Well, I can't find it in myself to argue against your resolution.

[ Kipposhi chuckled again, shaking his head as he actually took a step back. It wasn't a concession, not a true one, and they both knew it. The heat from those flames was still there, billowing between them, prickling at the flesh like lashes from a whip.

No, this was itself another gesture of respect for this woman he'd come to be so infatuated by. Those words she spoke weren't rooted in just panicked defense. He could feel it, that thing that sparked his inferno... ]

I'll concede this victory to you, tactician. I should have known better than to push into your territory so boldly.