[center] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180524/a3cd9c697651d8ba5d495724c3574201.png[/img] [b][h2]Western Edge of the Foreign District[/h2][/b] ~ [i]A Little While Longer[/i] ~[/center] [colour=SteelBlue]"Don't I think?"[/colour] Serafina simply said, repeating the apparitions the question as she appraised the evergrowing smoke cloud above the city, [colour=SteelBlue]"Don't I think that a giant fire is some little footnote? [i]Don't[/i] I think that it's something I can leave alone?"[/colour] there was a hint of annoyance in her voice, but for the most part it was steeped in confusion. Her eyes trailed back towards where the form once was. It had already faded, or course; Sera was merely talking to thin air in the vain attempt of comprehending the situation that was unfolding before her. Although she tried to brush it off, there was a pang of agreement in her chest. With the abundance of Servants currently presiding over Fuyuki City, there would definitely be people who could deal with it. There just had to be. There was no reason for her to get involved. That said, Sofia wouldn't agree. She'd run head first into the fire to try and save people - that was totally something she'd do. Take Saber and confront the accursed flames. She was an idiot like that, but part of her would feel guilty if she forced her sister to do that alone. Her hand reached into her pocket, and from it drew several small pieces of paper, all but one of which she replaced, and a pen. On it, she wrote a small note. [i][center][colour=SteelBlue]"Stay in the Temple. This isn't something you need to concern yourself with."[/colour][/center][/i] The moment the note was finished, she replaced the pen, and then went to another of her pockets. Out from within she drew a small, mechanical owl. In it's claws she attached the note, and activated the Runes across it. Only a few - note the entire series. It only needed to fly to her. The metallic object took off, allowing Sera to turn away and begin down the stairs,, with the vain hope that Sofia would read the note and choose not to follow her. But before the fire, she had a supply drop to catch. [center]~[/center] The buildings near the blaze had been long abandoned. As the inferno steadily encroached upon the surrounding portions of the Foreign District, and the other nearby Districts, civilians took off in all directions to escape its piercing heat - and piercing it was. She was still some distance from the blaze, near the edge of the District, but even there she could feel the pulsating heat, and magnificent glow. It had already engulfed half the Foreign District, and was beginning to spread into Miyama Town and the Commerce District. All in less than a day. If it kept up its spread... the place Serafina was stood now, backed by her Servant, would no longer be as hospitable as it was. It would be ravaged with hungry, angry, violent flames that purged all life in its vicinity. Despite the distance, she almost couldn't believe that they could stop it. At least, almost. Only one of the buildings in particular held any interest to her. That Caster's Familiar had guided her here. At least, she assumed it was a Caster. It was hard to place them in any other Class save that. Presumably, the inside held some kind of cache. It could have been a trap, but... that seemed unlikely. If that Servant was smart, they would recognise that the Temple Proper held not one but two Servants. Only killing one and then trying to take over the Temple would be a grave mistake on their part. It was a decently tall building, seemingly some kind of office block or another. Where she was was relatively close to the Commerce District, anyways. But whatever they did here wasn't what interested her. Familiar in front, Berserker behind, they ascended stairwell after stairwell, before finally coming out onto a landing. Then into a small room, off to the side. And in that room was a box - a small box - with an equally small strap attached to the side. [colour=SteelBlue]"Is this it?"[/colour] she stated, curtly, kneeling down to pry the lid open as the Familiar sat down beside her, and explained the contents. [center]~[/center] Serafina and Berserker stood outside the building, watching on as the fires raged. In the distance, through the fire, she could see Servants battling it out despite the inferno, and beyond that, civilians throwing themselves into the accursed flames for one reason or another. Now that she had nothing else on her mind, she could feel it - the brevity and abundance of curses present before her. How had some many hideous things coalesced in less than a day? Just what were they [i]doing?![/i] [colour=SteelBlue]"Berserker?"[/colour] she said, addressing her Servant stood just a bit behind her, [colour=SteelBlue]"When I say, you're gonna go and help deal with the fire. If anyone attacks you, just kill them. Just... not yet. I wanna see what we're dealing with a little while longer..."[/colour] she trailed off, looking around before finding a bench to sit down on. Her eyes darted across another sheet of paper, upon which she had written the details of the things Caster had gifted her. A small smile blossomed on her lips. This was going to be an even more interesting War than she had first imagined.