[quote=ERode]
...Why doesn't Fiore just tell the truth? Gosh. Boys and their silly duels.
[/quote]

This was a good question that I thought about while writing up my post. After this job/quest, it's logical that they would part ways. Fiore doesn't want that, he doesn't want to be alone anymore, so challenging Leifr to a duel both stupid and smart in its own way. It would either mean Leifr and Fiore would stick together for a month or so or it would mean that the two would part ways and meet each other up in a month.

Again, Fiore is really hoping for the former.