Karkat eyed Phillip with a narrow gaze. He hadn't said the worry on his mind, but perhaps it was easy to surmise under the circumstances. Every Tribute but the victors was part of this game, and that meant surely they had to think on it, too.
"If I see you in there, I'd sooner avoid you," he admitted, then sipped his drink rather than return the tip. "I don't want to make things harder than they have to be."
Even if he did have more skill than Phil did, he didn't feel a need to posture or make comparisons. If circumstances ever did push them to fight, he'd find out then, and that would be that.
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"If I see you in there, I'd sooner avoid you," he admitted, then sipped his drink rather than return the tip. "I don't want to make things harder than they have to be."
Even if he did have more skill than Phil did, he didn't feel a need to posture or make comparisons. If circumstances ever did push them to fight, he'd find out then, and that would be that.