put yourself first for him

Amun

You'll be faced with problems of all shapes and sizes
You're going to have to make a few compromises

Chuckling, Amun shook his head. "I think you might surprise yourself." He winked at Sam, because the potter could see that while the redhead was lean and skinny, he was also muscular, much more so than the guild master.

Which was why the other man was able to start pushing Amun towards the table. He gritted his teeth, putting all his force into the wrestling, causing the muscles in his arm to bulge. Even so, Sam continued to make progress as the potter's hand crept closer and closer to the wood.

Glancing up, he snorted. "Nope," he grunted. "Do I strike you as the type of person who loses on purpose?" Unfortunately, his moment of distraction and his relative weakness cost him, and the back of his hand finally slammed into the table.

For now we're happy if not overjoyed
And we'll accept the things we cannot avoid