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Fire and destruction. Sundering the grail may have put an end to its mockery of justice, but it's unleashed the filth within to cause its own havoc. There's something more as well, a reverberation in the air, a feeling that is at once alien and familiar. An instability, an anomaly, an uncertainty that runs as deep as the world itself. Something terribly wrong, and terribly dangerous. If Kiritsugu wants to survive, he needs to run, now.
Emiya Kiritsugu runs away from his problems
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Given what he's seen of this place, that isn't a bad hypothesis.
He's spent a while exploring the Pines. It might be reasonable to try and sleep soon. Even if he decides against sleeping, if he's not back in the cabin by the time Bran wakes up, he might be worried about where Kiritsugu's gone, and certainly Thia and Ira will if he's still not there when they're awake.
Following that magical feeling of warmth, it is easy to find his way back to the cabin. Inside, the guest bedroom is free for Kiritsugu to use as before. Nothing in the house will wake him before the rooster tomorrow morning.
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He passes out again, hoping that this time that will mean no dreams.
Thankfully, no dreams find their way into Kiritsugu’s mind that night. When he awakes, breakfast is underway, and once he has eaten and perhaps taken a shower and changed clothes, he is free to help any of the three family members with their usual tasks, or to do as he pleases.