A showdown would benefit Tarquin, he doesn't want to waste anymore resources on Nale and Elan has sworn to kill him (Tarquin). I would bet hat he waits for a showdown, if they both kill each other he wins, otherwise Tarquin can mop up the winner easily.
Yep, either way Tarquin wins. Like now, if Nale manages to escape Malack, he'll be a more worthy opponent for later on. If Malack nails Nale, Malack will be happy, and Tarquin will have one less problem running around loose.
'F' is the fire that rains from the Sky
'U' for Uranium, BOMB!
'N' is for No Survivors...