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Oh great. Eight units. If I see even one more fog chapter I'm going to make someone else's head hurt.
But it is in fact another escape map, so maybe the low unit count is a blessing in disguise.
Okay, let's see...uh...that's a rather slow start to the map. There's a promoted unit I guess.
Uh...and there's that guy. I wonder what he's doing with all the Mage Knights--
Oh you have GOT to be kidding me, I get to fight Aless randomly, and he has the actual legendary weapon. Nanna, can't you do something about this guy?! You're cousins!
No way! I'm not going anywhere near someone with Mistletoe.
...That's Mistolteen.
You just know he's going to argue otherwise. Just block him off until the chapter's over, he can't die anyways.
This hacker is getting disturbingly liberal with giving plot-important units immortality.
(Side note: It is in fact within the realm of possiblity to STEAL THE MISTOLTEEN if Lifis has high enough Build, but you would have to RNG abuse a lot to make it happen.)
Glade looks like the usual, I guess. Hm, I seem to have forgotten something, but I can't remember what.
Would suck if you forgot to deploy me to get the Brave Bow!
Nope, nothing comes to mind.
DEPLOY ME! 
You know, I'm not even sure if the allied generic units join the party if they survive, because they never have in my playthroughs. I wonder if they have growth rates?
(Side note: I checked. They have zeroes in everything and they don't join.)
At any rate, they can get rid of the Ballistae on their own, so at least they do something before they get shot!
Alright Karin, you're level 20, so--
MAAAAAAAARTH! HOW DARE YOU PROMOTE ANOTHER FLIER FIRST!
Go ahead and use the--
THAT CREST SHOULD BE MINE!
You're not even in this map! Go away!
Okay. Cool. Miracle. Awesome.
You look like you could use some advice. Allow me to HAMMER my point home...in your skull!
No puns, Fergus!
Oh, please LEIF me alone.
The people I get stuck with.
Dammit, Aless is right there on the bridge! Nanna, do something!
Nope, no good.
Oh come on! What were we supposed to do, get into the goal point before he did? He moves so much faster!
...Dalshin, what are you doing?
Dalshin, he has a LEGENDARY WEAPON. It...it's even 1-2 range! It has to be a magic sword!
You call this a legendary weapon? I call it a block of metal on a stick.
Oh my god. Dalshin's been insane this playthrough.
Oh good, I could use an Armorslayer.
Shall I freeze the Bolting Mage to death?
Do it. Just watch out for reinforcements.
I hope bullshit throne tiles work out in our favor this time.
I'm guessing those Berserkers don't move until attacked. Oh well, free Knight Crest.
Ah, nothing like sweet catharsis!
Well that went a lot better than expected thanks to Dalshin. I'm shocked an Armor Knight is turning out so great. Hm, that didn't take as long as expected.
Ah heck let's go for broke.
The first Fire Emblem defense map. It's only ten turns and defense maps are super easy. What could possibly go wrong?
Let's see. Eda joins us and is pretty much the usual. Can't say she's much worse than Caeda. As for Dean--
--I beg your pardon? What the heck is Sothe doing here? And is that a STAFF?!
Oh now I get it! See, this is the third tier promotion for Rogues. The "Whisper" class can use Staves, Steal, and Lockpick. Now I know how I can use the Thief Staff!
Yeah, we just have to raise you to level 35 and blow a Master Seal. Nope, you're benched for good, look at the Build on this guy! He can steal stuff!
Ugh, I have to recruit Homer I guess. Hey Homer, I--
Homer?...that's not a woman...that's...
Now...that's a surprising character appearance.
What happened to Homer?
When he realized Lucius was actually a man, he screamed "Doh!" and passed out.
I guess having yet another staff user isn't bad. Especially one with a free Physic and the Paragon skill.
As for the enemy--oh great, a Mage Knight with Bolting. Just lovely.
And who could that be--
...well, whatever's in that house, we sure aren't getting it.
I just checked and it's a Berserk Staff, are you sure we should ignore it?
Berserk can't possibly be useful in Super Thracia, can it?
...I'm gonna regret saying that in a couple chapters, I just know it.
First we should get rid of the random child enemy in town. Get me that Ibicella so I can sell it for cash!
Collecting all those Blizzards really paid off. I'm not dealing with this guy's bullshit. Fire away, Asvel!
It's Wind magic.
Well he's level 20, so might as well!
Fenrir is apparently C-rank, so we better grab a couple!
Ha! Look at this wuss!
Oh wait, he's gone. It's like magic, now you see him, now you don't!
C-rank at last, thank goodness.
Man, staff ranks take forever. What's going on with them? We have Rescue but nobody can even use it yet.
Oh well, the defenses are going splendidly so far. Even the Ballistae aren't much to speak of.
They just keep coming...and going...oh, I better get someone to visit the houses to get 14x.
Or maybe skip this sidequest.
Man they're completely gone now. Hey Dalshin why don't you see what's in the house?
Resire? If only I could use that! But I know others need it more.
This is actually going very well. Maybe we just had to jump a really big hurdle to get to--
--the hard part. Fuck! Forgot about this!
Green units are on our side, are they not?
NOPE! This happens in vanilla Thracia, too, and I have no clue why they couldn't just be colored red, I guess they wanted them to avoid the main army's Leadership bonuses.
Of course, this game didn't NEED a Leadership mechanic to begin with, but you know.
I'm afraid your free ride comes to an end, Leif!
Who are you again?
I am Narshen, Bern's finest general! Trabant may have patented the Backdoor Wyvern Ambush (TM) technique, but I have perfected it!
Never heard of you.
Oh, this is one face you won't soon forget. Behold my weapon of choice...the DAINSLEIF! Ironic, is it not? "Dain" and "Leif" in the same weapon name? Of course the name actually means "Dain's Legacy" and comes from a Norse story. Oh and don't let the icon fool you, it's a sword.
That's actually pretty cool. Major props for maintaining the Norse theme of this setting. So what's this weapon do?
YOU SON OF A BITCH IT INFLICTS SLEEP!
You keep out of this, you're unconcious. Ha! Now all I have to do is carry you off the map for an automatic game over! Everyone else should run while they can!
On the contrary, my good man, it is YOU who should run while you can.
And just who are you?
My name is not important...but my weapon is!
Behold the Næġling! Or...Nailring if you prefer. It's a 1-2 ranged Axe that does effective damage against Wyverns!
What difference does that make? I've got Dain's Shield. I don't take effective damage!
Oh yes you do.
Grrr! But there's no way you can hit me with those odds!
EEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
Holy shit, Fergus, how did you know you could use that?
Like so:
Wikipedia posted:
Næġling (Old English: [ˈnæjliŋ]) is the name of one of the swords used by Beowulf
Oh, NOW it makes sense. I'm almost glad Beowulf gets around the way he does.
Wait a minute, it's an axe named after a sword--you know what, fuck it.
What was that about Manster nobility though?
Oh yeah, you and Miranda can use it if you magically gain the ability to use Axes. Also apparently I'm rumored to be the prince of Conote.
Gee, I wonder where that plot point scurried off to.
But there's still the issue of the other green units and with only a couple turns to--
WHAT THE FUCK REINFORCEMENTS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE CITY!
It's okay. We can block those off. And the enemy prefers capturing over killing, so what we should do is send in as many unarmed, harmless little girls as possible.
Common sense? What's that?
This strategy should NOT work but I feel like it's going to.
See, they only leave the party if the enemy carries them off the map. We're saved!
I can see the history books now. "Prince of Leonster wins battle by sending defenseless little girls to the front line".
I was gonna get you last time. I'd love to get you this time.
BUT I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME!