"I need this seat," she sat regardless."Name?" Erwin asked, staring at her with a poker face."Derin. And before you ask," Derin added, digging her spoon into her plate, "no, Gutra isn't with me.""Didn't seem like that to me," Erwin responded immediately, still looking at her.Derin froze with her spoon standing upright in her plate, then looked straight at him and said, "In that case, I want to be your ally too.""What do you say, Erwin Veridian?"Erwin paused for a moment, then responded flatly, "No!"She froze again, then smirked, took a spoonful of her food into her mouth, and stood up.She said nothing else. She simply left with her bowl still on the table, barely touched."What do you think, Fernando? Do you suppose she is one of those plotting against me?"Fernando, who had been quiet throughout their conversation, responded with one of the most serious expressions Erwin had ever seen on him."I know with certainty it was a trap. And I don't think you've escaped that trap jus