[h1][color=royalblue]Xavier Arkwright[/color][/h1]
[h2]Castle Battle - Group A, Saved by a Handsome Archer, Eastern Field, Fuyuki City[/h2]

[color=royalblue]"W-wha..."[/color] Xavier flinched as something, or someone that appeared as nothing but a blur even in his Reinforced eyes sped at him and got hold of him.

[quote]Regretfully canceling his plan of attack, Archer clicked his tongue and moved to the Master, grabbing him and pulling him out of harm's way at the last second.[/quote]

After getting a few seconds to register what exactly had happened, Xavier realized that it was not an enemy that had grabbed him, but an ally... well... at least as much as a potentially rival Servant could be considered an 'ally' in the context of this circumstantial battle. [color=royalblue]"I, well... I was merely taking the essential evasive maneuvers to avoid certain death from that thing."[/color] Xavier tried to explain his actions to the silver-haired Servant, while dusting off his own suit.

However, now that the Arkwright Master was a safer distance away from the castle-sized golem's walloping wrath, he was able to get a better, more thorough look on how fast that thing [i]actually[/i] moved. Suffice to say... it had moved faster than even he had anticipated. The other Servants were scattered all over the battlefield - most of them trying to protect their Masters, while a few others were confronting the monstrosity directly. But, all of them were moving in their own ways in speeds that Xavier's eyes could hardly keep up with, let alone fully process in time. [color=royalblue]"Oh... I think I see your point now..."[/color] Had he really made such a massive error in his judgement? It seemed to be the case. It seemed he had egregiously underestimated the enemy golem's speed. In fact, it was possible that him dodging even its first, weaker attack was less a result of his skill and more dumb luck! As for the golem's second attack - that surprisingly refined 'punch' - though Xavier [i]had[/i] tried his best to dodge it, if that other Servant hadn't swooped in when he did, then... who knows what would've happened...

Nearby, another Master appeared to have tried to use a similar technique as Xavier to avoid the golem's attack, only to be pushed away by his own Servant at the last second - saving his life. It did lessen the impact on the Arkwright magus' pride to see that he wasn't the only one who had made such an error. Quickly brushing aside any petty feelings that might've surfaced from such folly on his part, Xavier freely admitted his mistake and expressed his gratitude. [color=royalblue]"In any case, thank you. I'll keep my distance, you go back to protecting your own Master."[/color] He told the silver-haired Servant.

[@Moonlit Sonata]