"It is. Do not worry. Even if I thought he was foolish, I was rather fond of him. It was refreshing to meet someone who hadn't yet been jaded by the world." As she knew she herself had become, as Shirou's father had been when she'd been his Servant.

Some part of her wondered if, with her existence negated, Kiritsugu would have been able to see the Fourth Grail War through properly, if the fire could have been avoided and Shirou not caught in the flames. Would Shirou have had a happy life?

Arturia pushed the thought aside and reached back, tugging at one of the loose ends of her ribbon. A nervous habit she had even when she had it in a bun and didn't quite know what to do with her hands.

"I apologize. This is a rather personal conversation and rather awkward as I do not know what to introduce myself to you as."