Ben considered how to reply to that however he simply had trouble coming up with how to say it without condemning him and his partner or one singular member of his team. Ben let go of Amelia's hand and thought for a long moment before responding, [color=fff200]"I'm kind of having a hard time finding a way to answer that properly but I lost is the plain truth. I tried to fight aggressively but I couldn't get out my boss monster in time. Artorgius is a game winner for me half the time but he simply came in too late with the game stacked against me. My partner couldn't get off any combos and it left me alone for the majority of the duel while they just kept stacking spell counters and stuff. Not my brightest moment. But I have confidence in my deck and I consider each card a personal friend. I'll win another duel in time if we can work together like in my opening duel. I just got to find the right style to play my knights. How about you did you do well?"[/color] Ben said hoping to toss the hot potato off of his failure and see if he could talk about something more positive.