I think it's good now, and Maximus' thoughts that they want to kill each other is understandable.
FYI...although my post had Dapple's inner voice urging her to kill, her attack may or may not be deadly (she's not that good a fighter, to kill with a single blow)...it may just knock Arien out, which is what this player would prefer to happen.
Alternatively, you grapple her or knock her out of the way...then I have to figure out what our enraged little sociopath's reaction will be to that
In any event, Al's next set of dice rolling should be...interesting lol