[ She's really having to fight the urge to ball her small hands into fists right now, because composure is everything and it is something she prides herself in very much. She lets out a breath she hadn't even realized she's been holding, her expression still just as unchanging as it's been the last few moments. ]

I say you won't. [ Her tone holds no room for argument as she steps even closer again. After everything that's happened at home, she deserves this, to be able to prove to him that she's not like she was when he killed her. She's not sickly or weak and he won't be taking advantage of her or the people here, either. ]

So help me, Ardyn Izunia, you will do no such thing. Not here. And I do know, but since you are so very intelligent, I will leave it to you to figure out for yourself.