that he shouldn't know until the end.
-I thought about that.- Draco didn't need much time to draw conclusions.- If Kei knows, he'll just get nervous. He'll be more unpredictable, dangerous.- He sighed heavily and shook his head.- I don't want to take any chances. If something happened, we'd be back to square one, if not worse.
-The barrier isn't transparent from the inside.- Vi was well aware of what the dragon meant and seemed to accept it with understanding.- Even if the Earl is watching, Kei won't know about it, and it will be safer.
-Good.- Ari nodded, exhaling. -You're right. Basically, we should have thought about this earlier, before we started implementing your plan.
-We were all more concerned about Kei.- The dragon shook his head. The animorph had just dropped his sword and lunged at the vampire with his fists, brass knuckles flying. The move was so unusual that Forth wasn't ready for it. The boy defended himself as best he could with his sword, but Kei, deprived of his main weapon, became faster, and his blows clearly had a greater impact on his opponent.- Besides, maybe it's better that we took care of it right away. Without waiting.
-Yes, Kei didn't have time to think about it.- Vi kept his eyes on the two fighting.
-Back to tonight. Ari rubbed his temples with a strange expression. -How are we going to do this?
-I don't think the master will mind.- Draco watched in surprise as the vampire tried to break free from the barrage of blows. It was clear that defence was becoming increasingly difficult for him. - I'll go down to the arena with Kei, you guys activate the barrier and one of you goes to get the master. In the meantime, I'll talk to Kei, which is what I wanted to do anyway.
- You've really thought this through. - The elf shook his head. - So be it.
-End!- The lieutenant's voice interrupted the fights. Draco didn't realise they had spent so much time talking. - Change opponents!
-My turn.- Ari didn't look