"Isabella's faction is still new, so she can't leverage her greatest strengths yet," Alexander explained. "Her auras are designed for the battlefield. The more she's in the thick of it, the more people benefit. Or did you two really think she was a total liability?"
He narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze sweeping over Leonidas and Orion.
"Did you really think I would pull strings for a useless pretty face and bring them into the Champions Alliance?"
He felt like his judgment—his very character—was being called into question, and he was insulted.
"It's just… she always gave off that arrogant princess vibe," Orion admitted, slumping back into his chair. He had to concede he'd completely underestimated her. "It must have been hard for her, having to hide her real strengths like that."
