[He'll call her Jeanne to her face, but in public, maybe not. He's far more light on the rules than most priests, but even then, dealing with such a holy figure has its own weight to deal with.]
Mm, I've been wondering that too. [He reaches up, brushes a hand through his hair absentmindedly.] And I'm alright. Honestly, more worried about everyone else. I'm no stranger to death, even senseless murder like this, but...other people aren't taking it well, for good reason.
Being an overseer to a Holy Grail War isn't quite so different from this.
[ She's calling it like it is. What happened here was simply less destructive on a physical scale. ]
It is good if they aren't used to something like this but terrible that they have to experience it now. We will have to do what we can to support and to guide.
[ Even with how rough he can be, she senses that he's a better priest than he likes to seem. ]
Well, yes, and no. In that War, I could keep up neutrality, and I also personally don't care for the petty fights of arrogant mages who wish to destroy themselves for the sake of a pretty cup. Its easy to stay out of things, and let things play out.
[But here...here, that's harder. He has no role here. Sure, there's a "wish" that Virid killed for, but is that a Grail? Or just something vague, abstract. Hardly anyone he's talked to here reminds him of some stuck-up mage, either.]
[So.......admittedly, its difficult, to just stand by and let it all happen as it does.]
...Indeed, we will. [A huff.] And of course, that's coming from a figure that's no stranger to gathering lost souls to move forward through dark times.
[ It easy to say that mages are humans, too, just like a number of the people here even if mages try so hard to destroy their humanity. She isn't summoned to judge whether or not they're good people or if their fights are worth it. She's only summoned to make sure their fights don't destroy the world. ]
The Holy Grail War is a competition for a wish, Father. If what was said was true, the wish given to us here might be more potent than what the Holy Grail can offer.
[ If he is indeed just an overseer who hasn't also become a Master, it shouldn't be as much of a temptation for him.
His next words make her feel conflicted, and her gaze lowers. ]
Please, I'm not... I'm not someone who's like that. Servants are the dead who lend power to the living. That is what I mean to do.
We don't know that. But...we can't say that it isn't, either.
[It could just be a hoax. Some vague promise to spur people into action, when the reality could just turn out to be nothing. He himself personally doesn't care for any wishes. He's happy where he is, and there's nothing he wants. But others, he knows, can't say the same.]
Hm. [He glances away.] Sorry. Didn't mean to put you on the spot. It's just...well, its not like you grow up in the Church expecting you'll ever meet a famous saint down the line.
Do the Masters who take part in the Holy Grail War know that their wishes will truly be granted?
[ If they can't realize it in their minds, they can't realize it if they win. It doesn't escape Jeanne that there's a catch. It doesn't escape here that there could be one here. ]
I think the Leaders tell us the truth as they know them. Whether it's the full truth or not is in question. [ And she can't and won't blame them if it isn't. ]
Please, you don't have to apologize for that either. I'm a Heroic Spirit. [ And that means her name was put down in history. It means that she's known enough to be considered something more than what she is. ] I'm... It's only that I'm not nearly as great as that. I was a girl from the countryside first.
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Mm, I've been wondering that too. [He reaches up, brushes a hand through his hair absentmindedly.] And I'm alright. Honestly, more worried about everyone else. I'm no stranger to death, even senseless murder like this, but...other people aren't taking it well, for good reason.
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[ She's calling it like it is. What happened here was simply less destructive on a physical scale. ]
It is good if they aren't used to something like this but terrible that they have to experience it now. We will have to do what we can to support and to guide.
[ Even with how rough he can be, she senses that he's a better priest than he likes to seem. ]
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[But here...here, that's harder. He has no role here. Sure, there's a "wish" that Virid killed for, but is that a Grail? Or just something vague, abstract. Hardly anyone he's talked to here reminds him of some stuck-up mage, either.]
[So.......admittedly, its difficult, to just stand by and let it all happen as it does.]
...Indeed, we will. [A huff.] And of course, that's coming from a figure that's no stranger to gathering lost souls to move forward through dark times.
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The Holy Grail War is a competition for a wish, Father. If what was said was true, the wish given to us here might be more potent than what the Holy Grail can offer.
[ If he is indeed just an overseer who hasn't also become a Master, it shouldn't be as much of a temptation for him.
His next words make her feel conflicted, and her gaze lowers. ]
Please, I'm not... I'm not someone who's like that. Servants are the dead who lend power to the living. That is what I mean to do.
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[It could just be a hoax. Some vague promise to spur people into action, when the reality could just turn out to be nothing. He himself personally doesn't care for any wishes. He's happy where he is, and there's nothing he wants. But others, he knows, can't say the same.]
Hm. [He glances away.] Sorry. Didn't mean to put you on the spot. It's just...well, its not like you grow up in the Church expecting you'll ever meet a famous saint down the line.
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[ If they can't realize it in their minds, they can't realize it if they win. It doesn't escape Jeanne that there's a catch. It doesn't escape here that there could be one here. ]
I think the Leaders tell us the truth as they know them. Whether it's the full truth or not is in question. [ And she can't and won't blame them if it isn't. ]
Please, you don't have to apologize for that either. I'm a Heroic Spirit. [ And that means her name was put down in history. It means that she's known enough to be considered something more than what she is. ] I'm... It's only that I'm not nearly as great as that. I was a girl from the countryside first.