Arthur kept his focus on Esna, having already told Nicole to handle Layla earlier.
Though the boy could use his 'Race Command' on her, he chose not to as he wanted her to give him an answer she truly felt was right, and not a forced one.
As for the godslayer girl, she only narrowed her eyes at him in silence for a few seconds, before finally opening her mouth to speak.
"You were the one who said our race was born out of the necessity to cull the numbers of gods who take actions that are considered 'harmful' 'by' and 'to' the majority of the Cosmos.
Those are our targets.
But not all of the members of the god race fit that bill, as such, it is possible to create temporary alliances with those who are 'neutral' or on the 'opposite' side of that spectrum when necessary."
Pointing to the Benevolent gods of Gade around them, she continued.
