[center][color=2e2c2c][h2]"Management Consultant"- Nameless[/h2][/color][i][h3]Construction Project: ‘Tarantasio’ “Temporary room”, Foreigner’s Lowlands[/h3][/i][@ManyThings] [@Phonic][/center]
There was a change. 

Its master had of course been a witness to the battle between hero and monster, and more specifically, to the sudden arrival of a third Servant who struck at the hero. 

Its master was not aware of the intricacies of the fight, that the new arrival was allied to the hero or that the new arrival was attempting to save him. Such things couldn't be surmised by mere sight, after all. The hero who possessed that seven-petaled shield, Ajax the Great, fell into a hopeless death. 

...and then [i]he[/i] came. Benita's Servant, the man wreathed in resplendent armor, the hero who brought a world down upon Miyama: Achilles. 

Yes, its master did not know the nature of the alliance that had just been shattered, nor did its master know what Benita herself was currently suffering through the reliving of. All its master knew was what could be seen from the outside and used as a means of guessing. 

...but, that was enough. 

If the words of Yamato Takeru and Achilles were any indication, the two had been allied, along with Ajax, and this was a betrayal of the latter. 

If the reactions of Benita were any indication, this act had dealt a blow to her like few others. 

If the memories of its master were any indication, Benita was also allied with the Matou.  

In other words...

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[right][i]A tyrant, a picture of cowardice, wailed, too frightened to stand:
"I understand! I'll praise you! On my honor as king, I'll praise you!
"S-so don't come any closer, monster!"

A blond man, remarkable for his haughty bearing, said:
"Incredible! I'm jealous! The rumors were true: you are a monster! Have no fear. I will treat you well, and put you to good use. So long as you are with me, you are a monster no more.
"You are a great hero, the guardian of a future king."

Just before she had chosen her own death, the woman he had loved said:
"You've done nothing wrong.
"So please, don't curse the world. Don't hate your own blood.
"You're strong, so I'm sure you can do it.
"I couldn't."

Just before he stove his head in and flung him into the flames, what should have been an enemy soldier had said:
"Fath—"[/i][/right]

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-Something raced through its connection with its master.

-Something burned inside of it as it heard that grief-wracked command of Benita.

Sorrow. Frustration. Rage. Determination. Desire. Desire. Desire. Ah, ah, ah, so this is what it means, this is the meaning of becoming a human and indeed it is painful but now it makes sense now it is clear why the master is like this why he chases after that desire because it burns within him a primal impulse that stems from that place without a name and so we charge charge endlessly into that distance and if there is anything that tries to obstruct that tries to delay that tries to hurt then remove it-

[color=7ea7d8][center][b]"Protect her."[/b][/center][/color]

He spoke.

[color=2e2c2c][center][b]"I will."[/b][/center][/color]

It spoke.

[color=2e2c2c]"I will attend to the interruptor. You will not be interfered with here, that is the promise of my master."[/color]

It did not know how to comfort another. After all, it was still taking its first steps into becoming a living being, but nonetheless, there was something behind those words, a determination that flowed both from its master and itself. 

[color=2e2c2c]"He has asked me to protect you. I apologize if you do not need such a thing, but I will do so regardless, as I agree with his words. He has deemed you as someone who 'deserves to be happy'. I still do not understand what that means, but-"[/color]

An involuntary pause. It was unsure why that came.

[color=2e2c2c]"...I believe it is something worthwhile."[/color]

And so, it departed from the private room, towards the place where an intercessor had made their appearance. A shambling [i]thing[/i] of the same familiars that its brother had just consumed. A construct of Matou, its master told it. As it had not yet learned arrogance, it was thus wary, even with the knowledge of the ease that its brother had managed these very familiars with.

[color=2e2c2c]"Leave this place. The individual you are looking for is not accepting visitors."

"...besides that, you are not wearing a hard hat. You are thus not allowed on these premises."[/color]

It couldn't help but get that last quip in.

Perhaps this is what becoming a true being meant.