There's no mistaking the tension in the room, and Pepper glances around at the kedan. "Everybody-- everybody just take a breath," she ordered, trying to keep the nervous tremor out of her voice.

Vee, be ready to move.

"Bakura," Pepper said slowly, inching forward until she's within arm's reach. "This isn't the way to deal with her, whatever she did." Or didn't do. She knows that he has a temper, and that he'll act out to protect his family, but Chesala's insistence isn't to be disregarded. "Look at me, Bakura."