"Halt!"
I quickly moved in between them, fearing another brawl would start. Deck stood up and tried to approach Professor Backstabber, whom I would now temporarily call Professor Mistaken. I blocked Deck before he could go any further.
"What are you doing with him, Zia? You said he's the one behind Vanessa's actions." Deck bared his teeth as Professor Mistaken.
"I did not order her to do anything other than make you leave," Professor Mistaken replied.
"Which is too vague of an order, so it's essentially the same thing."
"It's not."
"It is."
"It. Is. Not."
I groaned and turned around. "Look, Professor Mistaken - I mean, Professor Nero - "
"Just call me Nero."
"The only thing she's calling you is jackass. Stay away from her."
"Just stop, damn it. You're like kids quarrelling. It's
