Thanks for the chapter, E421T.
For the most part, I would agree...if he wasn't indeed retreating and only hoping to mow down the decoy Olivia in the process. That said, take a good look at who's saying what to whom, and how: one is (relatively) composed and rational; the other one is barely holding on to rationality, on the verge of being swept away by hot emotion.
Because of what I'm hinting at, this will likely be the result. What I'd be surprised by, frankly, is that captain not surviving.
I can understand your position. I'm not necessarily in support of either side--frankly, neither Olivia and her friends along with her side nor anyone who opposes them appeal to me in any way; the message behind all characters' positioning is repulsive, to me. But every time I see Olivia just rip through seasoned male warriors--in full armor, no less, like you saw--like pulling apart wet tissue paper, and/or otherwise reducing them to fearful sheep waiting for slaughter with a nonchalant smile, she becomes less sympathetic than her opponents and FAR less impressive.
After all, the only reason it's happening is Magic™--or "odic force", as it was rebranded this time around (if I remember its name correctly). At least the author did that much.
