"Ah, so what you're saying is that your current crop of contestants are too pathetic to win without you holding their hands? Saber!" Alysis shot back, and Saber charged the enemy Servant, his sword upright an in front of him.
"I hope Vincent actually got a card so that you won't have to fight [I]all[/I] of your candidate's battles for them."
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"Well, I guess it depends on whether you think your alliance is more important than your friend." Jacob said. "I mean, I'm technically sworn to Rhea -- the name's Jacob, by the way-- but they've done jack shit for me so far. Flimsy alliances are a dime a dozen, but friend that'll stick with you through thick and thin are rare." Jacob heard Berserker growl in agreement in the back of his head.