Rescue!

From the edge of the crowd, a young man stepped forward. He was lean but well-built, with calm, piercing eyes that seemed to see right through Giroud. Despite his youthful appearance, he couldn't have been older than twenty; his presence was commanding, even unsettling.

"Who are you?" Giroud demanded, his voice losing some of its bravado. The young man didn't look like much at first glance, but something about him set Giroud on edge. His instincts, honed by years of combat, screamed at him to be wary.

The young man stopped at the edge of the platform and looked up at Giroud, his voice steady and unyielding. "You're looking for a fight, aren't you?" he said. "I'll fight you."

The simplicity of the statement silenced the room. Murmurs rippled through the crowd as all eyes turned to the young man. Giroud raised an eyebrow, studying him carefully. There was no fear in his stance, no hesitation in his words. In fact, the calm confidence radiating from him was almost unnerving.