[ She nods silently, considering what he said. So the fighting was more to his wits' end rather than to physical exhaustion or worse.

Honestly, she expected something much more fatal, something with irreversible effects. This sounds more...annoying.

Thought that brings more questions to mind. ]

That isn't what I was expecting. I thought you were going to describe a bloody trial. Your power sounds much better.

What would happen if you aren't able to exhaust the other, though?