"No."
Alicia rejected me.
I frowned. "Why not?"
"I said no, Senior." She repeated crossing her arms.
This wasn't some awkwardly rejected love confession, not even close. All I had asked was for her to stay behind in Vanadias while I went to the Olphean Kingdom to deal with our current situation. It was a matter of strategy and safety.
"You'll be safer here," I said, trying to reason with her.
"Safer?" Alicia repeated, narrowing her gaze. "You think I'll be safer surrounded by people who want me dead?"
I sighed. "They don't want you dead anymore. They've come around. And Ernest's staying here—I told him to keep an eye on things."
She arched a skeptical brow. "You told him?"
"I threatened to tell Viessa about his little crush if he doesn't," I replied.
Alicia's face twisted for a second looking at me as if I was serious but she quickly composed herself. "Still. I'd be more useful with you. I can fight."
"You can, sure. But then who takes care of Levina?"
That stopped her.
