Greater Courage

As soon as Arthur agreed to the duel, a giant ring formed around them. It was an array in the academy, preventing other students from interfering. 

"If I fight back, I guess you'll also carry on with your threats?" Arthur was silent before a smile formed on his mouth. "Are you asking me to be beaten without fighting back?" 

"You can fight back, but I don't know what might happen to her." Trevor unbuttoned his sleeves. "Even though I have confidence in taking you down, I want you to know the difference between our statuses." 

The students began noticing what was going on and a crowd slowly formed. A one-minute countdown appeared in the middle of the ring until the duel started. 

Arthur looked at Trevor silently as the black knight appeared behind him. He wanted to find a way out of this, but he didn't have the time to take action. 

"Alexie!"