The glade was their spot, and theirs alone. Eirika knew about it, but for the sake of giving the boys their alone-time she pretended not to, just like Ephraim pretended not to know about her and Tana's secret hiding spots. Whenever Lyon visited Renais and they had the free time, they raced to the glade.

When they wrestled, Ephraim held himself back for Lyon's sake. When they played hide-and-seek, Lyon pretended not to know where Ephraim was right away. And when they tired themselves out, they sat and talked about their dreams for the future.

It was a gradual proccess, but as they got older, Ephraim finally realized why Lyon would stare at him and blush every time they took off their shirts in the hot weather. Lyon realized why Ephraim became uncomfortable when they wrestled. Finally, one day during one of their matches Ephraim simply pinned him down and kissed him.

"How long have you been waiting to do that?" Lyon asked as they came up for air.

"Too long," his friend said, and kissed him again.

Not too long after, their wrestling matches took on a whole other form.