< Are you going to take responsibility if attacking it causes a problem right now? >

( it's a moderately brave thing for them to say in the moment, but as soon as dante manages to tick-tock it out, they immediately begin to second-guess themself. though they are far more familiar with another Color Fixer than her, gebura is still an imposing and thoroughly frightening person to stand against it. now that dante thinks about it... her glaring down at them does give them the same kind of stomach-churning dread as when vergilius looks at them with eyes glowing red with disdain —

thinking about that essentially causes them to wither under her gaze in real time, shoulders drooping. they take maybe a half-step back, increasingly nervous. )

< I - If it gives us any further reason to suspect it, then fine, but for now — it's best to err on the side of caution, right? >