While part of him wanted to keep going, admittedly part of his body was aching, and since Venice had ended up on the ground, he was fairly sure that he had hit the knight a bit harder than he intended. That made him want to stop for the moment. "I think that was a good spar," replied Encke, his way of saying they didn't really need to continue.
He rubbed at his shoulder just a bit.
Besides, he needed to be careful not to contract too many obvious injuries...
"You did well, though! I can tell you know your stuff."
Sleet Tempest Snape