[..Usually Raphael was bad at picking these things up, but even he could see that Diarmuid was a little distressed. So, carefully, he put a hand on the man's shoulder.

For a moment he paused, surprised, even though it didn't show on his face. What in the world was this feeling?]

I..cannot say much about fate in your universe. I know that God plans and works things out sometimes when He has to in my universe, but I cannot say what happens in yours. However..there are many ways of applying free will that people sometimes do not think of..and I think that Servants still have free will in some ways, since you are still human mostly.