Depends on current leadership (mortal and immortal) and also your role.

Perspectives on parity have changed in nuanced ways many times just do what you think your character should and roll with what happens. Keeping in mind being deferential to leaders is a part of village dogma.

Me personally it depends on the enemy. Someone that is either mega tough (lich 300 charge AP) or someone you just are not going to get a fight any other way (assassinate assassin, conservative air shifter) are people I would just too over after they finish a fight.

Or situationally if it's something like 2 villagers against a large group and you isolated a an enemy, just finish them off to make the hank you will eat in five minutes a little lighter.

If it is someone you get fights with on the regular just walk away and wait for the next opportunity.