...thank you, and- I should still apologise for all of that.
[A pause, before; ]
I was not making too great an effort to hide my name, but...I suppose even if you never found out in the Grail War you remember, that has been made public now.
[There's a slight, sympathetic smile at that, which carries over to the tone of his voice.]
Revealing your own identity should always be your own choice. I'm sorry you had no say in it.
[He knew some servants were very protective of their names. Rider didn't seem like the type, but it would have probably still be nice to do it on her own terms.]
I did want to ask. Did you find out my identity in your version of the war?
[She certainly wasn't eager for all of Ellipsa to know her identity as a monster, but...it was what it was. Either way, she appreciated the apology, making a small sound of acceptance before she focused on his question.]
...I had strong suspicions of it.
[What happened when he died to save Shirou- that pretty much settled it for her, but she'd had no intentions on asking Archer herself, content to leave it as his private business.]
[No elaboration on the point though- given how he reacted to hearing of his own death to save Shirou the last time, she knew better than to bring up details of her timeline.]
...I have no real preferences as to how you refer to me, but which name would you rather I use for you? When others are not around, of course.
[Even if he did want her to call him by his true name, she obviously wasn't going to do so in the presence of people who didn't know it!]
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[A pause, before; ]
I was not making too great an effort to hide my name, but...I suppose even if you never found out in the Grail War you remember, that has been made public now.
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Revealing your own identity should always be your own choice. I'm sorry you had no say in it.
[He knew some servants were very protective of their names. Rider didn't seem like the type, but it would have probably still be nice to do it on her own terms.]
I did want to ask. Did you find out my identity in your version of the war?
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...I had strong suspicions of it.
[What happened when he died to save Shirou- that pretty much settled it for her, but she'd had no intentions on asking Archer herself, content to leave it as his private business.]
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My true name... is Emiya.
[He doesn't specify it as Shirou Emiya. That's a name he's abandoned a long time ago. It was just Emiya now.]
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[No elaboration on the point though- given how he reacted to hearing of his own death to save Shirou the last time, she knew better than to bring up details of her timeline.]
...I have no real preferences as to how you refer to me, but which name would you rather I use for you? When others are not around, of course.
[Even if he did want her to call him by his true name, she obviously wasn't going to do so in the presence of people who didn't know it!]