I looked directly at Angelica. "Should we end this now?"
She nodded. Raised her sword as a signal to begin.
But before she could take a single step, Charlotte just jumped in between us with words.
"Princess Angelica, let me handle this." Her voice was sharp. Certain. "After all, this is my fight. And the person standing right in front of me needs to be shown his place so he never dares to oppose us again."
I pressed a hand against my chest. Dramatic. Wounded. The perfect performance.
"Ouch. That hurts. You broke my poor heart again, darling."
Her face twisted with a hiss. She turned to Angelica, her eyes practically screaming get out of this fight.
Angelica read the message.
She drove her sword into the ground.
That was her answer.
Charlotte grinned seeing that response. And me? I couldn't care less. Because the difficulty level just dropped.
