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Is it possible that crafting/casting magecraft at this moment could alert them to our presence given what we know if the individuals we can see?

Depends on what is being created or what spell is cast. You're far enough away to talk relatively comfortably, and are out of earshot- and vice versa. Loud noises or bright visuals will probably alert them to someone being up where you currently are.

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Saber we’ll go into more detail about it later, but suffice to say that we have thoroughly poisoned the well when it comes to interacting with Bradamante or any of the 12 paladins.

RICHARD: "Hmm…"

RICHARD: "…Well, I haven't."

He went to head down the hill, before--

OKUNI: "Pin 'im."

ZANZABUROU: "Zan."

Vwip.

Thud.

RICHARD: "Ack--"

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actually, I wonder if theres magecraft to boost our hearing... Can we try that?

You can certainly try.

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(discuss) I don't think killing Bradamante is the best idea. Burko told Nikitich that this is a scouting party. The long term consequences if she doesn't come back won't be great.

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I think we should just standby and stealth for now, just see what happens first before we go straight to jumping in. If we act recklessly we might end up hindering Slayer instead.

"Come now, this is Lady Bradamante we're talking about. Ferocious for sure, but the epitome of chivalric noblesse oblige. A knight that believes in honesty and love, first and foremost. If we approach with fair and open hearts, things should go smoothly."

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Personal vote, this voice thinks we should probably stay clear, try to go undetected for now. If- if things go badly and they try to jump Nikitich, we could try supporting her... but if they have sufficient quarrel with us our presence might only make things worse. Might make them come in with some grade of force they didn't use before.

... we might need someone to head back to the city and warn them that Holy Army forces have landed. Can't be Berserker, his dialogue skills want. Saber or Caster then... I'd propose Caster, so that in case things go pear shaped her face doesn't need to remain associated with us.

OKUNI: "Normally, I'd take the offer to get away clean, but you are part of the Okuni Troupe."

OKUNI: "And Izumo-no-Okuni doesn't leave her troupe behind just because they're a little off-color!"

ZANZABUROU: "Za-ZAN!"

OKUNI: "That being said, if being associated with you does significantly tank our profits, then..."

ZANZABUROU: "(Sigh)..."

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The immediate question we gotta ask is if we’re killing Bradamante or not. We could try and convince her that Carolus is being manipulated, but we’ve probably missed our chance to do that.

RICHARD: "THAT'S BRADAMA--"

He was wrestled to the ground by ZANZABUROU, who clasped a hand over his mouth.

RICHARD: "Mmhh!! MmmMm--!! Mmphh!!!"

A few moments of wrestling later, RICHARD was let up, and repeated-- quieter.

RICHARD: "That's Bradamante? Knight of the White Feather? Niece of King Charlemagne? Legendary paladin of the Carolingian Empire? I've gotten to meet both Sir Lancelot, and lay eyes upon Lady Bradamante within a matter of days. Being a Servant is, as they say colloquially, sweet."

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Thank you for the voice of reason Okuni.

OKUNI: "Someone's gotta. I like my nonsense non-deadly, please."

ZANZABUROU: "Zan?"

OKUNI: "That was one time."

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If we're going to shadow step we need a shadow. What's the closest thing we can jump into?

There's a few large rocks scattered along the coastline. The ones large enough to hide behind while simultaneously casting a shadow are still a fair distance away, so you'd be straining to hear while remaining hidden- but it would be closer.

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(very casually slides behind Zanzaburo) sorry can we borrow your handsome and powerful silhouette for a few moments and hide?

You sidled behind ZANZABUROU. Honestly? He was big enough that it worked.

He let it happen. His handsome and powerful silhouette formed a decent shield for now.

ZANZABUROU: "...Mnn?"

LANCELOT: "Rrrr..."

RICHARD: "He poses a fine point. There's no risk in being caught if the scouting party is simply obliterated."

OKUNI: "Are you both Berserkers? Didn't they just say they wanted to play this stealthily?"

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Great job everyone, that was an excellent opening move! Let’s keep up the pressure!

RICHARD jumped back, defending- as your other Servants launched their attack.

OKUNI thrust her hands forward, focusing her mana as magic glyphs formed around them.

It seemed like the Anti-Beast curse was effective against NIKITICH, as she grit her teeth, the cursed magic surging through her. Still- she pushed through, almost completing the swing before LANCELOT rushed in again, his weapon clashing against hers with a heavy clang.

They were stuck in a stalemate, each one pushing against the other before you threw out your hand--

Mana surged outward as you triggered dual Code Casts, enhancing LANCELOT and shocking NIKITICH, as LANCELOT gained enough of the upper hand to knock NIKITICH backwards. She flew back, thudding against the ground with a heavy slam.

[ You broke NIKITICH's focus! Her attack was staggered! ]

She gritted her teeth, but smiled, as she pushed herself up to her feet.

NIKITICH: "Very good, very good! Now, time to take off the training wheels--"

She raised her axe, before a shape flew overhead. BURKO landed next to her, looking a little hurried.

NIKITICH: "I am busy."

BURKO: "Yeah, I get that… but there's a Holy Army scout ship incoming."

NIKITICH: "…Хуй."

BURKO: "И не говори…"

She pointed at you, as BURKO leapt down the hillside first towards the shoreline.

NIKITICH: "Stay here for now. We will finish this later."

She leapt down, skidding down the hill and approaching the boat.

You watched as she reached the shore, as an ornate ship approached.

You watched as it touched down, as several people stepped off the ship- and leading the charge was BRADAMANTE.

Though she wasn't aware of it- NIKITICH telling you to stay was a fair call. You were on… poor terms with the Valkyrie, considering LANCELOT destroyed one. That, and you were probably on poor terms with CHARLEMAGNE's army as a whole, considering the whole 'attempted assassination' thing.

Actually… did it count as an 'attempted' assassination if the ASSASSINs managed to actually kill him, and he just came back?

Regardless- the Paladins didn't seem happy with you, and if the Valkyrie were on their side, then that was two problems.

You did not exactly have a face that was amenable to them. Or well, your lack of face wasn't amenable to them, more properly.

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(discuss) Shapeshifting and making up a cover story probably wouldn't turn out well in this particular instance, because Bradamante can see lies, if i remember right.

Her exact words were 'be careful, even if you feel as if you can lie to me, His Majesty can see past any falsehoods'. And then you lied to her and she saw through it anyways because you did so in a relatively clumsy manner.

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[Potential Secret Team Meet(?)]

Well, obliterating them isn’t not totally, completely, 100% off the table, but I don’t think we should do anything drastic while Okuni is with us.

She’s a companion, travel partner, reliable, capable on her own, technically our boss, and (hopefully) a friend, but that doesn’t mean we should be dragging her into every potential conflict we have, especially if it’s involved with Charlemagne (or the Void Star)

So, if we plan to do something about this, I don’t want to drag her into it, especially if she’s against it.

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Just a reminder to my fellow Master: If the Valkyrie sees us she can notify the entire rest of her kind. So playing it stealthy may be difficult, but probably better than an all out attack

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(discuss) if we end up having to converse with the Paladins, can we please try to be decent to them? (as in, lets not try to lie to Bradamante, refrain from calling Charlemagne "Big Chuck" (that has always been rude), try to be respectful, etc,etc. ..I still want to keep up the hope energy and at least try to put some effort into making amends to the people we have hurt? Please?)

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wait, maybe we can use that curse aura to our advantage! could we try disguising ourselves as the Waterside Revenant? our cover story can be that we were training!

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Should we try to get closer and eavesdrop? Our servants with us are different than the last time we met, and we can shapeshift to disguise our face. Though we may have a “curse aura” that would give us away…

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