Bowler and The Man, seeing Jeanny's determined expression, had no choice but to walk back to the troops. Nova and Queen Magenta did the same. Leaving only Jeanny and Jennifer in between the two large forces.
"This is unexpected," Jennifer uttered with a smile. "You know you never win against me in the past. I thought you are going to reject my challenge."
"So you can throw an insult to demoralize us? I'm not going to let you do that," Jeanny said.
"It will be more demoralizing to have the leader losing in front of them."
"That won't happen."
"You have changed. I always peg you as soft. Perhaps the experience of leading a guild has hardened you. If so, perhaps there are some good out of your temporary time in that upstart guild."
"Are we going to duel or do you want to chat?" Jeanny asked.
Jennifer chuckled. She also took a ready stance, but then she said, "that's not the stance of our family spear art. What are you doing?"