"Wait a minute! Are you sure you're going to do this? Quentin is our enemy, the enemy of House Reingard. Being on their side will make our position worse," Arnold emphasized.
When everyone else had agreed with Caspian's, Arnold was the only one who still disagreed. Arnold felt Caspian had made this decision with anger in his heart. He just wanted to show that he was strong and had confidence, even though Caspian's decision was completely wrong in Arnold's opinion.
"It's much worse if we become the rulers of the White Coast, Lord Arnold. Lorelei's pride and self-esteem will fall over time," Mathias interrupted, making Arnold immediately cast his eyes to the side.
"What do you know about Lorelei pride? Betraying an alliance member is the same as destroying our pride!" insisted Arnold, standing right before Mathias' face.