Inspired by the prompt, and subsequent fill, linked here.
The council of seven has never liked Dimitri - Base-born, foreign, bound to the imperial heir by blood and yet lacking even the smallest trace of imperial heritage. They would have much preferred Dimitri remain El’s hidden shame, a private weakness that could be covered up and locked away.
More to the point, they would prefer he remain a useful point of leverage against the future Empress’ plans. They would have made Dimitri the blade they held at his sister’s throat. He had escaped that fate by only the narrowest of margins and the favor of the Emperor.
When his imperial majesty, Emperor Ionius IX, announces in open court he is legitimizing his natural son, Dimitri von Hresvelg, brother to her imperial highness, Edelgard von Hresvelg, it doesn’t matter what the truth is. Dimitri is the son of Ionius, so named and so claimed, and not even the seven can dispute it.
They can kill him. But they can’t dispute it.
Dimitri has two crests, years of combat training, no family beyond his indispensable father and sister, and the protection of Hubert, who bears no love for Dimitri but will not see his lady mourn another sibling.
The council’s long-running quest to kill Dimitri has, to say the least, hit a few snags.
Dimitri rides into battle with his silver seiðjárn! — My full piece for Together We Ride vol. 7, a collaboration digital zine featuring FE characters crossing over with FEH’s books 4 and 5!
Omggg the tag I wrote… This was the last drawing I did before finding out I had carpal and cubital tunnel My wrists were stinging and burning (on and off) when I drew this sjfjsjfs
It hasn’t been a full year since I found out that both of my wrists are lowkey senile But I’m doing relatively good now. I did some occupational therapy for it last year. I just need to pace my artworks nowww ✨✨
To whoever is reading this, take breaks when you draw or type for long periods of time!! And stretch your hands once in a while!! Don’t be like me, nerve issues are a bishh
