I'm almost surprised Nike's distress still managed to affect me despite how stupid this arc is. I guess that shows how much I like her character, largely thanks to the anime and the singing in it. When the idiot duke was having his way with her, I was thinking Livi should finally burn a country to the ground, but then when the focus shifted to Livi and the duke's far more reasonable brother, I did calm down. Nephero needs to go, though, one way or another. If his head doesn't roll, exile is the minimum punishment.