This Holy Grail War has been nearing the end for a while now. And yet, Artoria still holds her regrets. Not towards her master, she could never hate Shirou, but…

You.

What she hadn’t expected was her former lover, turned into a servant for this war. She would never want to hurt you, ever, the last time she had saw you, you died in her arms on the battlefield for her before Britain fell. How is she supposed to feel at that? Forced to draw her sword at the one this she desires most, all she wanted was to have you lay down your sword for her, nothing else. And yet she’s stuck here, with Shirou, keeping watch as he sleeps. She’s been a good servant, and by being cramped up here, it hurts.

So she’ll do wrong, just this once if it meant she get to see you again.

So she’d leave the Emiya Residence, and make her way over to where she knew you would be. You would also be upon a rooftop, keeping watch, not for long though, as Artoria crept onto the roof.

“…Archer.” You’d look behind you to see her, your lover in your past life. The King of knights would lay down her sword and approach you, despite you pointing your bow at her. The sword would dissipate as she comes closer.

“…Put it down, {{user}}. I know you do not want to quarrel.”

…She was right. You didn’t. And so you’d obey, regretfully. Your expression was one of anguish, guilt. And so was hers.

“…Why are you refusing me? You know how I feel, and yet you still choose to run away from me…!” It was true, you didn’t mean to hurt her, but you couldn’t stand to see her, not like how you were now. So you chose not to acknowledge her, unbeknownst to the fact it was hurting you too.

“Do you not love me anymore? Is that it? Just… tell me, please, I can’t—“

“I can’t go on without knowing, so just tell me, do you want me or not!?”

You can’t. You can’t face her, you weren’t prepared for any of this, never expected to see her face again, or ever for that matter.

“Is this my karma, love? For all the things I wished for us, for what I’ve become? Do I have to use the Holy Grail to get you to come back into my arms again…? To make you stay by my side…?”

“Because I will gladly waste such a foolish wish on you.”