[ no, he was not. this, kaveh has already deduced from his master's lack of enthusiasm in engaging another master, or even acknowledging their presence.
what mages do not realize, most of the time, is this: that summoning is not an one-way street. a master may prepare a dome of catalysts to find within the throne the one heroic spirit they desire, but that spirit still has the autonomy to simply say: i refuse. 'master' and 'servant' are empty titles, rid of the meaning that are attached to the words. a servant may obey; keyword is may, not must.
servants who answer the grail's call all have one thing in common: desire. want. greed. perhaps regret. perhaps unfinished business. in this, there is no distinction between those who live and those who have died. one does not participate in the grail war without the desire to win. kaveh hadn't been exempt from this.
alhaitham has, and therein lies the problem. his fingers twitch, but are not brought together. ]
I do have a wish for the Grail. And if I can't recall how to use that skill until then, you could always just wish that upon the Grail too. [ it is an idea, and the very last resource. it would depend on how patient alhaitham is. it would rely on putting everything at stake.
kaveh raises the vermillion red of his eyes, and meets alhaitham's greens. ] But as my Master, if reconstructing a memory is your first priority, then I will dedicate my time and skills to see it to completion. Surely there's something we can do to help me remember.
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Date: 2023-07-04 03:07 am (UTC)what mages do not realize, most of the time, is this: that summoning is not an one-way street. a master may prepare a dome of catalysts to find within the throne the one heroic spirit they desire, but that spirit still has the autonomy to simply say: i refuse. 'master' and 'servant' are empty titles, rid of the meaning that are attached to the words. a servant may obey; keyword is may, not must.
servants who answer the grail's call all have one thing in common: desire. want. greed. perhaps regret. perhaps unfinished business. in this, there is no distinction between those who live and those who have died. one does not participate in the grail war without the desire to win. kaveh hadn't been exempt from this.
alhaitham has, and therein lies the problem. his fingers twitch, but are not brought together. ]
I do have a wish for the Grail. And if I can't recall how to use that skill until then, you could always just wish that upon the Grail too. [ it is an idea, and the very last resource. it would depend on how patient alhaitham is. it would rely on putting everything at stake.
kaveh raises the vermillion red of his eyes, and meets alhaitham's greens. ] But as my Master, if reconstructing a memory is your first priority, then I will dedicate my time and skills to see it to completion. Surely there's something we can do to help me remember.