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Lucina was lounging on the couch in her parents' country home. Ever since Grima was defeated, her father stayed away from the castle, living with his wife Olivia, his sister Lissa, and his sister's husband Lon'qu. It was a new time of peace in the world, where there was nothing to fight for or against. Even though a year had passed, Lucina was still not entirely embracing of the lifestyle; every day, she would spend an hour or so dicing up a training dummy or sparring with her uncle.
Inigo and Owain had been gone for a few years at this point, and boy, did she miss them. Her brother always tried to look at the bright side of life. Usually it had to do with the beauty of the girl sitting next to him, but at least he tried. Her cousin, well, it was just fun having someone to ridicule every now and again. And, against her better judgement, she missed Severa as well. Sure, she could be a total bitch sometimes, but it was nice having someone speak their mind, however harshly they may do so.
Lucina twirled a pencil idly. It had been a slow day so far. But things were about to pick up speed.
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Inigo, Owain and Severa walked along the dirt road, their families by their sides. Their appearances had been restored upon returning from the land of Nohr and Hoshido. Camilla had immediately told Inigo that he looked even more handsome with dark blue hair. Owain almost cried when he noticed his Brand had returned. Severa just shrugged. "I didn't want to keep my red hair anyway," she kept repeating.
They stopped a short distance away from the house. Severa immediately dodged the question she knew was about to be asked. "I'm not knocking."
Inigo and Owain spoke simultaneously. "I'll do it." They immediately started to argue.
"What? Don't be ridiculous."
"I have more immediate family members in that house than you do. I should do it."
"I've known all of my family members longer than you have."
"Seriously, Owain? You're throwing age into this?"
"What if no one's even home? That'd be amusing."
"Not helping, Subaki."
Owain gave in. "Fine. If you want to do it, then go right ahead."
Inigo was slightly taken aback by his cousin's sudden backdown. "Alright then. Here goes nothing."
Inigo walked up to the door, Owain and Severa close behind him. The others politely kept their distance as they waited.
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Lucina heard a knock at the door. "I'll get it," she called upstairs as she rolled off of the couch and walked over.
She opened the door and immediately froze at the sight in front of her. A plethora of emotions started to swirl around in her head; confusion , relief, joy. She stood motionless for about thirty seconds until the sound of her father's voice calling out brought her back to reality. "Who's at the door? What's going on?"
A slow smile spread across Lucina's face. "A family reunion."