[With Marco's hesitation comes Rin's bold behavior. Carefully she takes a scone, slices it in half, and makes sure to spread the clotted cream evenly. Her eyes followed his gaze, and so she prepares his first. The scone halves are placed on his dining plate before him, and she pushes the jam forward to indicate that he may dig into it while she prepares her own.
In turn Marco's smile is reflected back. A bit of sorrow, a twinge of regret. A fate none of them could avoid.]
Not exactly. I had lost my familiar, and was on my way to kill the last mage who had one. A previous competition had tainted the Grail, and the entity inside it was using her as a means to bring itself back into the world. As the competition was happening on my family's land, it was my responsibility to dispose of it — and her — before its "birth" revealed the secrets of the world that's kept hidden from common people.
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In turn Marco's smile is reflected back. A bit of sorrow, a twinge of regret. A fate none of them could avoid.]
Not exactly. I had lost my familiar, and was on my way to kill the last mage who had one. A previous competition had tainted the Grail, and the entity inside it was using her as a means to bring itself back into the world. As the competition was happening on my family's land, it was my responsibility to dispose of it — and her — before its "birth" revealed the secrets of the world that's kept hidden from common people.
[As her sister it was my responsibility.]