The King of the Grail's Fate (Fate/Nasuverse)

Chapter XCII: Detect

Salter as a servant lacked the ability to dream, yet she did sleep on a regular basis despite this. The side effect of such a thing was experiencing Harrison's memories and experiences through dreams. Tonight was no exception she realized as her eyes fluttered open to a scene she had never seen before. 

The smells of wood and tea were pungent in the cushy bed Salter awoke in. The bedding was a deep purple and somehow felt as light as air yet as smooth and comforting as the finest silks. Despite the blatant luxury of every item in the room, it was rather plain. There was only a simple desk and chair for studying, a bed, and a window that bisected the large wooden walls. To her, it seemed about as luxurious as some of the finest castles she had ever stayed in, though, of course, she doubted this was an actual castle. 

Slowly she pushed herself from the bed as smells of food wafted under the door. Sweetbreads, and savory meats all stuck out distinctly in the melodious harmony of smells. Salter didn't control the pace of the memory and so only watched as the small figure made its way to the towering door. They reached for the doorknob before stopping momentarily and then turning abruptly. Quickly they scrambled underneath the bed and pulled out a couple of drawers and took out a dress that seemed to have more craftsmanship poured into it than any piece of cloth Salter had ever seen.

It was as Salter looked at the aquamarine dress with the most eloquent stitching that she realized that this wasn't Harrison's memory at all but someone completely different. "ELIZABETH-"

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The fumes of savory-smelling food slowly wafted into the room Salter currently resided in. It was thick enough and pungent enough to cause her eyes to snap right open from the deep state of sleep she resided in. Almost instantly her stomach began to growl an odd feeling for a being that did not need to eat. Regardless she bolted out of Harrison's room and into the kitchen. Lo and behold Harrison was there cooking with a wide smile on his face. As bacon sizzled and bread baked he only hummed to himself.

It wasn't long after that Jalter and Annabelle made their way to the kitchen to investigate the smell. "Righter what is all this," Salter asked as she tried to sneak looks at the finished dishes he was crafting. "I went for another one of those walks you hate that I do, in the middle of the night. Regardless when I got back I started cooking and well, as usual, I got carried away, and well breakfast feast yay!" Harrison said his brain was a little all over the place as typical for when he got little sleep.

"Since you were the first to get up could you set the table though," Harrison asked nicely plastering the best merchant smile on his face. Salter rolled her eyes as she set to work, what they were not expecting was for Yor to burst through the door with Stella in tow. "AH HA THAT IS WHAT WE WERE WAITING FOR!" they cried out in unison their laziness evident in the strategy they held. "WAIT RIGHTER THAT IS NOT FAIR THEY WERE WAITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO START," Salter complained as Harrison struggled to manage everything that was going on in the kitchen.

He only massaged the bridge of his nose in response to the outcry this early in the morning. "It's fine they will just be the ones to wash the dishes then," Harrison replied with slight venom in his voice causing both girls to laugh awkwardly as they quietly took seats at the table Salter was begrudgingly setting. Once all the food was put out and all the gathered parties, and they began to dig into the food, Harrison truly relaxed. Thankfully after Stella arrived Archer helped him with the finishing touches on the food and surprisingly the two were developing an unspoken bond over the art of the kitchen. "Still Shirou at the end of the day huh," Harrison mumbled to himself as the table devolved into angry arguing over the food in front of him.

"So what are the plans now," Yor asked despite the ongoing war between Stella, Salter, and Jalter. "Uhh I believe Salter wanted to talk to me about Uriel's involvement a bit more closely but other than that I was going to look into Gae Bulg more," Harrison responded after a moment. At the mention of her name, Salter swallowed her mouthful of food quickly and interjected. "Oh yeah I was thinking we could go out or something," she said plainly attracting the gaze of Jalter and Yor instantly. "So where are WE going Salter," Yor said emphasizing we. "Yeah, shouldn't we all be filled in," Jalter added to her point.

Clearly, Salter wasn't expecting this much distance and was freezing slightly at the challenge. "I doubt you would like to recount the possible murder of the "game" we just went through so I rather just do this alone with her," Harrison responded rather bluntly which quickly quieted the table down. "Harr-" Salter tried reaching her hand out, however at the mention of his name Harrison turned to look at her. As the two of them made eye contact instantly their faces flushed red as Salter jolted her hand back and they proceeded to stare holes into the floor.

"Uhh yeah, so where do you have in mind Salter," Harrison asked with an awkward laugh as the two of them tried to recover their own awkwardness. "There was a flier in the mail... There is an ice skating ring installed in the mall you took me to," Salter said as she held the flyer weakly in the air. "Oh yeah I totally forgot about that," Stella offhandedly mentioned. It takes a few moments of silence before the Jalter and Yor interject simultaneously. "WAIT THAT'S JUST A DATE!"

In reaction to this, Salter fell backward waving her hands defensively. "No no no it's not like that."