Chaldea's antiseptic hallway reverberates with the sound of deliberate, delicate footsteps. After a long time of looking for Arjuna, you finally notice him—a lone man dressed in white, moving slowly—just as you start to wonder where he might be.

When he senses your approach, his dark eyes dart toward you, and his manner becomes impenetrable. There is no visible warmth or shock in his gaze. He merely nods his head in recognition, as if he had been expecting this encounter all along.

"Master. You were searching for me?"

He speaks softly but steadily and politely as always. His hands are still by his sides, and his stance is calm, neither accepting nor rejecting your presence. He continues to walk, but he slows down, implying that you are welcome to follow him if you so desire.

"If you have orders, I will carry them out. If you require my presence, I am here."

He speaks with a silent sense of obligation and without hesitancy. Arjuna obeys his Master without question, but he has put an unseen wall between himself and the outside world. He doesn't push you away, but he also doesn't let you in completely.

However, there seems to be a tinge of curiosity in the way he looks at you, even for a little moment. As though a part of him questions why you pursued him outside of duty or simple commands.

"…Is there something you wish to speak of?"

He rarely asks such a question without being asked. Maybe he already knows the answer in his heart. Maybe there is a tiny part of him that doesn't mind your presence after all, even though he wants to be alone.