Chapter 65: Material grinding

"How bad is the damage?"

Rendal turned to see Blackbeard pacing towards him with a stern look on his face, the King pursed his lips before turning back around to face the burnt sails of the ship "Scorched through the sails themselves and damaged the mast-" he pointed towards the burn mark in the wood which had caused several cracks to run up the support "-quite severely. With the Grail to repair the damage...perhaps fifteen minutes?"

Blackbeard clicked his tongue "Eh...no worries man." he pat Rendal on the shoulder, the Knight stared at the offending limb with a blank expression and then returned his gaze to the Pirate "We all have bad days...probably should have expected someone like Drake to have an ace up her sleeve."

"Perhaps insulting her chest to her face was a poor opening line." Rendal shrugged the hand off and walked away "At the very least it provided an adequate distraction…" he paused before looking towards the other man resting at the side of the ship "And highlighted the actual threat amongst them."

Halflight saw Rendal's accusing look and scowled in response "I had told you the unkindled was not to be underestimated."

"You also said you would be able to deal with him." The Knight frowned "Considering the shape you're in now, I find myself sceptical of that claim."

"I will not be denied my justic-"

"Vengeance." Rendal cut him off "Do not hide your intentions behind noble words. You attacked him out of anger and allowed your sense of righteous purpose to cloud your judgement. Clearly, he is more skilled than you believed him to be and better armed than we anticipated." the Knight cupped his chin and looked away "Although it works to our advantage...he could not use that sword until we were at a considerable distance away from the ship."

"Hmmm." Blackbeard hummed "So we just gotta get in close then." he nodded "Can do that easily enough, can grab Euryale-chan too!"

Rendal pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Disgusting." The white haired girl stared at Blackbeard with a grimace "How did we end up with this one?"

"We wanted to have a shot at fighting Francis Drake, Mary." The blonde haired girl clarified "But yes...it is also quite disgusting to see from that man and somehow its exactly as I expected him to be."

"You expected him to be a debauched fool?" The bronze armoured man looked towards them and tilted his head "Hmm. That you still work with him is certainly a surprise...perhaps you are a glutton for punishment?"

"Shut up Lautrec." Anne gave the man a scowl "You never even gave your reasoning for wanting to be here."

"I exist only to demonstrate my love for the Goddess."

"Which Goddess?" Rendal asked as he walked past "Because it is certainly not Gwynevere."

"That harlot?" Lautrec recoiled "Perish the notion, I have devoted my being to the Goddess Fina."

Rendal and Halflight both turned their heads towards the man, each sporting a similar look of comprehension and mildly disturbed looks.

"A fanatic then." Rendal dismissed easily, causing Lautrec head to turn towards him and almost glare.

"A devotee."

"Hmm." Rendal hummed casually, then looked towards Blackbeard "What plan have you thought of-" he cut himself off and loudly exhaled through his nose as he saw that the Pirate was still hugging himself while muttering Euryale's name under his breath with a slightly perverted grin on his face.

"...Maybe we should just get rid of him?" Mary suggested with a crinkled look in her eyes "We can, right?"

"No, Mary." Anne shook her head "We can't…" the blonde's smile froze in place "No matter how tempting it might currently be to do so."

"Regardless." Rendal looked away from Blackbeard and towards the remaining crew "We need to identify the Servants we fought as well as the greatest threats amongst them. The Taurus Demon I encountered had supreme physical strength and endurance, however I believe him to be lacking in skill."

"Makes sense." Blackbeard suddenly turned towards him and sported a completely serious look "Looked like a Minotaur and those aren't famed for their skill, rather their size and strength. Euryale-chan did well to pick that for a bodyguard for herself. Although you seemed to do quite well against them."

Rendal nodded his head "I should be able to deal with the Taurus Demon." he admitted "However, the problem is the other complement of Servants they have available to them. I cannot fight more than three at a time."

"Mashu-chan can block my Noble Phantasm so we'll have to incapacitate her." Teach stroked his beard as he snapped his finger in the direction of Lautrec "Can you do that bronzy?"

"...I am Knight Lautrec of Cari-"

"Bronzy." Teach cut him off "If you were a pretty girl I'd probably remember your name."

Lautrec's head fell into his hands "...Yes, I can kill her."

"Good, good." Teach rubbed his hands together "Sammy? Think you can deal with some of the others? Going for the Master should keep their attention split."

The floating Angel turned its head towards Blackbeard, the hood remained stationary before Teach split into a wide grin "Knew I could count on you!"

Rendal frowned "The Angel did not speak though."

"Psch!" Blackbeard blew a raspberry "Don't need to speak, its one of those things you can just tell what they mean."

"I still find myself puzzled." Anne spoke up, staring at the Angel "How did they-"

"Sammy." Blackbeard corrected "His name is Sammy."

"...Sammy?"

"Yeah. Short for Samael." He replied with a blank face, noticing how the two female pirates paled slightly "He's not actually the Devil. Just thought it would be funny. Either that or Michael but it wouldn't make sense for him to be working with me would it? So I decided on the Devil's angelic name." he pouted "Still...why couldn't they have been a girl? I'd have called her Gabriel...unless she was ugly. With that skin they have…" a grimace made its way onto his face "I don't know if that's better or worse because Angel girls are right up there in Waifu material."

"R-right." Anne coughed into her hand and looked away, Rendal muttered 'waifu' to himself under his breath with a baffled look while Mary still stared at Blackbeard with a mildly puzzled expression.

"How did you even enlist the aid of an Angel?" She paused and stared at the being "How do you even summon an Angel to begin with?"

"Funny story." Blackbeard giggled "So it all started…"

Ash heaved with his might as he pulled Asterios away from the shoreline and further onto the beach, the Berserker released a small grunt as the Unkindled panted along, soon joined by Oscar as the Astoran grabbed the Minotaur's other shoulder and heaved along with him.

"There he is!" Euryale's voice echoed out across the beach with a hint of irritation mixed with something else "Honestly! What manner of stupidity possessed you to fling yourself into the water and carry the ship through the water on your back!?" she marched over to him while Oscar and Ash remained silent, each exchanging a quick glance with the other "Well? What type of idiot would do that!?"

"Heh…" Asterios helmeted head turned to her "This...idiot!"

"That's nothing to brag about!" Euryale exclaimed with an irritated look "How am I supposed to ride upon your shoulders if you die? Did you so quickly forget that pledge to me! If you die I'll be left alone with this uncultured ghouls who have no idea how they should treat a Goddess."

Ash stared at her with furrowed brows "...Am I supposed to treat you a certain way?"

"I believe she expects to be prayed too." Oscar surmised "Although I wan unaware she had a covenant dedicated to her...or Churches for that matter."

"I don't need a church to be worshipped." Euryale scoffed, flicking her hair back and wearing a smirk "I am beautiful enough that my mere presence should inspire devotion."

"...I see." Oscar hummed "Yes, that does make sense." he turned his head towards her and bowed it slightly "I apologise for any disrespect I have shown you, Blessed Goddess. It is most unbecoming of a Knight of Astora to conduct himself so poorly."

"Finally." Euryale puffed out her chest "Some respect." her eyes expectantly fell onto Ash, the unkindled stared at her blankly "Well?"

"I still don't understand why anyone would kill over you." Ash shrugged "...Aldrich might though." he paused, nodding his head "Yes, he most certainly would….Sulyvahn would probably just outright kill you."

Euryale gave him a dull look in response.

"Ignoring that." Ash pulled Asterios up so the Minotaur could get back onto his feet "The injuries you sustained are not as serious as they could be." he explained while giving the Berserker a cursory glance "Although my standards for acceptable injury are different from yours."

"I believe you still have the stab wound in your gut." Oscar pointed towards the bloodied mark near Ash's kidneys "Does it hurt?"

"It stopped about an hour ago. I would rather not expend more magical energy on a healing pyromancy after using a Noble Phantasm." He frowned "Conservation of strength."

"Ah, I see." Oscar nodded his head "I would offer you Estus but…" he shrugged "I do not have it available to me."

"I believe Siegward has some Estus Soup in Chaldea, we could arrange to have some transported down for the injuries." Ash offered "However it would depend on Ritsuka."

"Are you really just going to ignore me?" Euryale sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose and shaking her head, her eyes fell onto Asterios and softened "It seems you are the only one who really appreciates me Asterios."

Ash sighed, then looked to the Minotaur "I certain he is content with that, are you not Asterios?"

"...Protect...Euryale." The Berserker grunted through his helm, his tone softening into something "Makes me...happy."

Euryale fidgeted on the spot for a brief few seconds "W-well good." she crossed her arms and gave a beautific smile "I am glad you fully appreciate your role as my guardian." her smile turned into a frown as she looked him up and down "...You should also get cleaned up." her eyes fell onto the seaweed draped over his body and the sand stuck to him "You're filthy."

"Heh...sorry."

Ash tilted his head as he looked between the two of them "I'm being reminded of Eygon." he frowned "Although it is in reverse."

Drake stared at the side of the galleon with the hole in it, the woman had her hands resting on her hips with a scowl on her face "That's a bit worse than I thought."

"Really?" Ritsuka moved to stand next to her, staring at the hole and cringing "Think we can repair it?"

"Don't know." Drake shrugged "Probably can with enough time and materials but its whether we have that much time." she groaned, turning around and staring at the island landscape behind them "Got a lot of tree's here so we can always use them for lumber, gonna take a while to cut them out though."

Ritsuka frowned and moved his hand to his communicator "I wonder…" he pressed the buttons and brought up the screen "Doctor, Director?"

"Yes, Fujimaru-kun?" Romani's face popped up, the man stared at him with a relieved expression "I can see you were able to make it to shore nearby then. That's good."

"Yeah, although the Golden Hind isn't in the best of shape." He replied with a troubled frown "We can't sail in it at the moment but we've got materials to repair it, I was wondering if you could ask around Chaldea to see if anyone knows anything about boat repair."

Romani scrunched his face up "Boat repair?" the Doctor leaned back into his chair and scratched his chin "I mean...It seems a bit on the hopeful side but I suppose I can ask around, does no one know how to fix up the Golden Hind?"

"I mean...I can if you really want me to." Drake shrugged "But I ain't a shipbuilder."

"That's probably a good point." Romani admitted "Alright, but I wouldn't hold out hope. Also, before I forget, Gwyndolin got back to me and said he would be interested in speaking with Euryale."

Ritsuka chuckled "I'd imagine, last Goddess he met was Artemis." he paused before giving a half shrug "Although they seemed to get along well enough...towards the end anyway."

"Given the lack of other Divine Spirits in Chaldea, I imagine he was feeling a bit lonely." Romani paused before elaborating "Gods rarely interacted with mortals outside of their own family in any great capacity. From what little we know of Gwyndolin, he rarely even interacted with his own family."

"…"

"...That sounded horrible, I know." Romani sighed, his head falling into his hands "Well, they're Gods so they think different to us."

"Hmm." Ritsuka gave a minor hum of acknowledgement "So, Chaldea?"

"Yes, yes." Romani nodded "I'll ask around now and get back to you." the screen turned off as Ritsuka turned towards Drake, the woman giving him a raised eyebrow.

"How likely do you think we are to find someone who knows how to repair boats?"

Ritsuka gave a strained smile "I'm trying to maintain a positive outlook...I mean, Andre might be able to...but then again, he's a smith."

"A smith? Really? My ship ain't made of metal."

"I know, but he also makes bows." Ritsuka pointed out "That involves curved wood, right?"

"It ain't...well…" Drake slumped her shoulders "...I don't know that much about making bows if I'm being honest." reaching under her hate to scratch her head, Drake's expression turned puzzled "Is there something in common between the two?"

"I hope so." A sheepish chuckle bubbled away in Ritsuka's throat "Otherwise I'm about to look like an idiot."

"Doesn't change all that much." Drake sniffled "Still need the wood anyways…" she turned around and cupped her hands around her mouth "Alright scumbags! Get the axes and start cutting down some tree's!"

The crew grumbled to themselves as they moved towards the ramp leading up towards the ship.

Havel's heavy footfalls down the ramp signalled his own arrival, the helmet scanned the beach front before it seemingly locked onto something, the Berserker released a quiet noise before he continued his march down the walkway. Ritsuka and Drake watched as he stomped past them without so much as giving them a cursory glance.

Mash – who was walking towards Ritsuka – stepped aside as the Berserker moved past her so as it avoid being barrelled over. The Shielder stared at the Bishop with a hint of concern as he moved across the beach with a peculiar focus about him directly towards Asterios, Ash, Euryale and Oscar. Frowning, the girl turned away and continued to walk towards Ritsuka and Drake "The ammo stores weren't hit by the water, Captain Drake." she reported as soon as she was within earshot.

Drake released a sigh of relief "Good thing too, otherwise we'd have to hurl insults at them."

"They have us outgunned in that regard too." Ritsuka gave a sage nod, Drake levelled a dull glare at the back of his head. Mash gave him a scolding look which caused him to flinch and scratch the back of his head "Sorry...too soon?"

"...Yeah." Drake sighed "What about wounded?"

Mash's expression shifted into a hopeful smile "We have only a few sprained ankles Captain."

Drake blinked in response, sharing a surprised look with Ritsuka before turning back to Mash "Thought it would be worse…" she muttered to herself before cracking a half-grin "Guess that Goddess really is good luck?"

"Considering why Blackbeard was there to begin with…" Ritsuka trailed off and looked back towards Euryale "Although I probably won't hand her over."

"Yeah...that girls beauty is treasure enough."

"...I was thinking of the more moral implications." Ritsuka replied, Drake cringed in response to the statement and rolled her eyes.

"You keep thinking about all those right and wrong things and you'll never do anything worthwhile." Drake sighed "People are funny like that...although I'm not gonna hand her over either. You don't just ditch a treasure like that."

"...I'm still not going to comment on that." Ritsuka replied with a wave of his hand "I mean she looks pretty enough but, well…"

"Fujimaru-kun." Romani's face appeared again. "We found someone."

"Wait, really?" Ritsuka gaped at the man "That was quick."

"You're telling me." The Doctor let out a chuckle and ran his hand through his hair "It didn't actually take too long for a reply, but he did warn me that his experience in ship-mending isn't really all that much but I suppose its better than nothing."

"...It's not Andre, is it?"

"Huh?" Romani blinked at him "No? Why would it be?"

"...No reason." Ritsuka replied with a blank expression while Drake snorted, sending the boy a smirk. "So, who is it?"

"Suffice to say that the food might taste a bit better for the time being." The Doctor joked "...Also you'll have robbed us of our entire kitchen staff."

Ritsuka stared at him with furrowed brows, opening his mouth to reply before it slowly closed itself. The boy released a thoughtful hum before he spoke again "I would say I'm surprised but for some reason, I'm not."

Romani nodded his head and gave a faint smile "I feel the same way. I'll get him ready for you." he pressed a button just off to the side causing his screen to flicker out. Ritsuka turned to Mash and made to speak before she Shielder cut him off with a smile.

"I'll prepare a summoning circle for his arrival, Senpai."

"Thanks Mash."

"So...you're bringing down another cook?" Drake stared at Ritsuka with a raised eyebrow "Not that I'm complaining though, so what's this one like?"

Snorting, the Master shook his head "He's certainly a jolly guy. Just don't mention the armour." he paused before adding on "Or his undead nature."

Drake stared at him "Another ghoul?" she grimaced "Is this Chaldea populated by necromancers or something?"

Ritsuka opened his mouth to reply before his eyes widened and a shocked expression came to him before he snapped his head to Mash "A-are we Necromancers? Servants are technically deceased people...right?"

Mash stared at him then shook her head "Don't worry, Senpai." she spoke in calming tone "Necromancy is a completely different Magecraft."

"...So it's an actual thing?"

"Yes."

"Well, that's no great surprise to me." He pursed his lips "And I'm now surprised I'm no longer surprised by this sort of stuff."

"Just don't go messing with ghosts around me, yeah?" Drake snapped her fingers at Ritsuka "It ain't right."

"I don't think we have any Servants who do that to begin with." Ritsuka trailed off, looking to Mash for support, the Shielder nodded her head in corroboration. "Yeah, we don't." he gave Drake a confident nod.

"Good." She grunted "Good..."

"What are you all talking about?" David asked as he walked past "It looks interesting."

"We're discussing ghosts." Mash clarified, David hummed in response.

"Spirits bound to Earth who have yet to face God's judgement?" He nodded his head sagely "A troublesome subject indeed, tortured souls who have yet to move onto their final resting place, I can see how this would indeed be a topic worth discussing. But perhaps it is a little dark for you, Abishag?"

"E-eh?"

"Why is it whenever I come back to the monitor I always find you embarrassing yourself!" Romani groaned through the communicator "It's like you're planning this! Haven't you the least bit of dignity to act like a King?"

"Well, I might be a King but I'm a Shepherd first and foremost." The man replied easily "No sense in ignoring my roots. Just because God decided I was to be a Shepherd of men does not mean I am not a Shepherd."

"That doesn't answer my question in the least! You can't keep calling every woman you encounter Abishag."

"But what if they are Abishag?" David suggested with a coy smile "I have a strong feeling I'll encounter her one day!"

"The chances of that happening are…" A heavy sigh was heard through the communicator "Nevermind. I won't get annoyed about this. Just have some decency for future reference, it reflects on your associates as well…and Mash isn't Abishag!"

"Are you sure?" David blinked "She has such a youthful visage and a caring aura about her that she can't be anyone else…" he cupped his chin and took on a thoughtful expression "I'm certain I'm right about this…" he shrugged "Oh well." the man turned to Drake "I see you've sent some of the crew out looking for wood?"

"Yeah." Drake admitted "Gonna gather supplies to fix the ship up, and these two are bringing an amateur ship-builder from Chaldea to help us."

David blinked "Really? Why didn't you ask Oscar?"

"...Huh?"

"He was a fisherman." David replied "I assume he might have some knowledge when it comes to boats." he then paused and scratched his chin "Although he might not be aware of how to build them to be fair." he shrugged "Always worth an ask though."

"Where did you even get the time to ask him about this?"

"While you were gone." David explained "We fished, Oscar was able to make a grand catch with my guidance."

"'Guidance.'" Romani snorted "So you mean you just provided him moral support and are now taking credit for his achievement?"

"That's hurtful how you phrase it so cruelly." David sighed "I'll have you know that my advice was invaluable to his success."

"In fishing." Romani dryly replied "And from what you tell us he was one in the past. In fact-" Romani's voice took on an incredulous tone "-Where did you ever have the opportunity to go fishing in your life?"

"I know how to fish." David defended with a confident smile "It's just that the water is sticky and gross."

"Are you actually being serious right now?" Romani groaned "Fujimaru-kun, this Servant is too troublesome."

Ritsuka was busy biting his lip to avoid laughing, even Mash was sporting an amused smile at the pairs antics. "Alright then." He chuckled, looking towards Mash "We'll set up the summoning circle by the way-"

"No need for that!~" Da Vinci's image and voice came through Mash's communicator "I've been working on those summoning stones and I think I've had a breakthrough!"

"That was fast."

"...Are you underestimating a genius, Fujimaru?"

"No." Ritsuka shook his head, giving the woman a smile "Just impressed is all. I was expecting it to take longer."

"Good answer!" Da Vinci snapped her fingers and pointed at him "...Although its still in the developmental phase. So at the moment, while it is quicker, it isn't as good as the current summoning we do. The amount of time that the Servant can remain at the moment is around five minutes, by my estimations anyway." she shrugged "I'm good but even geniuses like myself can be stumped."

"I'm sure you'll figure it out." Ritsuka assured her "So what do we need to do?"

"Just wait there…" She trailed off, looking to the side "We'll be able to send him in just a moment…"

Mash nodded her head before frowning and looking around "Senpai?"

"Hmm?"

"Where's Fou?"

Ritsuka blinked and then looked around as well, frowning as he did so "Fou?" he called out "Where are you Fou?"

"I was unaware that there were healing Pyromancies that even existed." Oscar scratched his chin as Ash shifted through his bottomless box "Although I admit to some ignorance in that regard."

"It is not a common spell." Ash replied, still looking for something "It was devised by those who still sought a connection with the Gods." he paused "Although they were unfortunate company to have around."

"Really?" Oscar tilted his head "How come?"

"They were insane killers." Ash replied "I was only in their Covenant for a short time but long enough to acquire the pyromancy."

Euryale stared at him with squinted eyes "You do not seem concerned about admitting to being a former fanatical killer."

Ash stared at her blankly "I wasn't a mindless brute, if that concerns you-"

"Could have fooled me."

"...The Mound Makers were often summoned to either kill their summoner or to kill whatever their summoner was facing, such as an invading Dark Wraith." He shrugged "I chose to adhere to the latter option."

"I imagine that you were an ill-fit then, no?" Oscar surmised which led to Ash nodding his head.

"I eventually fell into the ranks of the Sunlight Covenant and have been a member ever since." His lip twitched "It provides me with purpose and it is one that is not ignoble, therefore I am content within it." a grimace slowly formed on his face "Despite my unfortunate meeting with my Patron God."

"Oh?" Euryale raised an amused eyebrow "And how did that go?"

"I killed him."

Oscar, Asterios and Euryale all stared at his blank look with equal degree's of bafflement at his rather blasé reaction to killing him.

"You...killed him?" Oscar blinked several times behind his helmet "Forgive me, perhaps I misheard."

"No, I killed him." Ash nodded his head "I even have his spear in here." he looked up and saw the expressions on their faces "When I encountered him again in a recent Singularity he was not troubled by it and was actually looking forwards to a re-match."

Euryale raised an eyebrow at him "He was a God of Sunlight then?"

"No, he was a God of War."

"Any...one...you...didn't...kill?" Ash turned to see Havel loom over him, the helmet staring down at him while the Berserkers form was remarkably still. "Heard...about...Filianore…"

Ash stared blankly at him "I woke her from her slumber, yes."

The Berserker's shoulders trembled "And...Ringed...city?"

"...Lost to time." Ash replied, looking away and back to his box without showing much in the way of emotion "Without her slumber, I suspect that the protection of the city was no longer available."

"…Why?"

"I needed the Dark Soul and was tasked with aiding Gael in retrieving it." Ash replied, pulling out a small bundle of white blossoming flowers and handing them to Asterios "Chew on these, they'll help bring your strength back."

Asterios stared at the flowers and then looked to Ash "Is it...alright?"

"If it were not, I would not offer." Ash reassured him "We are allies now and you are also charged with protecting a Goddess, it is a duty you will need to be at your best strength for."

Euryale squinted at Ash "Does that man not want you dead for the death of his Princess?"

"He is well within his rights to hate me." Ash gave an uncaring shrug "But those are his reasons." his eyes flickered up to Havel and locked themselves upon his form "Are you going to try and kill me?"

Havel continued to stare down at him for a few moments "...No…" he shook his head "Gwyn...should...never...ha..ve...sent...her...there…" he paused before stabbing a finger towards Ash "Will...hear...about...this...later….not...now….too...dange...rous…" lowering his hand, Havel turned on his heel and marched back the way he came.

"As you wish." Ash looked away and back to Asterios as the Minotaur took the flowers from his hands and moved his other – rather large – hand towards the bull headed shaped helmet he wore. The Berserker removed the cast iron mask with a small grunt as he unveiled his face. "...I was not expecting that."

Asterios blinked at him and looked away ashamedly, Euryale frowned and sent Ash a withering glare.

"Really? He removes his mask and your first instinct is to insult him? Have you any sense of-"

Ash groaned and stood up, turning to face Oscar "I leave this in your hands, I will see what else needs doing in regards to the ship."

"O-of course." Oscar nodded his head quickly, still staring at Ash "As you say…" he watched as the unkindled gave a quick bow of his head and turn away, walking back towards the direction of the Golden Hind.

"He's killed Gods…" Oscar muttered to himself "Ha…" his left hand moved up to cradle his head "I doubt there is a person amongst that crew that have not committed great deeds…"

"I'm certain that I've no 'great deeds' to my name." Euryale remarked before cracking a sly smile "Unless you consider existing to be one of them."

"I do." Oscar replied "As a Goddess, it would be unusual for you to have to perform the great feats of the Lords." a tired sigh escaped him "Perhaps I was more the fool for considering myself to be among equals…" he muttered quietly "I wonder how I could even be summoned to begin with…"

Fou continued to trot through the undergrowth, his nose picking up something ahead of them. He knew it was something strange he had smelt since they had arrived. Something not unlike the Goddess but stronger, much stronger.

Perhaps he had gotten ahead of himself in immediately waltzing off into the treeline in search of the smell but he had gotten curious. He'd smelt Divine Spirits before but this one was different while also being familiar. Not unlike that of the snake God who lived in Chaldea or the God they had encountered in the French Singularity.

Although at the same time it was far colder. He could feel it in his body, the scent of the ugly nature of humanity. That which would have gorged him if that bastard hadn't locked him away in that garden.

A caw rang out above him, his head snapped up and locked onto a crow staring down at him. The black bird tilted its head so as to focus on him entirely before letting out another caw and spreading its wings wide. The bird turned around and flew off further into the forest.

Fou's eyes narrowed. That wasn't right in the least. He followed after the crow, scurrying through the tree's as he did so until he eventually broke into a clearing and slid to a halt. His expression – if he could hold one – then flattened out into an exasperated one.

'This is typical.' Fou bitterly thought to himself as over a dozen Wyverns turned their heads towards him and stared. The white beast stared back before casually turning around and walking back the way he came.

The beast disappeared back through the bush and barely made it a few feet before he crashed into something.

The two stumbled away from eachother with the former rubbing their face "Oi! Watch where you're…" the voice then paused as they looked Fou up and down "Wait a second...aren't you...?"

"Fou?" Fou tilted their head and let out a surprised noise as they stared at figure they had bumped into, who was barely taller than he was. It was to be expected though, considering they were a stuffed animal. Orion shoulder his small wooded club and frowned.

"Wait so if you're here...does that mean that-" He cut himself off and stared up at something behind Fou, his mouth snapped shut and beady eyes going wide.

Fou blinked and then cringed as he remembered what he had been trying to escape from to begin with. The white animal turned around and slowly craned its head upwards. Finding itself staring directly into the face of a very large Wyvern, the green scaled beast stared down at him with burning orange eyes before its mouth parted to reveal a set of razor sharp fangs.

"Okay…" Orion whispered to Fou "On the count of three...run."

"Kyu…"

"Alright." Orion tensed "One...two…"

"…"

"…"

"...Fou?" Fou turned around just in time to see Orion's back disappear through the undergrowth as fast as he could, the Beast flattened its expression once again. The only thing he could curse was the fact that he hadn't thought of doing that first.

With the plan a bust, he immediately broke into a scrambling sprint after the teddy bear, hearing the roar of the Wyvern behind him soon being followed by the crashing of tree's as the beast and its friends charged through the greenery after him.

"He was right here though." Ritsuka stated anxiously "Right here…" then turned to the others "None of you saw him?"

"I was busy unloading the food reserves." Boudica explained with a sympathetic expression "I'd assume we'd want to eat, Archer was with me at the time." the tanned Servant gave a single nod "But the last place I saw Fou was in the armoury."

Ritsuka and Mash turned to Oscar, the knight shrugged "I did not see your animal companion for long, he only briefly stopped inside before he departed and ventured back outside, I had assumed he joined up again with you."

"So Fou's missing somewhere…" Ritsuka frowned, casting his sight across the beach before it eventually rested upon the edge of the forest, realisation began to dawn in his eyes "I've got a feeling he went for a wander about though."

Mash followed his gaze until it eventually rested upon the same sight, her face creased into a surprised look "You think he went there, Senpai?"

"He does like to wander…" Ritsuka pointed out "It's worth a shot though, right?"

Mash remained silent before she nodded her head "Most likely, Senpai." she replied "Should we get ready to go then?"

"Yeah." He nodded, looking around "Probably won't need everyone though."

Fou continued to sprint through the undergrowth as the snapping and screaming of Wyverns continued to echo out behind him, he'd managed to catch sight of Orion as the bear ran on ahead of him. Eventually his head turned around to see Fou chasing him down with an angry flock of Wyverns on his tail.

"Oh shit!" Orion let out a panicked curse "Artemis! Artemis! I'm sorry for being a smartass! Just get out here and help me!"

In the distance, a figure's head snapped in the direction of the shout. Turning her whole body so as to face it before marching through the treeline, pushing aside all manner of branches and bushes that lay before her as she continued.

Fou stared at the bears back with a degree of incredulity before releasing a mocking snort – just loud enough for Orion to hear – as they continued to run alongside him. Orion stared at Fou with a veiled glare before huffing and picking up speed as best he could.

"Laugh it up pal!" He cried "But we're both about to get turned into Wyvern chow!"

Fou wasn't, but he knew that the bear didn't know that. If anything, he was running for convenience sake. He didn't want to expend the energy to simply scare away a pack of Wyverns because it would likely unveil his presence to the Servants as well, along with Chaldea. That would be far too much of a hassle.

Much easier to play the role of a dumb animal, no matter how degrading.

"Damn it Artemis!" Orion let out a more panicked cry as he turned around just in time to see a brown scaled Wyvern crash through the tree directly behind them, the impact shattering the trunk and sending splinters shooting across towards them. He raised his hands to cover his head as the buckshot of shrapnel ripped apart the surrounding greenery. Fou similarly let out an annoyed grunt at the damage which was very quickly getting to be a hassle.

"This is a very large search party, Senpai." Mash commented to him as the pair stared at the gathering of Servants "Is it alright?"

"Well…" Ritsuka scratched the back of his neck "I'm not seeing a reason to say no." he frowned, looking towards Archer and Boudica – the both of whom elected to remain behind to guard the ship – before looking to Ash and Havel, who were very pointedly keeping their distance from eachother "But I'm sensing something wrong here." he whispered to the Shielder.

"Me too." Mash whispered back "Do you think Ash-san and Havel-san had a disagreement?"

"Looks like it." He muttered back with a frown "Not sure over what though, they didn't seem to have a problem with eachother until recently."

"Maybe something happened when we weren't present?" Mash guessed with a shrug, Ritsuka grunted in response.

"Possibly." He admitted "Although it still seems a little weird."

"Do you think we should get them to talk about it?"

"Probably." Drake commented from behind them "Best to clear the air." she paused before scratching her chin "Or just let them beat the shit out of eachother, that might work too."

"I'm not doing that." Ritsuka deadpanned at her "Even if I was, it certainly wouldn't be out here."

"Just saying." Drake shrugged "Always best to clear the air with a fight or a drink. Lets everyone express their true feelings and all that." a frown came to her face before she nodded towards Ash "Although whatever problem that guy on that asshole's ship had with him, your stone friend seems to now have grief with it as well."

Ritsuka blinked "Really?"

"Hmmm." Drake nodded and hummed "Big guy perked up at the city name, might have something to do with that...also the fact he may or may not have killed everyone in it." she scoffed "And he has beef with me over being a little greedy."

Ritsuka and Mash tightened their expressions and looked back towards Ash. Ritsuka had heard the same accusation as well, although he'd been less inclined to believe it. If only because Ash didn't really act like you would expect of someone who'd kill a city full of people, or at least he wouldn't do so without a very good reason.

And Ritsuka felt it would need to be a very good reason.

Until he heard the full story, he'd postpone his own opinion on the matter. It was likely that the enemy Servant gave a very biased account of the whole affair. However, what concerned him was how much of his claim held truth to it.

Either way, it was best that he set aside a time to talk to Ash about it so he could at least understand the full story.

"Alright then…" Ritsuka coughed into his hand as he turned towards Ash and Havel "We're just going to go on the lookout for Fou, make sure to keep your eyes low to the ground but he'll probably run into us first."

Orion panted heavily as he and Fou ducked under a tree log, both skulking into its shadow as the Wyverns clambered around above them.

"Alright." Orion whispered "This time on three-"

Fou felt justified in punching him in the face.

"Ouch." Orion hissed, cradling his button nose "Really?" his voice came out nasally "Alright, fine...it wasn't my best thought out plan and I thought you were gonna run as well."

Fou levelled a dull look at him.

"Alright, I knew you weren't gonna run." He sighed, removing his hand from his nose "But I'm only a bear as I am now, what am I supposed to do?"

"Fou."

"...I can't understand a word you just said." Orion flatly responded "Alright, way I see it we just need to wait until either Artemis or your pals rescue us."

"…"

"...Yeah, we're probably going to be waiting on your pals."

Fou made to reply – despite knowing that Orion couldn't understand him – before the pair stilled at the sound of a crackle of lightning, shortly followed by a Wyvern's cry of pain and a heavy thud as something slammed into the ground. There was a silence in the air before a cacophony of reptilian screams lit up the forest, soon followed by grunts of exertion and the sound of steel striking a hard surface mixed with the tell-tale sounds of blood being spilt.

Another crackle was soon followed by a flash of light, the beams briefly illuminating both Fou and Orion as they hid under the log with neither of them moving from their spot.

Silence spread throughout the forest.

"...Think that's your friends?"

Fou frowned, it didn't feel like it was.

Heavy footfalls soon answered him as pointed metal boots slammed down into the dirt in front of their hiding spot, soon followed by the butt of a polearm burying itself into the ground next to the limbs. The pair watched as a hand clasped the underside of the log and then heaved. The figure let out a minor grunt as they pulled the log up and exposed the pair to the outside world.

Both Orion and Fou craned their heads up to stare at the figure looking down at them, clad in full covered armour with a metal skirt formed up of plates, pointed shoulder guards on either side and holding a long spear with a cross guard just underneath the triangular blade. The pair found their attention fully upon the helmet however, and the carved face of a lion staring back at them with a long red plume jutting backwards from the top of the head.

"Darling!" Orion and Fou jolted and looked to the side as Artemis came floating in behind the figure, she grinned wildly as she instantly scooped the bear up and tightly hugged it to her chest "I knew you couldn't get far and look!" she pointed to the armoured figure "I brought help!"

The lion headed figure turned away from the Goddess and stared at Fou, tilting their head slightly before speaking "You did not mention a second animal, Milady."

Orion stared.

"You're a chick?" He blurted out and caused the helmet to snap towards him and their grip on the spear to tighten considerably.

"Oh Darling…" Artemis affectionately spoke as her own hands moved towards the bears head "Of course that's the first thing you notice…" they stopped as they held his head between her hands "Its very upsetting that we've been re-united and all you can think about are other women…" her smile froze upon and her eyes glowed with an iridescent blue light "Very. Upsetting."

"W-wait a sec-OUCH!"

Fou winced at the scream of pain, even the Lion headed knight seemed to do the same before turning back to look at Fou "Is this some form of local animal?"

"Hm?" Artemis stopped squeezing Orion's head and stared down at Fou before her eyes lit up in recognition "Oh, oh! Darling, Darling! Look!" she span the bear around to face Fou "It's the pet of those guys! That means they're here!"

"Yes...I know." Orion sighed, then looked towards the Knight "And you are?"

"I am-" A roar cut her off before she turned around and stared further into the woods "More of the Wyverns?"

"Oh yeah. They were chasing him." Orion instantly ratted out Fou without a hint of hesitation to him, the animal glared at him.

"Milady Artemis." The figure twirled their spear "We should retreat from this place, it is too enclosed for a proper fight and you cannot use your bow efficiently."

"Fou!" Fou leapt up and perched himself on the log near in front of the two, Artemis and the Knight stared at them before the animal pointed back to where he knew the ship was and broke into a run. "Kyu! Kyu!"

The pair stared at the animal before Orion spoke up "Think he wants us to follow. Probably going to lead us back to the kid."

"I wonder if Linny is there." Artemis hummed "Maybe he was able to take my advice!"

"...I really doubt it."

"I will adhere to your decision, Milady." The Knight spoke as they faced the sound of snapping branches "But I suggest we move with haste."

"Alright!" Artemis giggled "Lets go Darling!"

"So…" Ritsuka stared at the treeline "Should we split up or go as one group?"

"Splitting up might be dangerous Senpai." Mash reminded him "We still don't know if anything is on this island."

Ritsuka blinked and looked at her "You think there's monsters here?"

"It's likely." Mash replied "Singularities such as this tend to draw over mystical creatures from other eras, we've already heard about the Hydra and the other fish they've encountered. So its possible we'll encounter other beings."

"Ah...so I'll go with you then?"

"It would be best, Senpai." Mash replied with a comforting smile "Ash-san and Havel-san can better protect themselves." the shielder craned her head around to stare at the two other Servants, both of whom still stood just at the edge of the forest. Ash's copy of Siegwards sword was resting upon his shoulder, having put away the sword he used against Blackbeards ship.

She'd felt strange ever since she'd heard the name of the Noble Phantasm, as if it were somehow familiar to her but different at the same time. She quickly shook her head to dismiss the thoughts "We should probably get ready to move, Senp-"

"Guys!" Romani's face appeared next to them "You've got Servant signature's incoming, two of them an-" he cut himself off as he stared at the screen and promptly deadpanned "Well...good news is we already have records of one of the Servant signatures."

"Really?" Mash stared at him "Is it someone we know then?"

"Yeah…" Romani sighed, moving his hands to cradle his head "It's a Divine Spirit but…" he trailed off and then stared at the screen before widening his eyes "Oh! You've also got over two dozen Wyvern signatures closing in on your position right now!"

Havel turned around to face them, his grip on his club tightened "Wy..vern?" he let out a menacing chuckle "Good…" the Berserker was positively ecstatic about the prospect of killing dragons again, it had been a long time since he'd had the opportunity to really show his skill in Dragon killing. It would also allow him to let loose some stress about the crossbreed being around Chaldea.

Ash removed the greatsword from his shoulder and stared ahead of them "How close are the Wyverns to us?"

"Around one hundred metres and closing." Romani replied "You'd best get ready, Fujimaru-kun."

"Right." Ritsuka nodded his head "Mash, take up the front and be ready in case the Servants aren't friendly."

"Yes, Senpai." She nodded her head and moved in front of him with her shield in front of herself, Havel hadn't moved from his spot and maintained his position as glaring towards the forest. Ash took a single step backwards and allowed his other hand to grasp onto the handle of his sword.

"They're coming in now." Romani warned "Closing in...they'll be here now!"

"Fou!" The group virtually face faulted as Fou emerged from the tree's and rushed towards the group.

"Fou-san!?" Mash exclaimed in surprise, lowering her shield and staring at the "What are-"

"Thank goodness!" The Shielder blinked as Orion came storming out of the woods behind him "I knew you'd be here! Mashu-chan! Please protect me with your warm body-" he flung himself through the air towards the shielder.

"Darling!" A hand gripped the bear by the head and help him aloft in air "There you go again...doing such silly things at a bad time."

"...I'm so sorry."

"Artemis?" Ritsuka exclaimed in surprise "What are you-"

"Milady!" Another figure broke through the treeline and slid to a halt across the sand in front of them "Please be-"

"Ornstein!?" Havel recoiled and shouted in the most surprised voice he'd ever spoken in before he stilled and leaned forwards "No...who...are...you?" he growled out, moving to level his club towards them before a roar through the treeline caused everyone's heads to snap back towards the woods.

The lion headed figure stared at Havel before they span around hunched their body forwards with a the spear tightly gripped in their hand and pointed towards the woods. "Whatever questions you have can be answered later." they nodded to Artemis "Milady, please stay behind me."

"Okay." Artemis agreed without much in the way of hesitation, floating around until she was directly behind the Knight in dark iron armour, whom was only slightly taller than her.

"Wyverns are on top of you now!" Romani helpfully exclaimed as the first of the flying reptiles came smashing through the shrubbery and directly towards the group, the beast covered in black scales with burning orange eyes fixed themselves entirely upon the group before a flash of red came in from the right side and collided with its head, the beast recoiled as an arrow lanced its way through the skull and caused it to slump in the air and crash into the sand and slid through it until its head rested at the base of Mash's feet.

The Shielder looked to the side to see the distant figure of Archer by the ship with a bow still in his hands.

Ash narrowed his eyes as he continued to stare ahead before another branch snapped and the Wyverns poured out of the woods in droves. The unkindled swung his greatsword upwards and bisected the first wyvern which rushed towards him before pulling his arm back and thrusting the greatsword forwards, releasing a gust of wind which knocked the next wyvern out of the air and sent it flying backwards into the trees.

Archer released another volley of arrows towards the Wyverns as Boudica rushed past him, instantly manifesting her sword as the Wyverns flew away from the Servants near the forest and towards the ship. Archer scowled and raised his bow towards them as they approached, the pirates around them letting out panicked shouts as the reptiles made to descend.

A gunshot going off next to his ear caused him to wince and send a scowl towards the owner of the weapon, Drake was staring at the sky – flintlock raised – with a scowl "Ain't no flying lizards killing my crew!" she whipped out her second flintlock and unloaded. Sighing to himself, Archer continued his volley against the wyverns.

Catching a roar in his ears, he turned his head to see the Minotaur already hard at work defending his charge.

Asterios swung his halberd through the sky and impacted the descending Wyvern with enough force to destroy the body and send the splatters of scales, blood and organs in all directions, staining the sand. Letting out a roar, Asterios continued to swing both of his halberds through the sky at any of the wyverns who came close to him.

"Good 'morrow frien-Good heavens!" Siegward's surprised voice rang out across the beach as the Onion shaped knight quickly swung his sword through the air, the sudden gust of wind it produced knocked the nearest wyvern out of the air and sent them crashing into the ground in front of Asterios and Euryale, the Minotaur stared at them for barely half a second before he raised his halberds above his head and brought them down in frenzied slashes.

"If I had known you were going to be fighting, I would have been better prepared!" Siegward exclaimed as he twirled around and swung his sword through the air, decapitating a charging Wyvern and thrusting his sword through the chest of the next one "Dear me! Wyverns are they? I certainly hope it is not a repeat of last time!" he kicked the corpse off his sword and steadied himself.

He saw the devastation left behind by Asterios in the form of chunky lumps of wyvern meat. Staring at the remains, he looked towards Asterios who craned his head back to see a man dressed in large rounded armour staring at him. The pair stood in silence before Siegward waved his hand "Good day my large fellow! I am Siegward of Catarina!"

Asterios blinked at him in surprise.

"Hmmm…" Siegward turned and looked around "Perhaps introductions can come later, no?" he chuckled jogging past the Minotaur "We have more beasts to slay!" he exclaimed with his usual bravado. Euryale poked her head out from behind Asterios as Siegward jogged past and stared at him with a curious expression.

"He...really didn't care at all, did he?"

"No." Asterios blinked "Odd...shape."

Euryale snorted "He was quite a well-rounded one, wasn't he? I certainly hope the armour isn't made to fit."

A chime heralded Siegward pulling his arm back and hurling a bolt of lightning through the sky and nailing a wyvern in the head.

"...Although I wasn't expecting to see so many using magic."

"Hmm."

Havel slammed the club down upon the final wyvern with a heavy crunch, scales offering little in the way of protection as the tooth of the Everlasting Dragon crushed the drake and sent chips of armour shooting off. Raising the club again, Havel stared at the corpse and let out a dismissive grunt. It was quite a pathetic sight to behold. These were barely on par with the Drakes of Lordran and certainly not what he had been expecting when they said wyverns.

He paused as a thought entered his mind. Perhaps they had just been hatchlings. He entertained the notion that there was a larger parent somewhere around them before accepting it as a possibility. However, there was something else that concerned him right now.

Turning his head, he stared at the rather short figure adorned in a copy of Ornstein's armour. He certainly hadn't been expecting this. He looked down at the four corpses at their feet and grunted, they at least weren't terrible at drake hunting.

The false Ornstein turned around and faced Artemis "Are you harmed, milady?" she inquired with a slightly worried tone to her.

"I'm fine." Artemis giggled "You're so considerate, isn't she darling?"

"Yeah, real sweet heart." The bear grunted "...So what do you look like without the armo-owowowowOWOWOW! Orion was cut off as Artemis tightened her grip around him again "I was joking! Joking!"

"Hey...Artemis." Ritsuka waved to her "Didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Hello!" Artemis abruptly turned around to face to two "How have you been? Me and Darling have been just fine!" she then pointed at the knight "I even found a potential huntress!" she giggled "She even has a lion head."

The Lion headed figure looked away from Artemis and towards Ritsuka and Mash, moving towards them until they were a foot away and then lowered their head "Greetings, Noble Lord. If the Lady Artemis believes you worthy of speaking to in such a casual way, then I will address you as is befitting your station."

Ritsuka stared at her, then looked towards Mash and then back to the Knight "Um...I-I wouldn't say I'm a Lord…"

"You are not?" The Lion head snapped up and stared at them, tilting slightly "Then...are you perhaps a distant relation?"

"No…" Ritsuka shook his head "I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka or Ritsuka Fujimaru...or you can just call me Ritsuka." he gave her a warm smile and waved over to the Shielder "This is Mash."

"Hello." Mash waved to her "Thank you for the assistance with the wyverns. We appreciate it."

"Nonsense." The knight dismissed "In truth, it was we who led them to you at the behest of the strange animal. It would have been wrong to leave you to fend for yourselves after such an act."

"Oh, that's right!" Mash realised looking down "Fou-san!"

"Fou!" The animal jumped up onto her shoulder and sat itself down on her "Fou! Fou!"

"Did you wander off again, Fou-san?" Mash giggled, reaching up and scratching behind his ear "You shouldn't do that." she spoke in a tone that one would use with an unruly child "Me and Senpai were very worried, right Senpai?"

"Very worried." Ritsuka nodded with an expression of utter seriousness, which was offset by the glimmer of mirth in his eyes "What do you have to say for yourself?"

Fou stared at him in much the same way one would stare at an unamusing clown.

The Lion headed knight looked from Mash to Ritsuka and then nodded her head "Very well, I am a Lancer class Servant. If you are an ally to Lady Artemis, then you are an ally to me, Senpai Ritsuka."

Ritsuka sputtered in shock while Mash gaped.

Lancer stared between the two of them "Did I say something wrong?"

"W-why did you call him Senpai?" Mash asked in a strained voice.

"Hm?" The Lancer tilted her head "Because that is the title you used...is that not the correct form of address?" she paused before letting out a gasp of realisation "My apologies, I was unaware of the custom." she bowed her head "Please, accept my full apologies for referring to your spouse as if he were my own."

Havel stared at her "Definitely...not...Ornstein…" he grumbled to himself.

Ash approached from the other side, staring at the lion knight with a mildly confused look on his face "That armour is…" he frowned "You aren't Sir Ornstein, are you?"

"Hm?" The Lancer turned to Ash "Ah, you speak of the legendary Knight who guarded the Cathedral of the Sun God." she surmised "No, I am not them. However, this armour pays tribute to his service to the Gods."

Havel grunted and looked away, the Lion Knight turned to him and stared "A warrior of Ancient Stone Havel? I was not expecting to see one of your order."

"That is Havel." Ritsuka explained.

"O-oh…" The Knight's voice cracked "I-I see...M-my apologies for not giving you proper respect, I-I am terribly-"

Havel snorted and turned away from her, shouldering his club and marching back towards the ship without saying another word.

"O-oh dear…" The Knight whimpered "I have made a fool of myself...I should have recognised him as the original…"

Ash blinked "Really?" he stared at Havel's back and then returned his gaze to her "There is not much of a visual difference between him and the other warriors of Havel I encountered."

"It is the principle!" The Lion Knight exclaimed "You would not mistake me for the legendary Lion Knight of old, would you?"

"His...armour...Golden!" Havel's voice carried over from where he was, the Knight stared at his retreating form.

"Oh...I seem to continue to make a fool of myself…" She muttered, turning to Artemis "My apologies, Milady. I am proving to be a continued source of embarrassment."

"Oh, you're fine." Artemis reassured her "Now where's Gwyndolin? Is he around anyway?"

"He's back at Chaldea." Ritsuka explained, looking around "Speaking of which...we should probably catch up and you guys can explain how you're here to begin with."

"Okay!" Artemis beamed "It's a really long story."

"I realise, I have yet to introduce myself." The Knight spoke up "I apologise for my discourteous behaviour." she bowed her head "I am Sir Sanura, Cathedral Knight of Heide and Dragon Slayer."

AN: We get another new character?

Goodness me am I on a roll. Anyway, as you can imagine, this is not Ornstein.

But it is one who wears his armour and there is only one person like that.

*Drums fingers on desk*

Old Dragonslayer!

I can't gender bend Ornstein! But I can gender bend them!

I kid, I kid.

But their stats and Dialogue.

Old Dragonslayer

'Sanura'

Servant: Lancer

Strength: C

Endurance: C

Agility: B+

Mana: C

Luck: C

Noble Phantasm: B

Tenebrae fulmen: B (Anti-Unit) Max Target: 10, Max Range: 1-10

Body is coated in lighting before jumping into the air and slamming into the ground.

Releasing an explosion from the point of impact.

Class Skills:

Riding: D

Magic Resistance: D

Personal Skills:

Old Leo Ring: B

Application of a '+' rank to her strength upon a counter attack.

Dragon Slayer: B

Blessing of an Old Sun God: B

Application of '+' to agility.

Dark Lightning: C

Lightning infused with Dark Magic. Can be fired forth from her Spear.

Summoning.

"I am Sir Sanura, Lancer Class Servant. I have answered your call and shall serve as your spear."

Dialogue 1

"It's a little lively around here sometimes, is it not? Hm? Oh, I apologise. That was rather rude of me to speak up. Hm? You do not mind...alright."

Dialogue 2

"I'm a the Knight Guardian of Heide...although the Kingdom is lost to ruins. That I know...but addressing myself as such still brings me pride."

Dialogue 3

"Relationship between Master and Servant? It works in the same way as a Lord and his Knight. I have made that much clear already."

Dialogue 4 (If you have Ornstein)

"S-Sir Ornstein! M-My armour!? I-It was made in honour of you. I hope to live up to your expectations! Please treat me well!"

Dialogue 5 (If you have Nameless King)

"I had a strange encounter with a God the other day, the one with the simple Swordspear. He took one look at me and burst out laughing, I wasn't sure how to react but he assured me that he was not laughing at me. Rather...he would enjoy watching how Ornstein felt at being pestered? It confused me greatly...I wonder what relationship Sir Ornstein has with-eh? F-F-F-First spear!?"

Dialogue 6 (If you have Gareth)

"Sir Gareth! Good to see you well this fine day! Do you want to have a quick spar...no? Oh, I suppose we can talk."

Dialogue 7 (If you have Artorias)

"The Legendary Wolf Knight, the one who walks unhindered through the Dark...I wish he hadn't tried to flirt with me, it was rather...my heart couldn't take it."

Dialogue 8 (If you have Hawkeye Gough)

"I encountered the Great Archer, he is surprisingly well mannered...I actually would look forward to speaking with him again."

Dialogue 9 (If you have Ciaran)

"She's...um….Heide's records of the Gods weren't very good but...well...She's not what I was expecting from an Assassin. She's too...nice. Not that I'm complaining about it but it was still a surprise."

Dialogue 10 (If you have Gwynevere)

"I heard long ago that when the sea began to rise, The Lady Goddess was among the first to depart the land. I am not upset, she is a Goddess. It is expected that her safety is to be prioritised above that of the Kingdom."

Dialogue 11 (If you have Bearer of the Curse)

"Ah...she's here, is she? My killer. I suppose I should be more upset but I did my duty. I defended the Cathedral with my life so I can say my oath was fulfilled."

Dialogue 12 (If you have Ozymandias)

"This presence-!? That architecture! There can be no mistake! You are the Great God of Sunlight born in Mortal form! I know I am right! I can tell by this aura of grandeur your possess!"

Dialogue 13 (If you have Gwyndolin)

"I fear I may have done something wrong...The Darkmoon God sometimes just stares at me with a strange look and then just...looks away from me. I feel as though I should apologise for something but I do not know what I have done. I once heard him say how 'the fake is more loyal than the original' but...I do not know what that means."

Likes

"What I like? Fulfilling my duty as a Knight...also that frozen treat you call Ice cream...its very nice."

Hates

"I would hate to be unable to fulfil my duty to you or ever prove to be lacking."

Wish for the Holy Grail

"Wish? I am content to serve you as your spear. That is all I need."

Bond Level 1

"Do not worry yourself, my Lord. I shall deal with all our opposition."

Blond Level 2

"I will admit that my own duties did not involve much direct conflict, but it is not unwelcome. I fear as though an idle hand could get you injured."

Blond Level 3

"You area good Lord to follow and I would be happy to continue serving you."

Bond Level 4

"I am a loyal Knight of Heide...I'm sure you'd have fit in just fine among our ranks...maybe...probably."

Bond Level 5

"I was wondering...No. I have decided. From now on, I swear myself to be your Spear. As long as I draw breath in this second life, I will adhere to your orders for as long as they remain righteous."

Birthday

"A birthday! I know about those. We celebrate them in Heide frequently. I believe we will need a feast, don't you worry! I shall see to everything!"

During an Event

"You wish to make merry? I will accompany you then, my Lord."

1st Ascension

"This strength? Amazing."

2nd Ascension

"I'm feeling a little stronger now. That you believe me worthy of this treatment...I will strive to meet your expectations!"

3rd Ascension

"I'm feeling great! Look how fast I can swing me spear now! Woah-...ah...I probably shouldn't do this here, should I? Sorry."

4th Ascension

"I am Sanura, Spear of Chaldea. I shall strive so you never know defeat….That was a good pledge, right? I'll make sure to live up to it."