On the one hand, running out the clock seemed like a good idea to get a better, fresh start on this, now that he sort of understood Liam's style a little better. And Ignis would probably approve of him holding his ground and not changing position if he didn't have to.

On the other hand, he would definitely be losing this round because he was the only one who'd gotten a hit so far.

"Damn," he muttered to himself, giving one more peek over the edge of the tower to search for movement in a moment of desperate hope, and then, if he didn't see anything soon, he was going tos start trying to maybe map out the best way to make it over to where he figured Liam was without being noticed or seen

Or have Liam realize he was on the move again...