"Going out to challenge a High Fae without taking precautions is what I'd call foolish," Rita adds, almost casually. She doesn't bat an eye when Ignatius points out the presence of their allies. If anything, she'd be more surprised if he didn't notice.

“They're here to intervene in the event that we can't agree, and we end up with a brawl instead of a duel." It's not exactly a lie, as that certainly is a situation where they'd step in. Ignatius should be able to see that the duel's terms specifically forbid her allies from getting involved. Hopefully he won’t have a big problem with the extra observers.