Standing near the window, far enough to the side so as not to block the light entering the apartment and staring out at the city beyond the dingy pane of glass, Rider too was deep in thought. He was preoccupied with the events of last night and the two Servants he had encountered, so it was apt that his Master should ask him about them now.

[color=ed1c24]“The Assassin is not what I expected; her swordplay was superb and her speed extraordinary.”[/color] Better than his own, definitely. Not to mention he was certain that she had been holding much of her strength back during the fight; neither of them had brought their Noble Phantasms to bear after all. [color=ed1c24]“During our battle I never got the impression she was looking for a chance to slip away like I would expect an assassin to, though I didn’t have time to discern her full strategy. I would believe she is a swordswoman through and through where it not for her given class suggesting otherwise.”[/color] If Kazamyr hadn’t overheard the young girl call her Servant Assassin then he would have assumed she was a Saber.

[color=ed1c24]“I can defeat her, depending on what tricks she has hidden away. I have ways of nullifying her advantage of speed should we face each other again; if I were to take away her agility then I believe I could best her in combat.”[/color] His strategies were based on incomplete information however and depending on the nature of his opponents Noble Phantasm could fall apart. Lancer all but giving away his identity and therefore his trump card didn’t help either.

[color=ed1c24]“As for Lancer… I am certain I would lose should I try to face her. I know almost nothing about her other than her class, but I know a powerful opponent when I see one.”[/color] She had known who he was at a glance, which didn’t sit when with the father of strategy. It bothered him immensely as a matter of fact. [color=ed1c24]“That and I seem to have annoyed her during our brief encounter.”[/color]

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