[h2][center]Kumozaki Keisuke[/center][/h2]
Both the Enforcer and the Saber to his side simply blinked, staring blankly at Skuld's attempts to play herself up before awkwardly coughing to the side. Keisuke himself, though, wasn't completely sold on the excuse that the Caster had put forth. It was fairly obvious that something troublesome would've happened by now if she [i]had[/i] been playing something, but he wasn't foolish enough to simply take something like this at face value.

"It's not as if I could accuse you of planning otherwise, but..." he trailed off, glancing at Siegfried before sighing. "What do you think?"

"To be honest, Master, there are merits to believing this Caster's words, at least for the moment. While every Servant at hand can handle the undead that besiege the town every night, clearing them all out until morning arrives means that we cannot pursue the culprits any further. Another Caster at hand, however, might mean that the town might be able to hold out well enough for us to do so. Vouching for trustworthiness, on the other hand..."

"...Is dangerous, huh?"

The Enforcer let out a bit of a sigh before thinking to himself for a moment. Siegfried would be fine either Tomoe or Arturia backed him up, at the very least, and all things considered it wouldn't be too hard for another Servant to simply keep her under watch.

"Well, I think the benefits outweigh the costs," he finally stated, shrugging his shoulders as Siegfried slowly relaxed his body. "Which can probably lead into the next line of questioning. Caster, have you ever heard of anything that can corrupt a Servant's Saint Graph?"

[h2][center]Tomoe Gozen[/center][/h2]
After her (rather fruitless) encounter with the blacksmith, the Archer took a deep breath and resumed her walk around the snow-covered town. All things considered, it was fairly lively—not unlike a small town back in Japan might be during the winter, actually. There were glaring differences, of course—the buildings, the people, and so on—but the atmosphere and mood were close enough for her to feel at least somewhat comfortable wandering about aimlessly.

By the end of it all, though, there wasn't much left for her to do other than regroup with the other Servants under the employ of their Master... Which, if anything, might have been a mistake in and of itself, given how she could see all of the people staring at them from afar. It was to be expected, of course, but the bickering between Caster and Lancer wasn't helping matters much, if at all.

"Erm... Have any of you found anything out about our target here?" she asked, quietly taking note of the fact that Arturia had already begun to speak with some of the townspeople...

And, admittedly, having more progress than she had.

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The shopkeeper who Saber had walked up to was a well-built older man. With a scar over his left eye and signs of a recently-shaved beard, he gave the knight a quick once-over and nodded, before motioning over to the food up for sale that day—a few rabbits, a deer, a few birds of some origin, all cleanly cut and prepared. It didn't seem perfectly fresh, but the cold temperature and proper handling meant that it was actually in fairly good condition, given the circumstances.

"Sorry about the stuff on display today, miss," he said, shrugging his shoulders in half-defeat. "Ever since all these attacks have started, our hunters haven't been able to get the usual food... At least, not without some trouble. Those undead seem to not attack game, at least, but since it's winter it's not like we can grow anything, either. If this keeps up, people are probably going to start starving sooner or later... Oh, but who am I to gripe, you're a customer, right? Got anything to trade for? All this meat's still pretty fresh, so if you're looking for something to eat today, this should cover you well enough. If you want preserved meats, though, my friend over there should handle your needs quite nicely. More expensive, though, so hope you have wares worth our while."

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