Whether the condescension was or wasn't unwarranted, it was effective all the same.
"So as soon as money's off the table, you're dreaming up ways to punish me. What am I supposed to think of that?"
A bit of a leap, but the implication was there: if Levi lost the wager, and the result was something he potentially enjoyed, then what was the point? That element appeared to matter more than Erwin himself reaping a benefit.
Levi took so little time to move his queen's knight that an onlooker might have guessed they were playing blitz. Erwin had no obligation to follow at a similar pace, but he might play along in hopes of coaxing out a blunder in the flurry of their next several moves. Conversely, he could move slowly with the idea of tempting Levi into making a poor, overly bold play in hopes of accelerating the action.
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"So as soon as money's off the table, you're dreaming up ways to punish me. What am I supposed to think of that?"
A bit of a leap, but the implication was there: if Levi lost the wager, and the result was something he potentially enjoyed, then what was the point? That element appeared to matter more than Erwin himself reaping a benefit.
Levi took so little time to move his queen's knight that an onlooker might have guessed they were playing blitz. Erwin had no obligation to follow at a similar pace, but he might play along in hopes of coaxing out a blunder in the flurry of their next several moves. Conversely, he could move slowly with the idea of tempting Levi into making a poor, overly bold play in hopes of accelerating the action.