You're Doing It Wrong

(MC POV)

I got to say, they outdid themselves.

Yeah true, they still got wrecked in the end but let's face it, they were never going to win.

No, it's not because I'm petty, ok? They needed to lose to understand humility.

It's definitely not because I don't want them to claim they had beaten me in a mock battle, most definitely not. I'm really not that petty, really.

I made my way to the four of them, giving them time to regain their bearings from their "deaths".

Brendan looked up at me from the ground, still rather out of it himself.

"When?" He asked, still a little bewildered.

I let a simple smile materialise on my lips, "When you guys were too preoccupied with the Wendigo's appearance. You're not the only one who knows how to divert other people's attention, you know?"

He chuckled, "It seems that I still have a lot to learn."

"Indeed," I agreed. "But as long as one lives, the learning does not stop."