[Diarmuid didn't say a word the entire way back, either. He wouldn't have known where to start.]
[What were they? He had no idea, and he'd never given the question the careful thought it needed. They were knights, allies, friends...what more than that? Gods knew he wished they could be more than that, but...no. it wouldn't be right. Even if they were no longer in this realm, she loved Emiya. Whatever his sentiments towards her, it didn't matter when it would risk her happiness.]
[He just had to stay silent again, and ignore how much it hurt to do so.]
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[What were they? He had no idea, and he'd never given the question the careful thought it needed. They were knights, allies, friends...what more than that? Gods knew he wished they could be more than that, but...no. it wouldn't be right. Even if they were no longer in this realm, she loved Emiya. Whatever his sentiments towards her, it didn't matter when it would risk her happiness.]
[He just had to stay silent again, and ignore how much it hurt to do so.]