I know Lancelot can't help. Not like he was. [Getting him to follow orders was enough of a challenge. There was no hope of getting plans from him.] At least there's your Servant, so someone can make a plan. I'm sure we can win.
[He says this as if he's that same Kariya fighting in that War, because to his mind, in a very real way, he is.]
No, I should thank you. I can't thank you enough. For Sakura's sake. Her safety is the most important thing, and it means a great deal to me that you would do that for her.
[Even though Sakura is here in the Tower, older and happier, that little girl's suffering is still very immediate and real to him, and something that should be stopped.]
Tohsaka.
[Kariya knows who the Tohsaka Master is, of course. As much as he loves Aoi, he hates Tokiomi. With the other problems he has to deal with in the Tower, his hatred for Tokiomi isn't in the forefront of his mind as much as it was back home, but it resurfaces now. He can feel the anger rise in him, hot and biting. His face darkens, and it doesn't take long for his veins to twitch.]
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[He says this as if he's that same Kariya fighting in that War, because to his mind, in a very real way, he is.]
No, I should thank you. I can't thank you enough. For Sakura's sake. Her safety is the most important thing, and it means a great deal to me that you would do that for her.
[Even though Sakura is here in the Tower, older and happier, that little girl's suffering is still very immediate and real to him, and something that should be stopped.]
Tohsaka.
[Kariya knows who the Tohsaka Master is, of course. As much as he loves Aoi, he hates Tokiomi. With the other problems he has to deal with in the Tower, his hatred for Tokiomi isn't in the forefront of his mind as much as it was back home, but it resurfaces now. He can feel the anger rise in him, hot and biting. His face darkens, and it doesn't take long for his veins to twitch.]
He doesn't deserve the Grail.