Her Principles (1)

A few moments earlier...

Xenia found herself gripping the edge of her seat as the fight went on. Her gaze shifted between the arena and the audience itself, she focused in particular on Jayra and her mother-in-law. Both of them were worried about what was happening down there, and she couldn't even fault them for it.

After all, both of the respective women they were rooting for were badly out of options.

From the bird's eye view of her seat, Xenia could already tell that it was going to be an uphill battle for either Bella or Clara. Even with the added support of the two other ladies in their group, their position was impossible to hold in the long term. 

[They're slowly getting surrounded,] Xenia noted.

[That, they are,] Darius sighed. [Still, it's not unwinnable just yet.]