[ She yelps, and has to brace herself again, both hands flat on the ground either side of him once more. She doesn't fight to free herself but she leans back as far as she can - she can bear to meet the intensity of his eyes, not right now. ]

It- it was the only thing I could think to do! If you vanished- nobody here knows what happens if someone loses their Servant!

[ It's all true. And yet it's a lie at the same time - one of omission. ]

I was... scared. I panicked. Are you trying to say I shouldn't have bothered?!