Okay, let's see, fake surrendering, hidden weapon sneak attack, running away, and for all intents and purposes, pocket sand. The only thing missing is--crap, he has poison up his figurative sleeve doesn't he?
Dude, this is peak for me. The combat scenes have been delivering in spades. Showing someone desperate using underhanded means to maim and kill, literally weaving any advantage he gets. And the flow is impeccable. Chefs kiss
So the burnt face guy with the huge arms was a trainer of sorts? Kinda funny how he looked like Gollum when he first appeared but here, he seemed quite normal.
We were this close to actually subverting expectations. Time for another filler fight that the heroine almost loses but then turns around with the power of ~flashbacks~