- Main article: Dark Reunion/Script
Corrin's army finally arrives on Nohrian shores in Cyrkensia, a city in the kingdom of Nestra; Corrin, mistaking this area as being Cheve, deduces that Ryoma probably doesn't need their help if he's in the area, to which Hinoka explains their actual location to Corrin--Nestra being another neutral kingdom much like Izumo, people from both Hoshido and Nohr vacation in Cyrkensia even during times of war, after which Corrin and Azura start to discuss the city's nightlife. Kaden runs into the group and introduces himself to them, to which he and Corrin discuss shapeshifting and Azura revealing him to be a Hoshidan kitsune; Kaden's MO for being in the area is revealed to be performin a favor for a human who was nice to him, after which we meet Layla. Layla's plight involves wanting to return home to visit her mother right away, yet a performance is scheduled for that evening and Garon will be in attendance; Azura offers to perform in Layla's stead as an opportunity to take the Nohrians by surprise, and when Kaden reveals that Azura and Layla look nothing alike, Azura reveals that Zola can rectify that. Azura reveals that, while Garon is distracted by her song, others can approach undetected--and should they manage to capture Garon, Nohr would have no choice but to negotiate for peace; Zola, hesitant at what Garon might do should he be found out, states that he can change Azura's appearance but not her voice, after which Corrin and Hinoka bring up Azura's skill at singing. After Layla leaves the scene, Kaden asks Corrin if he could join his/her army and reveals how he can transform with his beaststone; Sakura states that there isn't much time left before the show begins, after which Corrin asks Zola to work his magic.
Inside the opera house, Takumi asks where Garon is, to which Corrin points to a roped-off area; Takumi then asks who's with Garon, after which we spot Elise states that she hopes the music will distract her from what's going on, to which Corrin, introducing Elise as his/her sister, notices the change in her demeanor, apologizes to her for deciding to stand against her, and states that he/she hopes she understands the decisions he/she made. As the show starts, Elise and Garon discuss the upcoming performance, as Azura begins singing Lost in Thoughts All Alone to Corrin's shock; (Cutscene: "Light Song") Azura performs the first verse of the song, to which we see Garon visibly discomforted. Once the cutscene ends, Corrin starts to prepare for a sneak operation when Garon notices him/her and orders his soldiers to capture him/her, revealing that Garon was not deceived by the ring-in; after Elise shows concern for Corrin, Garon states that he couldn't believe Corrin would willingly let Zola travel with him/her, revealing that Zola was behind the deception falling apart. Zola attempts to beg for mercy, hoping Leo could spare him and Corrin could be pardoned, only to be killed by Garon much to Elise's horror; Takumi suggests that the group go after Garon, to which Corrin states is too risky as there are too many Nohrians, to which he/she states that they need to retreat and regroup. The battle begins at this point.
At the end of turn 3 on player phase, Corrin notices arriving reinforcements, after which Xander, Laslow, and Peri arrive; Corrin and Silas attempt to reason with Xander, only for Xander to denounce them both as traitors and dares Corrin to take him on. At the start of the fifth turn, Azura points out the escape route Corrin is supposed to use to escape the area.
Once the battle ends, Corrin states that he/she believes they're safe where they've ended up, only for Xander to tell Corrin that he/she cannot escape; as Xander keeps attempting to engage Corrin in battle, Elise arrives to distract him and offer herself in his/her stead, after which Azura suggests that Corrin and the rest of the army take advantage of the situation and run away. Over at the docks, Takumi states that he believes the army really has shaken the Nohrians this time, after which Corrin seeks out Azura only to find her visibly tired; once Azura recovers a bit, she states that Ryoma is still out there and leaves the scene to Corrin's notice.
Summary
Having narrowly survived a vicious attack at sea, Corrin arrives at the port city of Cyrkensia. A chance encounter offers the group an unexpected opportunity.