I don’t own Legend of Mana, for it rightfully belongs to SquareEnix.

The first of a number of EscadxHeroine shorts, drabbles, and stand-alones. Squee! Alas, there’s such a tragic lack of this lovely, lovely pairing within the fandom. So instead of waiting around for somebody else to write EscadxHeroine, I’d figured I’d write my own. :wry, fangirly grin:

01. Interest

To say that the young Liotte Holy Knight wasn’t interested in that girl would be inaccurate. In all actuality, he was. He was just slow to admit it.

Escad eyed the blonde girl with the hairsticks curiously as she casually ambled up to him. She was, indeed, a pretty young girl, with a heart-shaped face, soft features, and bright blue eyes. She leaned forward, looking up into his gaze, mirroring his own curiosity until…

The girl leaned in a little closer, as if to inspect some secret detail he wasn’t aware of. In response, the Holy Knight edged back, and started feeling a bit warm in the face. Ten years of being alone in the Underworld, and now staring right at the face of a young girl – a pretty young girl who was getting a little close for comfort – was more than a little awkward.

As suddenly as she approached, the girl with hairsticks pulled back, grinned broadly and stated in a simple, casual manner.

“You know, I don’t think you’re as intimidating as you try to look, Mophead.”

“I don’t, huh?” he inquired

“Nah. I actually think you’re handsome, though a bit grumpy-looking.”

Escad didn’t quite know how to respond to that. Instead, he gave a soft chuckle of bemusement and shrugged.

“Huh. You’re interesting…”

Indeed, he was very much so interested in the girl with the hairsticks. And he just starting to admit it to himself. Hey, she’s a pretty one, that’s for sure.

END

The first of possibly many drabbles, shorts, and stand-alones that explore the platonic, romantic and sometimes even sexual (to a modest degree) relationship of Escad and the Heroine.

The name and persona of the Heroine in this collection is the same one she has in Saintly Sword Romantic Story. These drabbles and shorts are more like spin-offs rather than being actually connected to the main story, and are more in-line with the events of the game. So while the same characterizations for the Heroine and Hero appear, it’s not in any way connected to Saintly Sword Romantic Story. Also, “Anli Bolnivard” and “Kaleb M’avyare” are my all purpose characterizations for the Heroine and Hero, respectively.

The drabbles here are slightly different than the ones featured on my website, Inner Universe. Mostly because I cleaned up some the of grammar errors and so forth.

Anyway, with that said, expect more of these lovely pieces soon. Hope y’all enjoyed.