[I see what he's trying to do…] Dove thought as she watched Nico stare at Alaric as though he was looking at a dead man.
"Nico, I understand your anger. Even agree with it to a certain degree," Dove said before it could escalate further, "My subordinate indeed crossed a line. "
"But – "Alaric's protest died down the second Dove shot a glare at him.
Turning back to Nico, she continued, "But you also assaulted a Knight's honor. Not only that, but you also made a threat to all our lives with your ultimatum. Let's not escalate this further."
With a scoff, Nico replied, "Yeah, let's not. All that 'guy' has to do is… get off his horse, take his words back, and apologize to Nom-Nom… And we're back to being the best of friends."
[As I thought… At least now we'll get a proper gauge of his strength.] Dove sighed.
"Very well then," Dove said, looking between Nico and the fuming Alaric, "Then we settle this with a duel."
