[ Kirei feels a flicker of delight fill his gut when Kariya lurches beside him. His breath rasps and hitches in such a pained gasp, and Kirei steadied him, hiding a smile at the sight of blood and tears. ]

Worry not, Kariya; she's safe. She has a Servant of her own to defend her, I may add, and I remain her guardian.

But she is too old for that. She is not the child you remember her to be.