"Whoo, that felt good," Ray half-laughed as Asher recovered. He was eating his own words a second or two later, the wind knocked out of him. He felt the rope against his back and he brought up his gloves in defense, buying himself a moment to catch his breath.

"I'm not the one with the problem!" He insisted, shoving Asher away from him. Given that he'd just broken one of the only three rules of the game, Asher shouldn't have been surprised when Ray rushed him head first.