Knights of the Dinner Table
December 4, 2011
Only minutes after she had been reunited with her old friend, Saber had insisted that Lancelot join her for dinner at the Tohsaka manor to meet her Master, the girl who had almost single-handedly restored the King of Knights to her previous disposition. Yet, she had still maintained some decorum and reserve, believing that she had an obligation to act as a guiding figure of sorts, even fussing over Sakura when she believed the young woman was doing something dangerous. The cold mask that she had carefully maintained when she had first arrived in the multi-verse was, for the most part, gone. By contrast, what had finally brought her full-circle to the noble knight who had accompanied Irisviel von Einzbern throughout the duration of the Fourth Holy Grail War seemed to happen in the blink of an eye.
The icy mien Saber normally wore had completely dissipated, and the faint smile that she had previously only worn in the presence of her closest friends — Irisviel, Agrias, and Sakura — seemed to be permanently affixed to her face as she returned to what had become a permanent home. It might have been a strange sight to any onlookers; the tiny blonde cheerfully hooking her arm around that of the taller knight, all but dragging him back with her. And what would have been even stranger to anyone who had known the King of Knights for any length of time was that the normally reticent swordswoman was chatting amiably — even if she was quiet and spoke less than the average person. For the Once and Future King of Britain, she might as well been talking the ears off of Lancelot du Lac.
“It was likewise most fortunate that my Master is a skilled cook,” Saber carried on. “Even the finest inns cannot compare to a home-cooked meal skilfully-prepared. It is also most fortunate that my Master’s sister is quite discerning when it comes to her selection of tea. Though I accepted a contract because of their noble spirit, I must admit that I am grateful that unpleasant meals are all but a memory.”
