Repliku returned the annoyed look with a grimace. He had meant to smirk but considering Nina seemed set on involving him too it didn't quite make it to a smirk. He secretly felt happy in the confidence Nina put in his strength, considering he hadn't been too confident in it himself. Losing a battle and dying because of it did that to you.

He doubted Edward could keep his resolve up for long, children were very good at being unreasonable. He crossed his arms and resisted the urge to wander off (most likely it would upset Nina even more) and come back when this was over.