[h2]Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus[/h2]

For a second it looked that her magnificent plan had come to fruition--the witch paused in her magical fight and with that opening perhaps they could simply solve this through conversation--

So of course everyone had to set about ruining it. Their own side, of all things, went for a kill first and talk later approach--which [i]would[/i] be coming up later--and the enemy Servant to breach the temporary interlude got stabbed for her trouble. Honestly, did these heroes think that an Emperor's word was something to be ignored? There was no point in meeting all these historically out of place people if you were simply going to respond with violence... 

The Emperor nodded a second later with a triumphant humph, walking towards the downed woman. She would leave firefighting to the others--after all, if they could self-organise to do such a task, the emperor's input was hardly needed. If the locals came back after everything had burnt out and desired it, she would be more than happy to give them advice on rebuilding after a fire, along with a few tips to building a truly magnificent theatre. No, for now she would take basic care of the fallen warrior.

The first question: how? Her own dress was unsuitable for bandaging and Medusa's was rather short... well, modesty would be the first thing to go over health. Servants might be hard to kill but you couldn't just go around ignoring terrible wounds. And a basic ability to deal with stabs... well, with how her uncle had met his end, it was a skill that had seemed worth learning. The small blonde set to work cutting strips off the dress, then doing her best to actually staunch and bandage the injury.

"Hmm, you really brought this upon yourself. To ignore an Emperor and make a cheap shot... fate will always seek to punish such a presumptuous act. Were I any less a magnanimous Emperor, your beauty would be a requirement to receive such personal attention! It certainly marks a precious thing to save..."

Of course, it was unlikely it would sink in when the person in question was unconscious.

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[h2]Abe Ai[/h2]

"Following is exactly the goal that I had in mind," the now-recovered Onmyouji said, taking one of the small birds off of her shoulders and raising it into the air--where it promptly took flight. All it had to do was fly westwards and look; should it find anything suspicious then she would know. An aerial view was a great advantage even when a Servant might be able to run faster than a bird could fly. "That should give us a good view of the area, but if I'm going to come along quickly, it looks like you'll need to help out."

There was no way that she was going to keep up with a bunch of Servants in a race, particularly if they were following one that was known for her speed.

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[h2]Meran Briefort Marzikek[/h2]

Continuing to wander further into the town, it was perhaps unsurprising that--somewhat apart from the Servants and other Masters--one of the skeletons would get her attention. This was rather exciting, actually: the identity of the witch clearly showed these off as made from dragon's teeth and it would be interesting to get a look at their properties to try and make something more advanced at a later point. There was a certain inefficiency in familiars and homunculi were both too complicated and rather overkill for a similar sort of purpose.

Of course, it was difficult to study something when it was attacking you. Being left slowed and undirected by its creator's rapid departure, deflecting the attacks harmlessly aside wasn't exactly a taxing challenge... but it was quite frustrating when trying to examine it on mystical and more physical lines. Soon enough, the limit to her examination was reached. Even though watching something as inherently error-riddled as a bone construct fall apart with a single cut was immensely satisfying, her expression didn't flicker an inch.

The girl started making her way back to the other Masters--Berserker's, specifically--and sent out a brief message: "Please ensure that at least one Master accompanies the chasing party. It would be best to maintain a direct line of communication."