After the second encounter with a Blood Orc Champion, their group moved closed together to fight the threats together.
There was no need to be sorry when getting help fighting a stronger opponent.
It might be a bit embarrassing to do the same while fighting an opponent, whose Tier was lower but Dilan's strength, attitude, and clear demonstration that some existences were able to transcend the limits of a lower Tier, everyone had to accept that they should work together rather than fighting for themselves.
Ben and Katja were especially silent, almost as quiet as Nicolas had been all the time. Other than introducing himself, Dilan hadn't heard the middle-aged man speaking.
Dilan didn't really mind that, and he actually appreciated the silence and the fact that Nicolas followed his orders without any complaints.
People like Nicolas made things a lot easier for Dilan, who focused on observing the Ascenders around him.
