oh, my dear lady, no! ...Well, not today, at any rate.

Lissa
So then, what?

Virion
I have commended a letter to this bird's fair wing.

Lissa
Oh, it's a carrier pigeon! But wait, why would you care if I saw that?

Virion
Well, I'm something of a guest here, being foreign as I am. Protocol demands leave from a commander before carrying on any correspondence.

Lissa
You mean Chrom? I seriously doubt he'd mind you sending a few letters.

Virion
Oh, I'm sure you're right. But not everyone shares your brother's broad-mindedness. There are some around the camp who still don't fully trust me.

Lissa
So why not get Chrom's permission? If you're open about it, no one will have any cause for suspicion. ...Er, right? Here, I'll just go ask him myself!

Virion
Lissa, wait! I don't... You shouldn't... Oh, dear. This won't end well.

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Lissa
Hey, Virion. I talked to Chrom; you're clear to send as many pigeons as you want.

Virion
...With nary a question about the content of my letters? Fascinating. I commend Chrom's openness, but naivete is a troubling trait in a general.

Lissa
Pfft! He's not naive, silly. I just invented a little backstory for you. I told Chrom you're writing letters to your dear old ma and pa back home.

Virion
Aristocrats have neither "mas" nor "pas," milady! Such vulgar terms... But tell me—suppose I were actually a spy exposing secrets to the enemy? What would be made of your groundless stories then?

Lissa
Um, wait. Are you confessing to me? Because you don't seem like a spy.

Virion
Ha ha ha! Oh, this is truly too much. You and Chrom both, you're...

Lissa
What? Why are you laughing?

Virion
Apologies, dear girl. Your incandescent innocence simply caught me off guard.

Lissa
Watch it, fancy pants! It's "milady," not "girl." I won't stand here and be mocked!

Virion
Perish the thought, milady! I have only the deepest admiration for you. I'm envious, in fact. Men of my elevated station must suspect all who surround them. You and your brother are blessed to live free of such petty intrigues.

Lissa
You DO realize that as a princess I outrank you twenty times over. ...Right?

Virion
Oh, well...yes... *ahem* I suppose you would, wouldn't you? But then royalty has its own kind of shield from many of life's harsher realities. A fact lesser nobles such as myself know only too well! Caught between the huddled masses below and the royal houses above... O onerous fate! Can one of my standing ever know rest?!

Lissa
...Nope. I still don't see how you have it harder than my brother.

Virion
Er... Yes, well it's a...nuanced thing. A casual observer might agree that leading an army is the greater burden. But to the trained eye, it's really quite clear that... You see, um...

Lissa
You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Virion
NO! I DON'T! OKAY?! Are you pleased to hear it?! I... *ahem* My apologies. What were we talking about?

Lissa
Your stupid carrier pigeons! Gods, even if you were a spy, it wouldn't matter. Your explanations would more likely confuse the enemy than help them! Anyway, you still haven't told me—what are your dumb letters about, anyway?

Virion
I'm afraid that's privileged information, my dear lady.

Lissa
What?! But after I... Ngaaah!

Virion
Ha ha! Ladies prefer a man with a bit of mystery, my dear Lissa. Though our exchange has been most valuable in its own right...

Lissa
What, you're happy you got to hide something from me?

Virion
No, I learned you trust me! A lady's faith is among the sweetest gifts she can bestow. This has all been ever so enlightening, my dear. You have my thanks.

Lissa
Bah, I still think you're full of it!

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Virion
Hmm, it should have returned by now...

Lissa
Waiting for one of your carrier pigeons, Virion?

Virion
D-don't be silly, milady! Just enjoying a bit of refined reflection as I bask in the westering sun's ruby light...

Lissa
Oh, sooo I guess you won't be needing this then?

Virion
My pigeon!

Lissa
It flew in through my window. I think the thunderstorm must have frightened the poor thing. Or maybe it just likes me. But since you don't need it, maybe I'll just keep—

Virion
Wait! I...suppose if it's afraid, the humane thing is to restore it to a familiar setting... Perhaps I should take it back. For its sake. Now give Virion the bird like a good lady.

Lissa
Geez, you're WELCOME!

Virion
There! The creature seems calmer already. ...But what's this? A reply tied to its leg?

Lissa
What does it say?

Virion
Mmm, as if you don't already know?

Lissa
What's THAT supposed to mean?

Virion
The bird flew in through your window, my dear. Would you really have me believe you didn't so much as peek at this missive?

Lissa
I didn't! It's the truth.

Virion
Are you daft, girl?! Why ever not?! You'll never hope for a better chance to learn the contents of my correspondence! Why, if I were hatching a plot...

Lissa
You're not hatching anything, birdbrain!

Virion
But...how can you be so sure?

Lissa
Because I am! Because you're Virion and...I trust you. If I'm going to hear about these secret letters, I want it to be from you. I'm not about to violate your privacy to satisfy my idle curiosity.

Virion
How...utterly bizarre. Alluring, yes, but bizarre.

Lissa
What's bizarre?!

Virion
Your trust. As I said before, a lady's faith is a heady thing. Oft too strong a brew for me in times past... But I fear I'm starting to acquire a taste for it.

Lissa
Care to boil that down for me, fancy pants?

Virion
Someday, this new taste may blossom into a full-blown addiction... And on that day, I shall tell you all about my letters.

Lissa
...SOMEDAY?! Well, if you're going to be such a CHICKEN, I'll just leave you to your PIGEON pal there! When you're ready to talk, you know where to find me. Hmph!

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Lissa
I heard you were looking for me, Virion?

Virion
Ah, there you are, my dear. Yes, there's something I was hoping to discuss. It shouldn't be long now. Just one... Ah ha! Perfect.

Lissa
Oh, it's your little carrier pigeon! ...Is it carrying a flower?

Virion
Indeed! A common enough specimen where I come from.

Lissa
It's beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen a blossom quite like it.

Virion
Now, we just take the stem...and wind it back around, through the leaves...

Lissa
Oh! You made it into a ring!

Virion
Just so. In the language of flowers, this particular blossom means "eternal love." It's frequently given out at weddings in my country.

Lissa
Eternal love... How wonderful.

Virion
It's...for you, milady.

Lissa
Aw, really?

Virion
Of course. ...And this as well.

Lissa
But wait, that's... This is... Virion, this is a real ring.

Virion
A humble gift for the woman whose trust has become my fondest addiction.

Lissa
Are you asking to...marry me?

Virion
If you would stoop so low to have me. Though naturally, if you object, I—

Lissa
No! Of course I don't object. It's just...

Virion
Just...what?

Lissa
What were all those damned letters about?!

Virion
Oh, yes. ...That.

Lissa
You said if a day like this ever came, you would tell me.

Virion
So I did. Very well—here. Read one for yourself.

Lissa
"My sweet Virion: I was overjoyed at your last letter. I hope the flower arrives intact!" "Your father and I are eager to meet her as soon as circumstances allow." Wait, this IS from your parents! So the story I told Chrom was...

Virion
Actually the truth, yes.

Lissa
You big jerk! You lectured me about spies and lying and...and...and everything!

Virion
I lectured you for telling groundless stories, my dear. A subtle but important difference. I never said your groundless story wasn't accurate.

Lissa
Unbelievable! ...But wait. I still don't understand. Why all the secrecy?

Virion
Because it's...well, embarrassing. A proud aristocrat, staking his life in a just and noble war, writing home to Mother?

Lissa
I think it's gallant! What greater reason to fight is there than love of family? In fact, when I told the story to Chrom, I thought how nice it'd be if it WAS true... Besides...I accept you, Virion, just the way you are. And, yes. I accept your proposal, too.

Virion
You'll wear the ring?

Lissa
Proudly. As a symbol of my trust in you, Virion. ...And our love.