Then they began eating.
Saber was as silent as ever, perfectly observing the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. It was quite a good habit. Yet at this moment, Saber was as elegant as ever; it was impossible to imagine how gallant she looked in armor, wielding a longsword.
"Very good." Rin Tohsaka was full of praise for the food.
Saber also seemed quite satisfied with the meal and even smiled.
"About what happened earlier."
The moment Lin Yan spoke, both Saber and Rin Tohsaka looked at him.
"What happened earlier?"
"Our plans going forward. You were talking about it while I was cooking, right?"
"You mean finding the other Masters first?" Rin Tohsaka asked.
"That's it. I was wondering exactly how we should do it."
"There isn't much to it. We can only search honestly. By the way, Lin Yan, can you sense a magus's presence? That would make things faster."
"I can't. I've been at school for nearly two years and still didn't know Tohsaka was a magus."
"So that's how it is. Well, it doesn't matter. The others will probably conceal their presence too, so there doesn't seem to be much we can do by sensing magi. Saber? I heard Servants can detect other Servants."
"I can do so to some extent, but only when the other party uses their abilities nearby. I can only detect within a radius of roughly two hundred meters."
"I see. Then we'll have to wait for them to make a move and search suspicious locations. Masters will leave traces if they take action. We need to find those traces."
"So we'll investigate the town?"
"No, it'd be better not to do that. The others will become more vigilant." Lin Yan made the suggestion. He wasn't particularly skilled at finding