The soldiers can do their worst. If they attempt to subdue them, Darin will boost his strength enough to put them down with alarming precision and confidence, then heal them back up to prove a point.

But that doesn't mean he's going to let Edelgard off the hook, whether they try and stop him or not. He will get in front of her again.

"If it's so ridiculous, then what have you got to lose? Huh? If I fail, I die in the jaws of a dragon and you and your little contingent here can wage your little crusade. If I'm wrong, I die and you can stand over my dead body and proclaim you were right. But if I'm right we save a lot more than we stand to lose."

This time, Darin plants his feet in front of her, indicating that he doesn't plan to move unless she makes him move herself.

"All I'm asking for is a little time. And unless you've got some kind of transport under that cape of yours, you're planning on making your defense here. You don't even have to leave."