"Huh? You two know each other?"
"Of course, Lord? Sir?..."
"Just call me Edward."
Esna shrugged her shoulder and turned back to Arthur who was silently stepping away from Layla who was glaring at him.
"What does she mean by 'your handiwork'?"
Before Arthur could respond, Esna took the reins and decided to explain it all in one short breath.
"He was the one who dragged me over to the academy, put me in class A and spread rumours that I-"
"Esna, Stop!"
Arthur hurriedly cut her off but she wanted to continue speaking, however, she discovered she could not open her mouth anymore.
Realizing Arthur exerted some sort of control over her, she glared at him in indignation.
Layla, who realized that Arthur did something to make her stop talking, hit the back of his head before dragging the duo out of the arena.