Helot

"I will fight you using this staff." You pick up your staff and hold it threateningly. You circle each other for a few moments, neither wishing to make the first move. Tathgor seems to get annoyed, so he moves closer.

This is just what you wanted. You whack him hard on the head. He falls over, trying to trip you with his last amount of energy but fails.

Do you choke him to death to make a strong argument for Eurid or let him go?