โ is there any way to stop fate? โ
Saber considered his Master for a moment. "'Fate', huh? Y'know, I've actually been considering that myself a lot. I mean, there are countless stories of people meeting their fate in their efforts to fight it, and I've actually seen that very thing happen countless times more. They always met their end the way it was foretold, so just on the surface of it, it's easy to just say 'no, fate is fate and you just have to deal with it.'"
He started pacing back and forth as his rant really got going. "But the thing is, almost every one of those fated deaths were something like 'your child's going to kill and/or overthrow you,' so the people lash out and do terrible things that cause said child to have a reason to kill and/or overthrow them. It really makes you wonder what would happen if they just treated their kids with love and affection. Which, I mean, they should be doing anyway, but you get my point. Is it truly unavoidable, or is it just a natural result of them being awful people?"
He threw his arms in the air as he continued. "And by the gods, don't even get me started on how ambiguous a lot of so-called fate can be! It's like the Fates go out of their way to word things as obtusely as possible so that it never turns out like it sounds like it should. Or maybe it's a...I don't know what to call it, a 'translation' error between the gods and the Oracle? Whatever, you know what I'm talking about. The point is that your destiny is never what the words seem to mean, like it's all one big trap!"
Heracles took a moment to stop and take a deep breath before he turned back to Tamara and gave her a sheepish grin. "...Sorry. Like I said, I've been thinking about this, and I...guess it's been bothering me more than I thought. Honestly, I don't know, Master. I've never seen it happen, but I also spent my whole life doing impossible things. I will say this: if anyone can defy the Sisters, it's you, and whatever happens, you have my sword to the end."