In my experience, a half-baked Master can become the most dazzling of all, with the right guides. [ nero grins, though it fades into something more thoughtful as she considers. ]

I... do not mind, no. [ honestly, even if hakuno hadn't completely accepted her, it was... reassuring, in a way, that none of the servants save for artoria had brought up her reputation so far. and even the king of knights hadn't done so to condemn her. ] I have readily offered it when asked, in this place. It's simply...

[ she shakes her head. it's... not important, not right now. ]

We had best keep moving. Finding the dolls will be safer with two of us. Keep behind me, Ritsuka.