[How sneaky! Surprise soon shifts into a pleased smirk. He really hadn’t been expecting this much from her. Not that he felt ladies were weak or anything, it is just that she herself seemed to prim and proper. He had to constantly remind himself not to judge by appearances and he silently did so again. ]

Isn’t it unusual for a lady to be able to fight like this?

[A smirk. Would she fall for this, he wondered. ]

You can give up when ever you would like. I really would not like to injure a lady.

[Oh yes, he went there with all the smugness he could manage. ]