He sighs. "If it comes to that, I hope circumstances do not force me to kill him again: I slew him once to protect my family and my domain, but I don't think that I could do it again." He unconsciously rubs one palm across the other, as if he's still wiping away the blood of his adversary. "If it were possible to live in peace with him, I would do so, but I don't think it is now possible, not after the words we exchanged. Not when I judged him so, and not at the offense he took at it. Though I likely deserve some of it."