Claire looked deep into Erick's eyes, waiting for him to make the first move, but her opponent didn't move an inch in her direction.
Seconds passed, and Erick remained static.
Claire raised an eyebrow, waited a few more moments, then relaxed her shoulders and snorted.
"What are you doing? Aren't you going to attack me?"
"No." Erick replied, to the surprise of Maximilian, who was watching the situation unfold with some interest, and to the astonishment of Claire, who opened her eyes wide, gasping in shock.
"What did you... Did you just say?"
Erick relaxed a little more, relieved that she had fallen for his trick.
"You heard me. I'm not going to attack you."
Claire tilted her head, lingering for a moment.
"And why is that?"
