[] "You... During our fight with Caster. You were there, weren't you? Gae Bolg's light was unmistakable."
There was something lurking at the back of your mind. Something that you should be telling her. And then it clicked. You recalled that light during your fight with Caster. A spiral red light that pierced through the Dead and stopped Caster dead on her tracks from killing you. That couldn't have been Saber or Emiya but there was one person lurking around these mountains.
"You... During our fight with Caster," you began as you glanced up at her, "You were there, weren't you? Gae Bolg's light was unmistakable."
Scathach stared at you before closing her eyes and shrugging, "I have no reason to lie so yes. That was me. What of it?"
"Thank you. Because if you didn't do that we wouldn't have been able to beat Caster by ourselves," you told her with a grateful tone, "You saved us."
"No. You saved yourselves," Scathach said as she crossed her arms, "You used what you learned through experience and it all culminated to your victory. I merely made your test suitable for your level... But the important thing is, did you learn from your victory?"
"Caster could have overwhelmed us then. I shouldn't have let things spiral that way," you admitted with a sigh.
"Good. You and Medb are two sides of the same coin. It helps that you summoned her through compatibility, giving you the foresight of knowing how to best utilize her," Scathach said as she met your gaze, "But that won't work for long. Not when you have Archer, Lancer and Berserker left to contend with. And though you may not actively seek them out, they might come to you."
"I know that. But there's no avoiding a fight forever. Especially with what I've done," you replied in a calm tone, "I'll keep your words in mind. You won't always be there to save me."
"That's true... After all, there may come a time I may fight you and Medb. So you two would best prepare," Scathach warned you as she stood up straight.
"I'd rather not," you sighed as you shook your head.
"If you beat me, then perhaps I'll take you two on that tour to my Land of Shadows," Scathach smirked as she moved to the door.
"Don't even joke about that, lady!" You yelled as she escaped your voice by exiting. Geez... Some mythical figure she was...
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When Medb came back, she was brimming with prana. She was like a bonfire, one that you wanted hosed that with a pressurized stream of water. Alas, that won't work so you had to contend with her presence as she stared at you.
You had a lot of thoughts and feelings about meeting her again. You were scared, nervous and embarassed all at the same time. She must have thought that too if Saber could be believed. But when it came for you to see her she had the most brilliant opening remarks.
"Wow you look shit," Medb noted as she stared at you from the doorframe.
And then it hit you. What were you so afraid of before? It's just Medb. You didn't have to be embarassed or anything... Now for her part, she was brimming with prana as stated before but there's also something else.
She reeked of booze. You stared at her as she was red faced and her clothes were disheveled. You didn't see any weird substances on her, by the grace of Lord Almighty, even as she staggered in. You didn't know how much alcohol she took in but it was hitting her hard.
If you looked like a gaunt corpse that didn't shower for a day, she was absolutely wasted.
And then she started puking on the floor.
You stared at her as she had obviously gone to a party... Probably to find eligible bachelors to replenish her prana. Unfortunately she seemed to had too much fun partaking in the alcohol.
"BLEEEEGGGGGHHH," Medb belched as her drinks exited her insides rather violently.
Ah... Her splatter was getting on your blanket. That's no good. You just hoped that what she's puking was just alcohol and not anything more exotic. And just like that, the cool, confident and brave Rider you admired was sprayed with cold harsh reality.
You forgot she was also a total moron.
God Save the Queen
[] "You're dead. You're so fucking dead. I can't even describe it. Scathach is going to stuff you in a body bag. She's not going to stop at breaking your legs."
[] "Beautiful," you said in your driest and most disdainful tone you could muster. Yep. That's the Rider you knew.
[] "I missed you too, Rider. All your flaws and imperfections... Yeah. I'm just gonna hide now."
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