Teams usually put their strongest beasts either at the beginning for early advantage or saved for the end as final trump cards. Rarely in middle positions where they could be wasted without decisive impact on the whole match outcome.
"And you?" asked one of the team members with a question everyone was wondering. "Will you never fight?"
"I don't think you can handle ALL the battles so yes, I will," Ren said simply without arrogance, just stating a fact when thinking of his close friends. "But you can see me as an insurance. We're saving my beasts to secure the final outcome if things go wrong."
Some members looked uncomfortable with that decision, pride stinging at implication they might need rescuing.
"Why don't you like showing off a bit?" Ron asked with genuine curiosity rather than criticism. "In your place I wouldn't let anyone steal my spotlight..."
