... Most took it as a sign of less Mist in the area, but a few in the Hunter’s Club had claimed to see large, deep impressions that they considered footprints. Though not part of his normal duties, Basch had requested the job, feeling the onset of cabin fever. He brought a small detail with him, agreeing with the majority theory. Trudging through sand in full armor was not a joyful experience,...

Title: The Heart Aches Pairing/Characters: Ashe (Ashe/Basch) Rating/Warnings: PG Summary: Ashe misses her knight Two years had passed since the great battle that had finally freed Dalmasca from the Archadian Empire’s evil clutches, and still the Queen felt that sting of pain deep within her. The ruins of the once great Sky Tower Bahamut stood at the edge of her city’s walls, a constant...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Epilogue] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: PG Summary: Basch remains at Ashe's side until the very end. Epilogue               Ashe feels the grass between her toes, the breeze at her face and the presence of those she loves surrounding her. They do this once a year on the same day – Basch’s birthday – and though...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XXI] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: The end of the series -- snapshots of their lives.                Ashe finds Basch standing in the doorway of the reading room, watching Noah from afar as he receives his daily lessons. She approaches quietly, certain that Noah...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XX] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: Ashe and Basch attend Vaan and Penelo’s wedding; lives start to change.                 Ashe wakes slowly, being pulled from a light, pleasant dream back to reality. She struggles to stay asleep in her quiet, peaceful world, but...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XIX] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: Basch finds a way to fulfill all this vows and Ashe finds a way to make him forget them.                       “ I have been having trouble locating a suitable ambassador for Dalmasca.”                 Basch, instead of finding the meaning in the sentiment...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XVIII] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: As Ashe impatiently awaits a delayed ambassador, she thinks of her coronation and her friends.                     The atrium of Rabanastre’s royal palace is cavernous and vast, stretching across a third of the palace’s ground floor. Two staircases stretch...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XVII] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII/Revenant Wings Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: Ashe and Basch are reunited aboard the Dalmascan flagship – the Dreadnought Leviathan; Basch battles his personal demons as well as the Judge of Wings' zombies.     Dear Larsa,   It's hard to believe a year has passed so...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XVI] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: Ashe and Basch deal with their untimely separation and new lives.               Ashe leans into her balcony rail and places her face in her hands. The day has been long and trying, as she had attempted to do something that had not once been done in all the...

Title: Ever At Your Service [Part XV] Fandom: Final Fantasy XII Characters: Basch/Ashe Rating: T Summary: The war ends and Ashe and Basch are faced with separation.                 Larsa steps into the cockpit, and it is written across his face what has happened. Ashe stands from her seat and approaches him. “Larsa…”             “I am fine,” he says. “There...