[center][b][h1]Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune[/h1][/b][/center]

[h2]Initiating A Light Spar in the Core[/h2]

A flare of irritation spiked through Yoshitsune’s mind, as the Archer before her clearly… made an assessment that she certainly did not appreciate, as he openly moved his head about as if ogling her, even though his eyes remained shut, even at night. Either he was not taking her seriously, or had his head on other matters not quite concerned with combat. 

Which meant, from the information available to her currently, that underneath the knightly demeanor and appearance of the Archer, there was someone who was utterly supremely confident in their abilities and justified in doing so, or was someone not even worth letting live longer than tonight. 

She had found out as much as she could from the other Servant through passive observation, so now it was time to go on active information retrieval. And well, what was better for that than a good, old-fashioned fight?

Catching the ball, Yoshitsune responded to the Archer’s words.

“Well, I do thank you for honoring your knightly code and returning my belongings,” said Saber lightly, “but let’s not beat around the bush, Archer. We both are Servants, and those who must not observe the Holy Grail War are at home or elsewhere by this time of night. As enjoyable talking with you would be for the entire night, that’s not what either of us are here for.”

Without using a trace of the wind to assist her, she bounded up to the top of the building where the Archer was located in but a single leap. Placing her hand on the pommel of Usimidori, Yoshitsune declared her intentions:

“If you wish to speak, do so after we test our abilities against each other, Sir Archer!”

And then Yoshitsune blurred from sight, and as she reappeared less than a heartbeat later in front of the Archer, wind swirling around her like a shell as she drew her sword in perfect iai form, intent on bisecting the enemy Servant.

[@KoL]