บท 1717: Forced Change [3]

"August Void."

Eris said his name with a nod as she landed in front of him.

"Should I say I've been looking forward to our meeting?"

August shook his head with a wry smile.

"It probably isn't for the right reasons, so I'd prefer if you didn't," he responded.

They'd come for a duel, so it wasn't like they were going to start fighting immediately. Still, it wasn't easy to make small talk when they weren't on the friendliest of terms.

They stood there, neither willing to make the first move before the other was prepared.

The duel they tried to have was ruined by a third party.

Eris had practically lost all of her control over their army. Everyone listened to Wilhelm, because he had a charisma that they couldn't avoid being sucked into.