Valerie gently caressed her hand over Percy's, causing him to glance over his shoulder at her.
"Hey... It's okay. I think this is all just some weird misunderstanding. Just... let us talk about it and get it sorted out, okay? No need for anyone to do anything that they would regret, Right?" She said to him softly, her voice carrying a slight maternal and worried tone as she was practically talking him down from the ledge.
She glanced towards Percival the third, meeting his eyes and staring back into that bloodthirsty gaze. He narrowed his eyes at her, his eyes darting between hers as he searched through the meaning in her gaze, before the murderous aura he was exuding finally started to melt away.
