Princess Adila doesn't want to hurt Princess Azora Howl. She knows she's awful, intellectually - Kazelia's told her, a lot, and Eska has made sure to let her know how she feels about her, and she's been arrogant and insufferable all throughout the challenges...

But all that Princess Adila knows is that she helped her once - and that's how she thinks of it, even though it turned out to not be what she wanted. She knows that Princess Howl has a beautiful singing voice. And she knows that right now she's [i]crying[/i]. This isn't someone who she wants to come out and just... just [i]hit[/i], no matter how easy it would be, no matter what orders she has. [i]Apply overwhelming force from ambush to deny your opponent any attempt to retaliate[/i] is what's in the Operations Manual... but [i]A Princess Must Be Graceful[/i] is a rule for all of Hyperborea.

That said, there's a limit to how much grace you can apply when you're in the body of a large, clumsy dog ridden by a goblin princess. She does what she can.

Lightning energy propels her forwards. She presses her head against Azora's, brow to brow, holding her in place so she can deliver her thoughts directly into Azora's head. Her mind ignites like fire, thoughts clear enough to shake the earth around her. 

+Princess Eska idolizes you,+ she thinks. +She can hardly finish a sentence without comparing herself to you. Princess Kazelia admires you so much. You don't know how much courage it took her to stand up to you like that. You mean the world to your sisters! I've seen enough of Oberon to know that he doesn't [i]need[/i] anyone - not like your sisters need you, not like [i]we[/i] need you! We don't have a chance of escaping if we don't all work together, so please, Princess Azora Howl! We need your help!+

[[i]Price[/i]: Blessing of Glory to force Azora to listen to my words.
Finish with Wisdom: 5, 3, 5 +1 = 11]