In truth, she did not quite understand what the Rider meant when he spoke of ‘absolute authority’. Though his dissatisfaction in having it compared to magecraft did give her a solid idea of it’s source. Perhaps like herself, he too had roots in the divine. In which case, she truly did feel bad about her error…
“If that is what it is, then of course I welcome the correction. My apologies, for presuming of a more terrestrial source.”
As Ivan ‘rewrote’ his words upon the parchment, and cited his desire to consider her suggestions, Raikou’s arm reached out to grasp at the quill and inkwell which sat beside her. Then— without missing a beat— she began to pen an addendum at the very end. A fusion of the two Servant’s preferences, with a little splash of modern sensibility thrown in.
“Surely we can both have our way. Don’t you think?” She chirped, as her hand danced across the page.
“What would you think about closing it all out with something like ‘Please, by the grace of god, abide this order. Hope to hear from you soon! XOXO’? That sounds quite alright, does it not?”
It didn’t. But it also seemed unlikely that Raikou was fully capable of picking up on the severe dissonance caused by her choice of words. Let alone the social faux pas involved.
HE COULD HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THE DESPERATE SCREECH of brakes being hit when she brought up this suggestion. It was almost too real, abstract nonsense echoing inside his head. “NO-” His denial didn’t wait a moment’s notice. This was such atrocious form, it succeeded in unearthing memories of over 450 years back.
The most elegant paper was picked to address him, decorated with patterns in gold- but the envelope was sealed wrong! And of all things the content! The content! Atrociously written brief sentences, in the tone of addressing a baron, not an emperor, leaving out all of his titles, nevermind the formatting--- This was it. The worst ending form he’s read since the ‘Virgin Queen’s’ letters.
He supported his head with the tips of his fingers. “PLEASE REMOVE ‘PLEASE BY THE GRACE OF GOD ABIDE THIS ORDER’. ERASE ‘XOXO’.” Which left them with a rather pleasant ‘Hope to hear from you soon!’
“THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD COMPROMISE.“ The removed by the Grace of God left the paper and wandered into the world of his mind where he had to pray that she wouldn’t come up with anything to beat it.