[quote=@idkman]
Elsewhere, in the Steel Quad, Rei sat at a forge with Lancer at his side.

"Master... Do you not think that we should be a little more proactive?  We have little information to go by, and now would at least be a good chance to gather that, with Tia, Rhea, and Hel currently at war..."

Rei continued hammering on a gauntlet, shaping it with his magecraft, directing prana into select pieces of the magical armor.  After the last blow fell, Rei placed the gaunlet on his right arm.  A the metal emanated a brilliant blue glow, and a satisfied smile crossed Rei's usually serious face.

"Do you think I want to get in the middle of that?  It's two houses fighting against one right now, and if I jump in from an uninvolved house I'll only become a target for all three.  Let the idiots thin the herd and we can take on the worthy ones that emerge."

"Can I speak honestly for a moment, Rei?"

"Lack of permission hasn't stopped you in the past."

"Fine.  I truly hate your planning, but I do like your attitude."

"You say that a lot."

"It begs repeating."
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The Steel Quad.
http://i.imgur.com/Ekuy0GM.jpg

Shoshin ever so silently moved over to where Rei was standing. "Rei." She said softly but loud enough for him to hear. She started to move closer to Rei.

She placed her hand upon the surface which Rei was working on. 
"With Tia, fighting Rhea and Hel, if the rumours are to be believed, I think now is the best chance to prepare. There must be something we can do, if all of Tia are held up in Rhea Quad. Maybe we could break into Tia quad and discover some secrets. That is, if you want to team up." She said drawing her sword, it glinted brightly in her hand as she stood to admire it. "You, me and Lancer. Sounds swell doesn't it." She said resheathing her sword.

Shoshin was the daughter of a Samurai families only female heir and a priest bloodline's true born heir. She was a match for Ella when it came to controlling spirits of the dead, but her abilities extended further than that, she didn't need to summon a servant not yet, she would let the others fight and kill each other, then she could strike. But she would need help from her clansmen.