[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/WNaYGf8.png?1[/img][h2][color=39b54a]Costante[/color] and [color=a2d39c]Karizma[/color][/h2][/center]
The twin Masters both listened attentively to Archer’s advice, Costante standing still and calmly taking notes while Karizma shifted her weight impatiently from one foot to the other. When their Servant had finished talking, they instantly looked towards one another, unspoken thoughts passing between them in a flash as their eyes met.

[color=39b54a][i]He makes good points.[/i][/color]

[color=a2d39c][i]And he does know what he’s doing![/i][/color]

[color=39b54a][i]Then I can trust him to take care of you.[/i][/color]

[color=a2d39c][i]And I can trust you to watch our backs.[/i][/color]

They both smiled, and then without any sign or signal nodded to Archer in perfect synchrony. 

[color=39b54a]“Clear as crystal!”[/color]

[color=a2d39c]“Clear as day!”[/color]

It wasn’t any magecraft or telepathy that allowed them to communicate so quickly, but simply years of experience, a fraternal bond tested and strengthened by time and external forces. When it came to their feelings, each could read the other at a glance, and reach an agreement without so much as a whisper spoken aloud.

Specifics, however, still needed to conveyed the old-fashioned way. [color=39b54a]“In the interest of caution, I’ll keep my surveillance focused around the two of you for the most part,”[/color] Costante said, already heading for the stairs. [color=39b54a]“Archer, make sure to relay the position of anything you see back to me; I’ll do likewise if I spot anything with my telescopes.”[/color] His talent hadn’t been hailed by the Clock Tower for nothing; there was plenty he could do to support them from here.

[color=a2d39c]“Right then!”[/color] Karizma skipped her way over to Archer’s side, bowing to him with a girlish giggle. [color=a2d39c]“I’ll be in your care, [i]Senpai.[/i] Isn’t that how they say it here?”[/color] She winked as she stood up, ignoring the bright red flush on her brother’s cheeks across the room. [color=a2d39c]“Let’s go poke around and see what we can find… Maybe Nobunaga’ll show up! Or Miyamoto Moosashi!”[/color] It’d be tempting to try and kill them if they did, but she reminded herself that this was only the first night of a potentially weeks-long event. This would be like the teaser, getting a taste of their opposition so that they’d be ready to go all-out when the time [i]really[/i] came.

Assuming Archer had no further comments to share, Costante would quietly disappear off to the upper floors while Karizma threw on a coat and led the way out the door, chattering happily about all the Japanese figures she’d heard about in popular culture. [color=a2d39c]“You think you can beat a ninja? Because I just bet there’ll be ninjas…”[/color]