#In the Service of Heaven [ Ruler Jeanne ]

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"I...uh...huh. T-that's interesting...."

Wow. She's suddenly starting to get really self conscious about the fact that she's probably the only servant in Chaldea that never learned how to read.

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"Precisely. A leader may be an inspiration or a source of courage - but it does not make them infallible or divine." From her, there comes a sigh of relief. It feels similar to having found a kindred spirit of some sort. Or maybe she just feels particularly emotional at being in the company of someone who finally understood such things.

"I truly am no different than that peasant girl who left Orleans - I really don't think the term of 'saint' was every becoming of me or my actions."

But this is where her own knowledge and experiences with these things end. Jeanne felt as though they still understood each other relatively well, but her own lack of education on philosphy would catch up to her.

"Impetus? I'm not sure I follow. Is there another term for that word?"

Despite this, she is not embarrassed nor ashamed to admit she's staring to get out of her league here. There was no use in pretending she knew things she didn't here.

"Y-Yes! Exactly!" Even with a variation of disagreement in the terms, there is the seed of commonality. "There in essence is the exact reason! The people are guided, but they lead themselves! They may be influenced, but their actions become the means that they assert their own identity! A leader is not a figure to transfix or an idol to uphold, a leader is just a leader!"

He seems a little too excited by this.

"You are hope! But hope can only go so far! The impetus never is the action! The action must be carried past the impetus, and it never is fully enough to satisfy what the action satisfies as it reaches the end! That is faith beyond faith!"

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She can provide healing powers if needed...

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"Patience is virtue much too undervalued. I'd like to think most people can be helped, even if it's not possible to save everyone."

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"Alouette, gentille alouette, Alouette, je te plumerai ~"

She's in a rather good mood.

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This turnaround - it seemed a bit too sudden to be completely genuine to her. To go from having caught him crying moments earlier to having him force a smile now. Pointing it out wouldn't do them any good, though - so Jeanne choses not to address it. At least he seems to feel a bit better.

She gives a small nod, a light blush overcoming her at the word of thanks.

"I'm glad you can find comfort in that truth. We're always counting on you, whether we all mention it or not. O-oh but...don't use that as an excuse to push yourself too hard either. We're a team."

She reaches out to put a hand on his shoulder to finalize her point, though she doesn't let it linger long( She doesn't want to send the wrong message across ! ).

"Oh! That reminds me - do you need help with anything at the moment? Even if it's just a menial task - I'd be happy to do it. I'm afraid I'm just going a bit stir crazy waiting for my command seals to come back..."

Jeanne D'arc was a very comforting figure despite the armour she wore. Daniel could understand where she was coming from and what she was saying, and she was also not wrong. So long as there was someone there to fetch water and food, an army could keep marching on.

He wanted to believe her, he wanted to see some kind of worth in himself, but something in the back of his mind seemed to keep saying that he was worthless…weak…

But he also didn’t want to let anyone down, even Ruler.

“Thank you for those kind words Jeanne, I think you have a point, if you ever need support I’ll be here. Now let’s get ready for the next mission yeah?”

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@burdenedreverence

"Ah - may I see your arm? Just for a moment..."

She's not going to lecture him . Jeanne herself would have probably down the same, was she not needed here to tend to the wounded herself. But it's going to do him no good if he continues to search for survivors while injured himself.

She holds out an armored hand expectantly.

"Let me patch you up before you head out again"

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"Okita...? Do you remember that long conversation we had yesterday? About not pushing yourself so hard? About knowing when to take a break? Well...do you know what time it is right now?"

"Five more minutes Jeanne...I almost have this technique perfected..."

Neither of them buy that for a second. There is only one possible solution to a stand off such as this one.

"By my command spell, I order you, Okita: GO. TO. BED."

"You-! Ah! Unbelievable!"

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"Ah. Well , if I'm not the only one who's illiterate...perhaps we should start a support group of some sort...?"

It's a bit selfish, but she has to admit it makes her feel better to know she's not the only one.

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This is a permanent starter Call for Jeanne d’Arc ( Ruler ) !

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@cantillat​ ll Jeanne SC 

“In an ideal world, violence would be avoided at all costs. This is because...in a perfect world, the cruelty of men would not exist. But you and I, we do not live in that type of world. If we sit idly by and watch without acting, we condone these actions. If we must intervene with violence, so be it.” 

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@rosecoloredmuses​ ll Jeanne SC

“In this sanctuary, there is nothing to fear. You are safe from harm.” 

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@lovedloyalty​ said :  "my beloved, oh how I've missed you!" (caster gilles, sorry not sorry)

Unprompted ll Always Accepting 

Who is this man who shouts in front of her? His voice is harsh and unhinged, yet somehow familiar. Even once she dares lift her head to examine him more closely, she does not recognize who it is. 

Because it’s not him. He may bare the same face as her  Gilles - the man who had stood by that brave little country girl known as Jeanne D’Arc - but it’s not him. The knight of justice she’d once fought alongside with would never have such a wild look in his eyes, address her in this feverish tone.  

 Most of all, if this were the Gilles she knew, her instincts as a ruler would never tell her he was evil.

To think any version of him would stray this far from God’s light - 

No. She doesn’t accept it. She can’t. She is convinced that she sees in front of her is nothing but an abomination of lies that humanity had spun about the man she once considered like an older brother.

“Begone. I have nothing to say to you....monster.” 

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@pulseofthestars​ ll Jeanne SC

“..People always expect more out of us than we can provide. I think that’s in human nature”

In truth, she’s not very good at being sentimental or delicate in social situations. Though considered a gentle soul by many, Jeanne had never had the time to develop those skills in her short mortal life. She was used to dealing with problems on a much grander scale, leading people by her faith alone. Raphael would aid her in life-or-death situations, not trivial ones such as this.

“If I may serve myself as an example...I can relate to the feeling. People call me a saint - but I don’t think anything could be father from the truth. I faltered. I even came to question my own faith in some of my final days. But these are not the parts of our stories that people will remember.”

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"Oh, thank you! That's very nice of you to say..."

A hand is put over her heart, giving a smile of appreciation ( even if the stillness she receives from the other young woman is somewhat unsettling ).

She'd never had any real training in singing or the arts, so it was quite a surprise to hear she had any musical talent at all.

"It's an old song from my childhood my mother used to sign to me. It's about..." a pause. A moment of worrying reflection "About plucking a lark's feathers off..."

"Oh my. I guess when you take it literally, it's pretty dark, isn't it? I-I guess I never realized it before now..."

❛   what a nice song.   you have a lovely voice,  ruler.   ❜       hakuno's mood is always the same  —  looking at the other with the same,  stoic stillness.  but it's not like she's in a bad mood.       ❛   may i ask to know what that song means ?   ❜

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@chopperpirate​ ll Jeanne SC 

“Ah...what an outstanding creature you are...”

She doesn’t know how sentient it may be, so she choses her words carefully. While it seemed like an animal, she had never seen one so ...bipedal.

“May I ask who - and what you are?”