Take a quick moment to ask about her decision.

“So, why stay in?” you ask Melody quietly. “No one would’ve blamed you if you’d let me take the fall.”

“I would have,” she replies simply. “Ever since I got here, I’ve been in the shadow of other, better fighters. I’ve always been playing second fiddle to the Champion—or to you. If you’d bailed me out, I’d have sunk into that even further. So, I know it’s a weird thing to say, but...thanks for letting me get pussy-smothered.”

“You’re...welcome?” you say haltingly.

She chuckles a little. “For what it’s worth, I’ll try not let it happen again.”

“I believe you,” you say, and with that the match draws to a close.