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'''A Reason to Fight''' (Japanese: {{hl|誰がための戦い|Dare ga tame no tatakai}} ''Fighting for Whose Sake?'') is the sixth chapter of Part III of {{FE10}}. In this chapter, [[Micaiah]] and the [[Daein]] army are called into combat against the [[Laguz Alliance]], for as of yet uncertain reasons.

During the war between the Laguz Alliance and Begnion, the three remaining countries on Tellius--Daein, Crimea, and Goldoa--have thus far remained neutral. In Daein, the war for independence is over, and Prince Pelleas has been crowned king. Daein is now free from Begnion's rule and is once again universally recognized as a sovereign nation. Micaiah decides to honor the promise she had made and continue on as the general of Daein's armies until the country stabilizes. Most of her companions remain by her side, helping to restore their beloved country. It is their hope that Daein will recover soon, both politically and socially. Focused as they are, they realize that they can spare no time on outside concerns, including the current war in Begnion. However, King Pelleas has a mysterious change of heart and orders Micaiah into the war--on Begnion's side.

|ally={{h|12|Micaiah and Sothe must be deployed}}{{h|+1|Upon the Black Knight arriving}}{{h|-1|If Zihark speaks to Mordecai or Lethe/Kezhda and defects}}

|enemy=34{{h|+11|Reinforcements}}{{h|+1|If Zihark speaks to Mordecai or Lethe/Kezhda and defects}}

|ally={{h|12|Micaiah and Sothe must be deployed}}{{h|+1|Upon the Black Knight arriving}}{{h|-1|If Zihark speaks to Mordecai or Lethe/Kezhda and defects}}

|enemy=34{{h|+27|Reinforcements}}{{h|+1|If Zihark speaks to Mordecai or Lethe/Kezhda and defects}}

|return1=micaiah light sage

|return1article=Micaiah

|return2=sothe rogue

|return2article=Sothe

|return3=edward

|return4=leonardo

|return5=nolan

|return6=laura

|return7=aran

|return8=meg

|return9=volug

|return10=jill

|return11=zihark

|return12=fiona

<small>Note 1: The [[Black Knight (character)|Black Knight]] arrives on turn 4, thus his inventory cannot be managed during preparations or from the base.<br>Note 2: If [[Zihark]] speaks to [[Mordecai]] or [[Lethe]]/[[Kezhda]], he will become an enemy unit. If he survives the chapter as an enemy unit, he will join [[Ike]]'s party instead of [[Micaiah]]'s.</small>

|notes20=• Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of [[Retreat!|Part III, Chapter 5]].<br>• Cannot be attacked by [[Zihark]].<br>• Replaced by a generic Tiger if he died as a playable unit.

|notesb=• Retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of [[Retreat!|Part III, Chapter 5]].<br>• Cannot be attacked by [[Zihark]].<br>• Not present if she died as a playable unit.

|notes20=• Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of [[Retreat!|Part III, Chapter 5]].<br>• Cannot be attacked by [[Zihark]].<br>• Replaced by a generic Tiger if he died as a playable unit.

|notesb=• Retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of [[Retreat!|Part III, Chapter 5]].<br>• Cannot be attacked by [[Zihark]].<br>• Not present if she died as a playable unit.

**{{h|1|Easy}}/{{h|2|Normal/Hard}} unshifted [[Tiger]](s) from the northwest corner of the map

:<small>Note: Lethe retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of the [[Retreat!|previous chapter]]. If she died as a playable unit, then Kezhda will appear instead as a replacement for her.</small>

This chapter marks the first time that the player fights against characters who were previously playable in earlier chapters: [[Lethe]] and/or [[Mordecai]]. Depending on how well they trained while playable in Part 2, they may or may not be difficult to take down. Do not worry if their HP is dropped to zero in this chapter, they will simply retreat in lieu of dying permanently.

Do note that this is the first chapter since the end of Part 1 in which Micaiah's party is once again playable. However, they were last available during a time where most of the enemies are at their weakest as base classes, whereas in this chapter, they are fairly high-leveled laguz that are dangerously fast and hard-hitting (especially the [[Tiger]] laguz). This can prove a problem, since the enemy's levels and stats aren't scaled accordingly with Micaiah's party, most of whom might not have promoted into their second tier advanced classes yet. The tools that they need to effectively combat the beast laguz via [[bonus damage]] are also limited; [[Beast Killer]]s are only available in limited quantities from [[shop]] bargains, the [[Beastfoe]] skill scroll is a missable hidden treasure that can only be found in [[A Distant Voice|Part 1, Chapter 4]], and the player has no [[Fire (magic)|Fire]] magic users in their party (the mages [[Tormod]] and [[Ilyana]] have already left the party since the end of Part 1). Thus, the player may need to readjust their strategies in order to successfully complete this chapter without loss. Fortunately, all of Micaiah's chapters in Part 3 has her team accompanied by allied partner units to help mitigate the difficulties of her chapters.

If [[Zihark]] speaks to Mordecai or Lethe/[[Kezhda]], he will defect to the Laguz Alliance and become an enemy unit, owing to his morals regarding the laguz and his prior friendship with his allies in ''Path of Radiance''. If he survives the chapter after this, he will join [[Ike]]'s party instead of [[Micaiah]]'s party. This is not recommended, however, as Ike's party has more than enough capable units, while Micaiah's party is much more lacking in this regard. Additionally, getting Zihark to Mordecai or Lethe/Kezhda in the first place requires him to slog through the swamp and survive repeated attacks from the enemy laguz, which is much more difficult than it may seem; unless he is already promoted to a Trueblade and/or is supporting someone with an earth affinity, his durability will be insufficient for him to survive long enough to reach his former comrades. If the player intends have Zihark join the Laguz Alliance, they should have Jill carry him across the swamp and drop him off at the northeastern part of the map. Once Zihark becomes an enemy unit, this will put him at a risk of getting killed in retaliation by the player's units or the partner units; if he dies as an enemy unit, he's gone for good.