[] Let Rider dig her own grave and see where it gets her.
You glanced at Rider and noted how she was about to say something. She just can't help herself whenever she's around Ruler, huh? It's like her sense of self preservation was at its lowest whenever she was within grabbing range of the one with absolute authority in this war. Still, her hedonistic tendencies blowing up in her face aside, you wanted to see what sort of disaster she was going to make.
The two of you ended up making out for an hour before coming here and you had to use reinforcement to get her off. It was then you realized that she had been leeching off your prana leaving you with a low reserve which made using magecraft a pain. But you did it. You got her off and you're exhausted. You felt the pain of two consecutive defeats with nothing to show for it.
But now she was going to step on this particular landmine.
Kotomine had ducked for cover.
You on the other hand just let it all happen.
"Actually, that's a funny story," Rider began as she raised her hand.
Ruler frowned her way and asked, "Why?"
"It's not necessarily a fight. It's more on... Intimate loving," Rider hummed as she waved her finger in the air, "The passionate kind, Holy Maidens know little about."
Ruler seemed confused before her face slowly began to turn red, "Huh?"
"The warm touch of flesh against flesh and the smooth surface of Brie's skin on my lips was certainly an experience and it's exclusivity for me made me a little eager," Medb said as she watched in delight on how the Saint tense up, "You should hear the noises she makes when I bite her ear."
"Oh so that's why my left ear hurts! That was you too?!" You hissed as you rubbed your ear.
"You have a dozen of weak spots just on top," Rider snickered as Ruler started to shake.
"You what," Ruler coughed.
A moment later her flag manifested and fell on top of Rider's head.
CLONK
"Such vulgarities! Even if this office is dingy, it's still a part of the Lord's House!" Ruler said as she held her flag pole.
Rider was out cold, holy shit. Ruler walked over to Ride and picked her up by the ear, immediately waking the pinkette up. Medb groaned in pain before hissing loudly as she held her ear. She dragged Rider out of the room and punted her out the door. Slamming the door shut, Ruler was still red on her face as she tried to maintain some semblance of composure.
Kotomine rose up from his hiding place and said, "For your information, my office isn't dingy."
"Whatever, Mr. Fake Priest! Go make sure she doesn't seduce the executioners!" Ruler ordered as Kotomine scurried to the door while leaving you and the Servant alone.
Ruler walked over to you and had a look at your bruises with a worried look, "Honestly, I should seriously giving that girl her lectures if it'll make her better."
"Would you do this for other Master's too?" You asked as she had a look at your neck.
"Well yes if they would give me the chance. This treatment is not exclusive to you, it's simply you're the only one availing it at all," Ruler said as she shook her head, "There should be some ointments Kotomine is hiding here. Just stay put."
"I don't really blame Rider. She's just like that," you tried defending your servant as you rubbed your skin.
"But it's still something people will be concerned about. I do hope you're keeping things level with her," Ruler said as she brought a box of medical supplies with her.
"I am. I'm not her thrall yet," you shrugged as you looked to the side, "She's cute like that."
"Keep that up and you might start thinking otherwise. Remember! She's a Heroic Spirit from the past. Who knows what's going on in that head hers," Ruler warned you as she found the medicine she was looking for.
"I trust her, Miss Jeanne," you replied with a calm tone.
Ruler turned to look at you before applying the ointment on your neck. It stung and you winced a bit at her touch.
"I'm not saying you shouldn't but know your limits and boundaries. It's something you must know in every relationship. While I'm not one to talk given my own inexperience but I have heard stories from others of their romance. When you lead an army, you hear a lot of things, many the Lord would find problematic," Ruler sighed as she shook her head before she met your gaze, "Don't be swept by the pleasure of the flesh and connect with her as a person."
"Do I look like the type to get caught up in that mess?" You asked with a frown.
"It's merely the sort of thing you must watch for when you're in a relationship with Queen Medb of Connacht," Ruler said before she stepped back to put the ointment away.
You stared at her and sighed, "Yeah. I guess you're right, Sis."
"Well that's certainly a first to be called in that manner. I'll allow it..." Ruler said before smiling at you.
"You just sort of have that air about you," you said with a shrug.
"While that may be, I do have one more thing to talk to you about..." Ruler said as she crossed her arms.
You raised an eyebrow at that and frowned, "About what?"
"About what else you're hiding. Your encounter with Olga Marie. You didn't into detail at the time but it felt like there's more to it," Ruler guessed as she looked at you.
Ah. So she noticed. Lying to a Saint wasn't exactly the best move. Well, you didn't lie but it was still omission. You figured the Priest might have noticed too.
You closed your eyes and held your hands together, "Well I... Broke her."
"Broke her? Who?" Ruler raised an eyebrow as she crossed her arms.
You grimaced before sighing, "I'm not human and there are times that... I'm not myself. I'm not me as you me now. I... Change and I end up doing things I'm not usually able to."
Ruler remained silent as she simply watched you. She was listening and you appreciated that.
"I did it to gain an edge. To help me fight and I survived because of it. But I overdid it. I... I watched myself break her down. I dragged everything that was eating her inside, everything she was suffering from, everything she was afraid of into the light and used it as a weapon to harm her. That wasn't a fight. That was me... Pushing her to the edge," you continued as you swallowed hard.
Meeting Ruler's gaze she continued to stare at you with a focused expression. You sighed.
"All of it was to kill her. I wasn't fighting to live, I wasn't defending myself... I was going to murder her... And I was going to feel nothing about about it," you admitted as you lowered your head.
"So... How do you feel now? About what you did?" Ruler asked as she crossed her arms.
"Well..." You began as you rubbed your hands together. What did you feel about it now that you had time to stew in your thoughts?
Lending an Ear
[] You felt terrified. You were terrified of what you're capable of and what you can do. Just remembering Rider's face back then and how hesitant she was to be with you was frightening.
[] You felt justified. Olga needed to be stopped and your other self simply did what she had to in order to eliminate Olga. Medb's wrong in thinking that you didn't need to stain your hands. You're going to end up killing someone soon enough.
[] You felt good. The feeling of dominating an enemy Master and defeating them was something you never imagined. You were just overwhelmed at first but now... You felt good about it. And it was worrying... You might have a positive disposition to violence, more than you could admit.
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