Zhao took a step back as Kaiden held up his hand for a break. Perhaps he wouldn't normally have given to such politeness but the barrier had gotten his attention. It wasn't quite like the normal Heat of Battle aura he was accustomed to. It wasn't too dissimilar though that he would have stopped the fight upon seeing it himself. If anything, it may have just caused him to use some of his own Heat abilities.

"Well, you could say that's what Drunken Fist is all about. Deceiving the enemy, appearing weaker than you are. It's also about moving like water and going with the flow. Got a little hasty though, switched it up there for a moment. I'm sorry, did I forget to mention I'm a Kung Fu master of several styles?"

He said it so obnoxiously it was almost cute sounding. He had a charisma that he didn't always try to throw in people's faces but came naturally. Didn't work on everyone of course, and often annoyed people who didn't like a good joke. He smiled sweetly and, just for kindness sake, added:

"Nah, don't worry about it. Sorry for throwing you under the bus. Nice block though. That's a handy aura you've got there."