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“But I do agree we should continue our leyline survey as before and see if whoever’s watching us decides to take further action as we go.” You say, “Maybe we can play at being carefree in the view of any onlookers while discreetly preparing some kind of countermeasure against an ambush?”
Starting to continue south, Truvietianne answers, “No use dawdling here then, if we are to ‘play it cool’ as I believe the saying goes.” Putting her hand in front of her face, she forced a cheerful-sounding laugh, “O-ho-ho-ho!” as she continued down the street.
“You may be ‘hamming it up’ a bit harder than you need to, Master.” Her Servant advised with a gentle laugh as he walked at her side.
“What are you talking about, Lancer? I’ve always been this lively! If anything, the start of this war just shocked me into being temporarily taciturn!” She playfully answered, sounding rather chipper. Though it was clear she was over-acting, you suppose it’s possible that she may also have a more cheerful disposition than you’d first guessed.
Having a measure of privacy for a moment as Truvietianne and her Servant moved ahead, you praise your Servant’s earlier observation, saying, “Well done spotting that other mage’s hasty attempt to cover his tracks, Avenger. You’re really showing these amateurs how things are done!”
“It’s hardly the most praiseworthy achievement, but I appreciate your gratitude nonetheless. You’ll bear witness to far greater acts than these soon enough.” She answered with a calm smile.
A thought coming to your mind, as you start slowly following the others you ask her, “Are you able to conjure a familiar to stealthily follow and observe that person who ran away, by any chance?”
<span class="mu-i"> “Before I answer that, I should describe the forms of the familiars that I can summon at will.” </span> She started explaining, opting to use telepathy <span class="mu-i"> “They can appear as large hounds, lions, boars, and cocks, sharing those creatures’ basic attributes.” </span>
<span class="mu-i"> “Did I hear that last one right?” </span> You ask in a bit of confusion, as it struck you as sounding out of place.
<span class="mu-i"> “Roosters, Master; ranging from their normal size to taller than a man. There’s a reason for all that, but it would take longer to explain than I’d care to go into right now. More to the point, the reason I haven’t been summoning them into battle or for purposes of utility is that as I am now, they’ll be significantly stronger than they would be if I were summoned in the Caster class, but they would also be inclined to rampage without regard to friend or foe. It’s a similar phenomenon to the Madness Enhancement that the Berserker class has.” </span> She said.
<span class="mu-i"> “How much control can you exert over them? Is there a way to neutralize their feral tendencies?” </span> You ask. It would be a shame if part of your Servant’s repertoire was rendered ineffective due to a high probability of it backfiring.
