#thinks about proto gil and how different he is from any gil in chaldea

[ofglories]

❝  was this not what you expected?  ❞ nudges towards arthur if thats okie-

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Oh, there were so many ways Arthur could respond to that deceptively simple question.

Too many, in fact. He bit the inside of his cheek as he mulled over his response, jade green eyes turning from scarlet to focus instead on the contents of his teacup. Contrary to what some other Servants in Chaldea might believe, he did understand diplomacy and did not tend to set out with a desire to pick fights.

Usually.

Had the man before him been the Gilgamesh he knew, then Arthur doubtless would have provoked him without remorse.

But this was not that tall Archer with the wild hair. Another difference brought about by the oddities of summoning. Or perhaps it was caused by the intricacies of Chaldea's summoning system, as opposed to the Grail Wars Arthur had taken part in. Hm. Something to think about later, maybe even to ask Merlin about. Saber sighed, setting the cup down on its saucer with the light clink of porcelain on porcelain and finally raised his head again to look at the other man.

"Indeed it was not. The Gilgamesh I am familiar with is different from you in nearly respect, aside from the superficial similarities in your hair and eyes. He was an Archer, one quite different from the other Archer version of yourself that walks these halls." A small huff, the king waving a hand idly. "He was an irritating, rude, smug, and unbearable pain in many respects."

For a moment he remembered the agony of forcing his broken body to move, to unleash Excalibur to cancel the Flood Gilgamesh was causing with his bow. Of laying exhausted and barely able to move or even see on the pavement afterwards as a gentle rain fell. And the sound of the bottle of precious antidote being placed next to his head as Archer walked away somehow still alive after it all. A promise kept, and that girl's life saved due to it.

"...But he kept his word. So I will extend trust to you, since I assume that, too, is a shared trait in those with your name and face."