[He sighs. It's like second nature to tune out Richard at this point-- a talent honed by several weeks of being stuck on the boat with him-- but it's significantly harder to ignore him when he's right over your shoulder. Or nudging it, as the case would be.]

First of all, we are not best friends, and secondly I think we've done more than enough travelling together already.

And. Besides. [He is. Visibly struggling to admit this. Like it's a blow to his pride.] Galavant Junior isn't feeling up for another battle at the moment. Consider yourself lucky because he would have demolished you.