Talk:Mercedes Marten/@comment-86.56.77.213-20120913230805/@comment-69.56.106.247-20121001014431

If you wait for Julien to bloodily attack her a few times before interfering, she'll still be happy with you (since she knows she would have been beaten). You won't get the Silver Rapier though. To make sure she leaves with the highest affinity possible, give her the arisen's bond after the duel but before she goes away. Her dialogue upon receiving the bond actualy amazingly fits with this scenario. If you do this, she should still be able to be the arisen's beloved. Just make sure everyone else doesn't have too high of an affinity.