The noble who stepped forward was slowly nearing the sword, as he closed in he was getting a bit nervous. He looked at the direction of Valdel to see if he was going to do something. Yet Valdel simply stood beside the principal and as he said he was simply observing the situation.
Still the noble who stepped forward didn't feel relieved by this. It made him even more suspicious, it might actually be possible that what Valdel said was the truth. Once that idea stuck into the noble's head, the courage he had gathered a while ago suddenly disappeared.