"I'll never surrender!" I shouted at the top of my lungs toward the direction of the arena and the host.
Iris did not share my confidence. "Maybe you should surrender after all," she said anxiously. "Are you sure you can actually take Peter Halliday on? He's punched you three times so far, and…"
"Of course," I laughed. "You know, Iris, we haven't actually fought each other yet. How are you so sure I can't take him on?"
"I knew I couldn't talk you out of it. If you must…" Iris pressed her lips together in concern. "Just try not to get hurt so badly this time, okay? When you cough up so much blood and get punted into the lake like that, it makes me really nervous."
"Oh, don't worry about it. I'll be fine."
I flashed her an upbeat smile before heading back to the ring.
By the time I cam
