[ He's never getting over that one, is he? Wriothesley can't help chuckling, throwing his shirt over his left shoulder. ]

If you're still sore about that, maybe you should be the one in the ring. You might be surprised what you can let go of when you let it all out in a fight.

[ The last part is true, but really, he'd prefer Lyney stays out of the pankration ring. Most guys here are twice his size. Little guys have the advantage of being agile, but Lyney is littler than most, and not much of a fighter unless something about the boy has really gone under his radar. He'd rather not have a total bloodbath in his Fortress. ]

As for me, I'm hardly 'playing fisticuffs'. I'm at work.

[ Said matter-of-factly. ]