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thehometree2015-07-22 07:53 pm
knight_king) wrote in thehometree2015-07-22 07:53 pm
—I ask of you. Are you my Master?
| characters | Illyasviel von Einzbern and Saber
| date/time | 07/21. Afternoon.
| location | First their house, later outside, near the mist barrier.
| rating | G?? PG??
| summary | After a lot of consideration, Saber has finally chosen who her new Master would be.
Saber waited until after lunch to speak with Illyasviel about this matter, during the time Shirou would be concerned about the dishes to face her alone. It was a topic she had tried to brush off, ranking low in her priorities until her realization of her potential weakness during the last quest. She did not want to rely on the King of Heroes to protect anyone or to complete her tasks. No, she had never taken kindly to depend on other people, whether allies or enemies, over anything. Nonetheless, now she was going to admit she needed to borrow someone's power because of her existence as a Servant who could not cancel her materialization, as much she had tried to deny this, demanded a contract. Her summon had not been exceptional, thus her dragon core was not optimal as it had been in her real body.
But her obstinacy had a justification. One besides thinking what could a Servant offer to a magus in circumstances they were no Grails to be obtained. In the first place, she did not know if a regular magus could tolerate the strain to maintain and replenish her prana at the speed her powerful attacks demanded. There was no Holy Grail in this land to help them in supplying that sort of energy. The other concern was more emotional. Her loyalties were with Shirou Emiya, first, and the boy had not ceased to be her Master, even if their contract no longer existed. Her pledge remained intact. She had sworn to protect him. That was why both of her concerns were dispelled when she realized she could trust Illya as her Master.
The girl was born from an Einzbern homunculus, at least, she assumed that Irisviel had not changed in her dimension. If she could fire her copy of Excalibur (she knew she had it, she saw her holy sword the day of her arrival), she could safely provide her with prana. She was Irisviel's daughter and sworn she would protect her too, and together they had decided to look after her brother, Shirou. Their priorities and goals aligned. She was not the ruthless Berserker Master who had tried to kill them, but a justice-seeking and innocent young girl. Admittedly, Rin had been her first choice, but she understood that a third familiar (because doubtlessly, she kept Shirou and Archer strong, at least Arturia assumed she did) could be too much even for a genius magus. Her goal was to not become a burden, she wanted to protect them. She could not cripple her companions because she wanted to rely on them.
That was why, she had finally decided... Her gaze calmly focused on Illyasviel at the opposite side of their rounded, kitchen table. She abruptly rose after she finished her goblet of water and addressed her with a grave voice:
"Please come with me, Illyasviel. If you permit it, I want to have a word with you privately."
| date/time | 07/21. Afternoon.
| location | First their house, later outside, near the mist barrier.
| rating | G?? PG??
| summary | After a lot of consideration, Saber has finally chosen who her new Master would be.
Saber waited until after lunch to speak with Illyasviel about this matter, during the time Shirou would be concerned about the dishes to face her alone. It was a topic she had tried to brush off, ranking low in her priorities until her realization of her potential weakness during the last quest. She did not want to rely on the King of Heroes to protect anyone or to complete her tasks. No, she had never taken kindly to depend on other people, whether allies or enemies, over anything. Nonetheless, now she was going to admit she needed to borrow someone's power because of her existence as a Servant who could not cancel her materialization, as much she had tried to deny this, demanded a contract. Her summon had not been exceptional, thus her dragon core was not optimal as it had been in her real body.
But her obstinacy had a justification. One besides thinking what could a Servant offer to a magus in circumstances they were no Grails to be obtained. In the first place, she did not know if a regular magus could tolerate the strain to maintain and replenish her prana at the speed her powerful attacks demanded. There was no Holy Grail in this land to help them in supplying that sort of energy. The other concern was more emotional. Her loyalties were with Shirou Emiya, first, and the boy had not ceased to be her Master, even if their contract no longer existed. Her pledge remained intact. She had sworn to protect him. That was why both of her concerns were dispelled when she realized she could trust Illya as her Master.
The girl was born from an Einzbern homunculus, at least, she assumed that Irisviel had not changed in her dimension. If she could fire her copy of Excalibur (she knew she had it, she saw her holy sword the day of her arrival), she could safely provide her with prana. She was Irisviel's daughter and sworn she would protect her too, and together they had decided to look after her brother, Shirou. Their priorities and goals aligned. She was not the ruthless Berserker Master who had tried to kill them, but a justice-seeking and innocent young girl. Admittedly, Rin had been her first choice, but she understood that a third familiar (because doubtlessly, she kept Shirou and Archer strong, at least Arturia assumed she did) could be too much even for a genius magus. Her goal was to not become a burden, she wanted to protect them. She could not cripple her companions because she wanted to rely on them.
That was why, she had finally decided... Her gaze calmly focused on Illyasviel at the opposite side of their rounded, kitchen table. She abruptly rose after she finished her goblet of water and addressed her with a grave voice:
"Please come with me, Illyasviel. If you permit it, I want to have a word with you privately."
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It's not a lie, but it's not the entire truth, either. She wasn't a Servant, though she did embody a card within her, the Archer Class Card. That was the card that represented the Heroic Spirit EMIYA, now she knew that.
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She waits until she explains herself if she wishes to elaborate further.
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Because stating that she and Morgan did not get along is an understatement.
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She's now watching her intently, trying to grasp the implication, but without meeting this Kuro is hard to have a confirmation. "I am your Servant, Illyasviel. I will guard your secrets."
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Illya is quiet at first, swallowing hard. Does she dare tell Saber about Kuro? Well, it wouldn't hurt to try. "The truth is, Kuro is a part of me that Mama sealed when they decided to stop the Holy Grail War. One day, Kuro just... manifested."
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