The long table laden with food went flying. Big Dragon Aegir crushed the beef rib in her mouth between her teeth and swallowed it, then roared at Alusair, "Just as I thought! I caught you, didn't I? You're the mastermind behind everything!"
Her black silk bathrobe patterned with dragons dissolved into force energy, then materialized again as her usual black silk bodysuit. Big Dragon swung a fist, sending a sonic-boom Thunderwave straight at Alusair's face, still rosy from the hot spring.
"Stop!"
Although Charlotte resented Alusair for repeatedly betraying her best friend, she still chose to side with the Princess. The young lady twisted the ribbon at her waist and stepped sideways. Her prepared spell shield immediately sheltered Alusair behind her, its eggshell-thin membrane materializing into hexagonal, sky-blue magical crystals tinged with sunlight.
Yet the instant the shield lit up, Charlotte felt a heavy, sluggish resistance. Her magical shield vanished at the same time.
This is... The familiar moonlight made Charlotte involuntarily glance aside.
Miss Cleric hovered slightly above the ground, her fingertip glowing with Selûne's divine power as she pointed directly at Charlotte. Eleanor's holy, oval face carried a mixture of fury and gloating.
Upcast Divine Magic-Dispel Magic!
Tch! Charlotte clenched her teeth. Her pink hair swirled through the air, arcane light spiraling from its tips toward her head. The clever young lady immediately understood why.
The grudge she and Eleanor had formed at Midwinter the year before last had never been settled. They had merely been held up by their respective affairs.
That wicked blond kitty still remembered the humiliation Charlotte had inflicted on her. She probably already considered herself Aaron's wife. After hearing Alice's plan, it was hardly surprising that Eleanor would choose Aegir's side.
Astral Summoning!
Charlotte's shield had failed to protect the Princess, but Alusair