That is, no he doesn't have it, not no he won't play fair. But he leaves the matter of figuring out just what the no is for to her. After all, she's already mentioned that she's willing to take the risk, and that's more than enough for him. Plus he's never been entirely good at being straightforward, and with the prospect of a decent fight at hand he's not feeling terribly inclined to actually stop and put in the effort otherwise. Plus he suspects that his lack of direct confirmation is going to annoy her all the more and he's not above taking use of that, especially when it might mean that she's a little less focused when it comes to the actual fight itself.
"Isn't that a little presumptuous?"
Ashley had come out the victor, the last time they'd been seriously fighting, yes. (Barring the occasions after she'd been... altered by the Cabal.) But even that had required outside help, not to mention he'd wanted to gain access to the Sanctuary in the first place. Still, he wastes absolutely no time once she makes that gesture, coming in just as hard and fast as ever.
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That is, no he doesn't have it, not no he won't play fair. But he leaves the matter of figuring out just what the no is for to her. After all, she's already mentioned that she's willing to take the risk, and that's more than enough for him. Plus he's never been entirely good at being straightforward, and with the prospect of a decent fight at hand he's not feeling terribly inclined to actually stop and put in the effort otherwise. Plus he suspects that his lack of direct confirmation is going to annoy her all the more and he's not above taking use of that, especially when it might mean that she's a little less focused when it comes to the actual fight itself.
"Isn't that a little presumptuous?"
Ashley had come out the victor, the last time they'd been seriously fighting, yes. (Barring the occasions after she'd been... altered by the Cabal.) But even that had required outside help, not to mention he'd wanted to gain access to the Sanctuary in the first place. Still, he wastes absolutely no time once she makes that gesture, coming in just as hard and fast as ever.