He's still smiling even with that hungry glare given to her the entire time they were like this.<strong>"I dunno, you might actually win on the latter challenge."</strong>He was teasing her rather than being defensive with her or even acknowledging her barb. Least not yet. She's trying to egg him into fighting her way. Risky proposition but it still would be fun to go all out in a sense. Still he learned something by her sudden rejection of his choice of weapon as is custom. One she didn't care for rules as long as she ultimately wins and two was that she was suspiciously reluctant to fight with anything other than her weapon of choice. but as for the why of it he couldn't tell just yet. It was why he was still smiling because now he can keep jabbing at her. Though his tone speaks of his disappointment. Teasingly so but it was still there.<strong>"Shameful really. All that confidence and *that's* how you repay me. I assume that by *your* words, you admit you cannot win without your weapon of choice."</strong>He smirked and then says with a small sigh.<strong>"Oh stop *pouting*, I was going to accept anyway. Your poleax, my maul."</strong>