Just A Mission.

Hal stepped back and it was more than enough for the Cosmic attack to miss him and hit the floor instead. As for the resulting force, he slashed with his sword and divided the wind pressure to render it void.

Even then Hal did not turn to Edvard but Karmen, 

"I didn't ask you for the fog" He chastised as though the fog's appearance made a difference or was somehow the reason Edvard seemed to be losing his mind.

Karmen shrugged, 

"Master, I was only trying to make an impact. Besides what difference does it make? You're just going to beat him up anyway" she said and it looked as though Edvard was heading towards a mental breakdown.

It was not so much the words that were causing the reaction, it was the nonchalance with which Karmen said it.

This was a woman who from the moment he employed her to Krast Estate had proven herself worthy of his trust. How exactly she had done so, Edvard did not know.

He just felt... drawn to her.