( There's a certain emptiness to it, going through the motions of rising to his feet and pulling Shirou along with him without a second thought, something he would have done for anyone. But even as he moves, that blank expression on his face soon morphs into a quizzical one. 'Father?' is clearly not something he expected to hear. )
Pardon?
( Logically, it wasn't something he could immediately rule out. Recalling his own encounter with Archer earlier that month, and knowing that it was entirely possible for figures from his not-so-distant future to arrive in this world. And now that it's on his mind, the boy's mana does not feel too unfamiliar from the Heroic Spirit's, either.
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Pardon?
( Logically, it wasn't something he could immediately rule out. Recalling his own encounter with Archer earlier that month, and knowing that it was entirely possible for figures from his not-so-distant future to arrive in this world. And now that it's on his mind, the boy's mana does not feel too unfamiliar from the Heroic Spirit's, either.
What on earth was going on? )