engagement farming, pt. 15

Another week1 has passed and that means it is once again time for Engagement Farming, our ongoing playthrough of Fire Emblem Engage. Last week we made landfall in the evil kingdom; this week we push through to the evil castle! Let's begin. If you're still here after fifteen entries of this, you have probably anticipated that this week I did a paralogue and then I did a main story chapter. This week's paralogue was Corrin's, and I sure remember this map from Fates! This is the chapter called "The Path Is Yours", and it's the one where you choose which path to take in that weird one game that is bundled as three games game. The gimmick here is that you're at a fork in the river and the bridge to the west is broken. The trap is that Corrin has a Dragon Vein that will dry up the river and let the people on the west pass, which she uses after a few turns, and if you've committed your army to the east you might suddenly have some jerks on your flank. There are reasons to commit units to…