"I seem to have said," Kabais gripped the axe handle with his skeletal hands, looking down at the young man from above, "Baron Grudin is our important ally, we can't just hand him over to you so easily."
"Sorry, you never said that," Brand countered sharply, both of them exerting force at the same time and then retreating backward. Brand activated Power Burst, both sides retreated three steps, neither gaining the slightest advantage.
"Young man, you should retreat," Kabais used the War Axe to prop himself up before stopping, then looked up and replied, "Madara and Erune have already ceased hostilities, why would you want to provoke a war between yourself and the Baron? Such commotion in the hall, the guards outside the castle must have noticed, aren't you worried about your servants left in the courtyard——"
Brand's face darkened, and he was about to strike again.
