When all of you were hidden in the sparse foliage, and you were certain nobody would hear, you spoke softly. "OK, Arturia, Shirou. I'm going to inscribe the three of us with runes that should allow for short range mental communication. It won't be as effective as Tamamo's stickers, but it should be able to function for our purposes, so long as nobody strays more than a few hundred meters away. I'd say... about five hundred meters is the limit." It was a guess, but you were certain in your accuracy to at least the nearest fifty meters for the rune spell. The only problem was if the strange surroundings would be able to throw the runes off.

Saber just nodded, so you got to work drawing the Ansuz and the Gebo rune upon the backs of their hands before you drew the runes on the back of your hand as well. 'You can hear me, right?' You tested out the rune first to make sure that it was functioning properly.

'Right, I can hear you, Shinji.' Saber's response was quick, and you smiled.

Part 45