Standing My Ground

If Tristan hadn't known that Alistair came to see me, I wouldn't have dared to stand my ground.

But now that he does, I figured it was time to show some backbone.

I was here to talk to Tristan, not Alistair. If Tristan wasn't happy, I'd pay attention. But if Alistair didn't like it, he was just meddling as far as I was concerned.

Maybe it was because my reply was so frosty, but Alistair actually c