Pepper looked from Tatsu to Cain with an expression full of triumph, a see, what did I TELL you! sort of look. And Cain returned that look with a resigned, long-suffering one of his own.
Rubbing the bridge of his nose where his spectacles pinched him, he let out a sigh. "Unfortunately, the only ones around to bear witness to this were Pepper, Arianne, Arianne's friends, and you, sir. Arianne's friends will certainly back her, and they are nobles themselves. And Arianne...well, no one will disagree with Arianne. It is two witnesses of lesser blood against multiple witnesses of noble blood, I'm afraid."