( amber ) backdated to second day of the journey

[knight_king]

( ooc; after this exchange )


[The amber shows Saber's face. Her hair is still wet and dripping from her struggle with the fish, but her serious expression, hard gaze and cold voice is far more concerning to those who know her. She has never made this face since her arrival to the tree. Even if she has suppressed her ire, she is obviously displeased.]

Illyasviel. If you can hear me, we must speak immediately.

[She wishes to corroborate this and she's a day of journey away. Two Archer Cards and Gilgamesh mentioning them makes her draw the connection immediately.]

It is about that boy who stayed once.

Comments

[gandere]

Geez Saber, you look as if you've been swimming. [ Which is a funny thing to say even if she's not aware of why. ]

You had a boy stay over with you other than Emiya? That doesn't seem right. It's downright indecent to be sharing living quarters with boys you're not familiar with.

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[knight_king]

Rin. [ Her features soften when she appears uninjured so far. She would have preferred to journey together with her. She looks at her blankly and tips her head. ] That is impossible, because I do not know how to swim, I was simply splashed by a fish.

[ which reminds her of the incident and rin's question makes her stiffen once more. ]

[knight_king]

[ She doesn't understand why is wrong to share living quarters with boys, she has shared tents with her knights and a room with her brother Kay. But that's not the point.

She wants Rin to be forewarned. ]

Weeks ago, I found a boy of about nine or ten years old sleeping outside our door. That is why I invited him to stay, he did not seem to be dangerous.

[ Her teeth grit at her folly. ]

I was mistaken. I discovered that boy I permitted to stay over is truly [ A pause for unknown dramatic effect for the reveal. ] Gilgamesh.

[gandere]

[ Rin's not entirely sure what the point of the pause was for, but she lets the news sink in. It doesn't surprise her to hear that there are other heroes from across time and worlds here with them--that much has been to them already. Nodding, she confirms it out loud. ]

The one in the Sumerian poems?

I can't imagine him as a boy, but legends have been known to be off about these things.

[knight_king]

...

[ It isn't the only thing she is confirming. Speechlessly, Saber stares at the amber in confusion for a long moment. Rin's lack of knowledge of how Gilgamesh is supposed to look like means that she has never had to face him. ]

How could this be? You never faced him, Rin?

[ Her voice is low and tries to not divulge much, she's still unsettled at the possibility of a world where Gilgamesh was inactive. What could have happened? Someone of his might could not have been simply killed without anyone notice. ]

[gandere]

Faced who? [ Tilting her head a bit as she neglects her own desires to keep certain things a secret. ]

Gilgamesh?

No, I don't think he was one of the Servants summoned.

[knight_king]

You are half correct with your assessment.

[ She looks tight-lipped to say more, she waits until Rin wishes her to speak more openly or not. ]

He is dangerous, Rin. He was our enemy. And he was certainly not a child when we faced him.

amber;

[2wei]

[ ... Boy? Oh. It dawns upon her easily who she's talking about. ]

You mean Gil-kun? What about him?

amber;

[knight_king]

[ It relieves her that she's fine, but if there was a problem, Shirou would have contacted her. ]

Yes. Gilgamesh. [ Coldly. ] Did you know who he truly is?

amber;

[2wei]

I knew who he is, but he isn't that dangerous. He helped us out, actually.

amber;

[knight_king]

He what?

[ She's just staring at Illyasviel as if she has lost her mind. ]

amber;

[2wei]

He helped us. Well-- without his help, I wouldn't have been able to rescue Miyu, my friend.

amber;

[knight_king]

I believe you, even if it seems impossible. What were his reasons to give you assistance?

[steelmyself]

You certainly look majestic right now, Saber. And you're saying indecent things, too.

[knight_king]

Archer.

[she glares at his direction. She has no idea what he means by indecent. Surely he remembers she persisted to sleep in certain someone room without awareness about this.]

Will you also scold me because I was hostile with Gilgamesh?

[steelmyself]

[ He'll never forget that. ]

Gilgamesh, huh...?

[ He probably won't forget Gilgamesh, either, but it takes a while longer for him to recall; his eyes go vaguely distant. ]

I guess he should have been around in the Fifth Holy Grail War, shouldn't he? Things must have really gone awry in the timeline Rin and I recall, because he wasn't there at all.

[knight_king]

[ she's vaguely relieved that Archer recalls him and she hopes he doesn't have fond memories of that Servant. ]

I suspected this after noticing Rin's lack of recognition.

[ she can't understand how can Gilgamesh simply vanish. ]

He is here, Archer. Something has gone awry in his timeline because he has materialized as a boy younger than Illyasviel.

[steelmyself]

[ Archer blinks down at the amber.

Then he laughs. ]

Haaaa...well, are you going to defeat him, Saber? Are you going to have a bloody battle with this young boy?

[knight_king]

Kuh- Why do you laugh? The circumstances are hardly humorous.

[ She's really angry, Archer! Stop testing her patience. ]

I will only combat him if he poses a threat against people again!

[ She retorts, narrowing her eyes. ]

Until this quest ends, I will tolerate his presence for the sake of the mission assigned to us and my other companions.

amber;

[isolophobia]

...my dear you look dreadful. I suggest you take the armor off if you intend to take a shower. I hear that helps.

[ Yes of course Pitch knows Saber went with the other teams, but she seems very serious and he is so very curious he can't help teasing a bit. ]

amber;

[knight_king]

Hm. I was splashed by a whale-sized fish, I do not think there are showers in this ship.

amber;

[isolophobia]

And what business is so pressing that you had to contact little Illyasviel right this moment?

amber;

[knight_king]

My apologies, it is a personal affair from our world. I did not mean to disrupt the tree, but I have no other means of communicating with Illyasviel presently.

amber;

[isolophobia]

Oh~?

[ Saber, no. That's like hanging a raw steak around your neck and telling a hungry panther not to pounce on it. ]

Now you have really piqued my curiosity, dear. I must know what was such an emergency. Are you sure you won't just tell me?

amber;

[knight_king]

It is merely a belated realization of someone's identity. I only wanted to corroborate the information I have.