The day's investigation had been disheartening. Not just because they had spent the entire day investigating and had little to show for it, but also because Nathaniel was hit with the revelation that he might be a possible target of attack because of his performances, and what little enthusiasm he had for the investigation just drained out of him. He cursed his luck. It was always his love of entertainment dueling that got him into trouble for some reason. 

As the team met up later that night, Nathaniel thought about what he should do. His modus operandi had always been to avoid trouble whenever possible, but that seemed less likely by the day. If trouble is unavoidable, which at this point seemed likely, then Nathaniel decided that he must take initiative. 

As the team began to split up, Nathaniel followed after Megan and Leander to the Ante Duel. It would be the perfectly opportunity to gather some information on this unseen enemy. Besides, someone has to be the voice of reason.