Nathaniel glared at Claude as the man spoke,<span style="font-weight: bold">"Kill the demon, this is your mother's prayer!"</span>He felt Capet whisper into his ear, but he did not hear a word. He was too intent with keeping his guard on Claude. Aris stood by, watching as Claude rehearsed something he had known for a long time.<br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><br/>"Knight Commander Claudius Winter of the Order of the Seven Wings, everyone!" "The dead do not come back to life."</span>Capet's voice changed, this was enough to scare Aris, but then, she saw Claude tense. Nathaniel could see this as well, and his skin wavered, turning from human skin to ebony smoke. Claude ran at him with a battle cry, sword ready to skewer Nathaniel. He, however, was faster. He dodged it with ease, raking his claws into the man's flesh.<br/><br/>Aris could not simply stand there, she knew better than to let anyone else get hurt. Grabbing a wooden sword, she awkwardly swung it around like a club, nearly hitting Nathaniel in the process. "Stay back!" he barked, but Aris continued. She swung at Claude, hoping to knock him out at the very least.