"Mm, maybe that's true. That doesn't change the fact that I like you, though." Still, somehow, that answer felt inadequate. She didn't love him, like she did Saber, but...

"...Um, sorry. I'm still clumsy when it comes to expressing my feelings. I didn't feel anything, for a very long time. But then there was a person, and when I met him..."

As she spoke, her own gaze drifted downward, a girlish blush rising to her cheeks. But— This was about Walter, not Saber. "W, well, the way I feel about him and the way I feel about you are completely different. But, the time you told me that someone tried to hurt you, I got upset, and when you trusted me enough to tell me about the Order, I felt happy. I think that I'd call you my first true friend."