Jeanne understood very keenly that things were becoming thorny. The sensible option would be to drop this matter and quit while she was still ahead, yet this would mean everything she had been trying to accomplish with this audit would have been for naught.
Worse, with this as a foundation, Darius could easily assert mental dominance over her as the winner of their battle of wits.
This left Jeanne feeling uncomfortable and stifled. The princess was aware that she was currently riding on the back of a tiger that was enraged, and getting down would only spell her doom. As such, she could only continue to ride it to the end and hope for the best.
Darius easily noticed her qualms and was amused. Truth be told, his annoyance about the summons had vanished the moment she had revealed the real reason for this audit.
In fact, Darius had started to garner a positive interest for her.
