"Well, being the upstanding and dishonest man I am, I will truthfully tell you that, first off, he didn't hit me. A churl like him would never get a hit in," he rolled his eyes, crossing his arms, "secondly, I assume he attacked me because I suggested he wasn't man enough to handle Fran..." Balthier gave a shrug, gesturing half-heartedly before letting his arms hang at his sides.

"It may have had something to do with the fact that his girl and I have quite a lot in common. The poor fool must have expected I'd have her melting in my arms."