Kyon could have killed her during his previous attack, but he didn't. He had several reasons for leaving her alive. Firstly, it was the patriarch's decision to send her against him. Secondly, it were his taunts that ad psyched her out. Well, and above all, she was pretty…
«I… I give up…» – Cait said in a trembling humble voice and knelt down, tears glittering in her eyes. First, he defeated her on the psychological level, then she lost control over her emotions and her sword. As a result, she was humiliated and crushed.
The judge announced the winner.
Kyon removed his sword, and the flame around Cait went out. Holding back her tears, she and covered her red face and broke into a run away from the arena, somewhere up the aisle (to watch her weird noble opponent), not wanting to see or hear anyone. Kyon Stone was telling the truth. There was nothing unique or special about her. She was an ordinary fool with an attitude. It was a day that Cait would remember for the rest of her life.