"So just what were you expecting, then? Given the situation, I still maintain that I made the correct choice; I distracted an enemy of unknown strength, and took the opportunity to witness it in combat and learn its tactics, strengths, and weaknesses, without any threat to myself. I was in single combat, with no other combatants on the field. I was informed that success in the battle was determined by length of time survived, and that the opponent would grow stronger as time passed. I chose to conserve resources, and avoid the conflict, to maximize survival, minimize losses, and gain the most information, within the parameters of the mission provided. You say I should have done differently, but why would I make a poor decision to, as you imply, act as if I were protecting an individual, when the encounter I was engaged in had no individual<em>to</em>protect? You might as well ask me to steal something that doesn't exist, or travel to a location from a fairy tale, and then get mad when I take steps to accomplish the task as close as possible, anyway, because it wasn't exactly what you wanted. Even if I<em>could</em>read minds, I very well can't read yours, and less so when you give me conflicting directions!"