Gabriel frowned. "The point is to prevent... misunderstandings like this one," he said with a sigh. "As I understand it, there are a number of people who are far more combat capable than I am around here and they might well have felt it quicker to try and break up an apparent fight by force than with words."

"If you intend to do this regularly, it would be a far better to have a designated area for it. Or at least to warn everyone before you begin, so no one misinterprets things."