"[b]Resolutions[/b]"
[i]Butcher's Shop, Septum[/i]
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Once Beatrice accepts her Servant's oath of fealty, Saber wastes no time finishing the contract and binding herself to the power of the Command Seal. 

[i]"Then the contract is completed. On my blade, I swear that I will grant your wish, no matter what it may require of me."[/i]

She rises to her feet now, bowing her head one last time before redirecting her attention to her surroundings. She was still a little unsteady, but the healing and prana supply had greatly improved her condition, enough so that she had no difficulty standing on her own.

Curious, she turns to Beatrice and asks [i]"Master... this place, is it your home? I do not mean to complain, but this does not feel like a fitting dwelling for a woman such as yourself, and it seems to be rather...poorly stocked for a base of operations."[/i]

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"[b]Warm start[/b]"
[i]Marianne's Safehouse[/i]
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Marianne laughs pleasantly at her partner's observations, but quickly becomes confused by the reactions they caused. Her own Servant was...scolding her, and for something she had to do no less. She puts on a resigned frown once Rider flicks her forehead, responding with a little bit of wisdom she had picked up from many years of hunting humans.

[i]"Hrmm, Rider, if I don't eat healthy I won't be able to maintain good health myself. It's nice to comfort yourself in knowing you're only eating the scum of the earth, but it does little good when you end up sick to your stomach and covered in sores."[/i]

[i]"Still...if it bothers you that much, I'll hunt less wholesome meals, even if it ends up weakening me in the long run."[/i]

She doesn't seem at all satisfied with the compromise, but she doesn't discuss the topic further. Instead, she idly rests her head on her prey's lap while listening to Rider's suggestions. Hearing that she had some sort of plan, Marianne wastes no time prying for details.

[i]"Well, let's hear it then. We seem to be of poor advantage, and it's still early in the war, so such risk will not prove especially harmful if we are able to gain any sort of edge through it."[/i]