Laughing his head off, Golbert turned about and walked toward his knife in the dirt. "But sadly, this fight's over."
"WHAT!?" Jash shouted, reading his blade for another round of attacks.
"It's over, Jash," Bil stated, letting Nelphy run to help her injured brother. "You did better than I thought. You actually landed a blow."
Still breathing heavily, Jash struggled to accept Nelphy's supporting arm and shoulder. "What… What do you mean?"
Picking up his knife, Golbert stated, "You can no longer fight, so the match is over."
"Crux that!"
"Jash!" Nelphy shouted, astonished to hear her brother say that.
Jash yelled again, "I'm still standing… so let's fight!"
But Golbert shook his head and stored his knives. "Sorry, but fighting a broken opponent isn't any fun. Nice punch though. The last person to land a blow on me was Hathon years ago. A few more years of training, and that left hook might've jarred me a little."
"So, how'd he do?" Bil questioned with a teasing grin.
