"Elistrea, Merideth," the woman stated in a somewhat harsh tone. "I have no intention of dying today. But, what do you hope to gain from this, Zelgodis? None of this ever concerned you, and you didn't have to get involved. Though... I suppose you're going to let that blade of yours answer for you."<br/><br/>With a quick leap forward, she dashed toward the man of stone. She paused infront of the man, lifting the polearm above her head.  She feinted her attack, and quickly turning around to strike Zel's leg with the bottom of the halberd.<br/><br/>Cethin only continued to direct his smug grin at the group, it was like it never left his face. Sigrun pondered if his face was made permanently that way for a second, before she realized that she was distracted from the fight between her sibling and her friend. It also seemed to add insult to injury that Merideth was using her very weapon, and now that she lacked one, she could help in no way. Although she figured Zel wanted no interference, and a duel is between two people... he never said that no one else could interfere within the rules, right?<br/><br/>Either way, she was unarmed and unable to assist him in away way, unless she smacked things with her shield. There was also the fact that the enemy was her<span style="font-style: italic">sister</span>, and attempting to battle her isn't very high on her to-do list. Afterall, she respects, admires, and aspires to be her. It really was difficult to think of what to do in a situation like this; she didn't wish to feel useless, but she didn't want to interfere. She didn't want to fight her sister, but she didn't want Zel to get hurt. She didn't know if the oven was still going... wait, she doesn't have an oven, does she? Again, her mind drifted off, but she managed to regain focus after a good second or two.