"I give up," Samfrey claimed lifelessly as he returned to the ground.
He brushed the palms of his gloves together as if clearing residual dust with a smile, "Glad we settled that."
As he began to take his leave as the crowd of adventurers grew wild, he was stopped by words from Samfrey coming from behind.
A sigh of relief left Iris' lips as she held her hands close to her chest.
"You spared me, didn't you? You showed mercy?" Samfrey asked.
Besides himself, the words of Samfrey also reached the ears of the cardinal-haired, temporary referee who listened in.
He stopped, turning briefly to face Samfrey with a smile, "Is that so weird?"
"I insulted the integrity of your guild–no, I insulted you. Slandered. People have killed for far less, and you'd be within your rights to do so," Samfrey told him stoically.