“Zwei!” “Trois!” “Shi!” The roll call was complete for another day. He again offered them their right to challenge. Zwei stepped forward and, with shaking knees, said, “I challenge you to a duel!” He turned to face her silently, giving her the sense through his helm that he was amused. How disgusting. Him looking down on her. Despite her determination, she heard her voice trembling, “If I win, you will give me a full explanation of your intentions.” He laughed and she was about ready to shout at him, but when he spoke it was tender. “And when I win, I will tell you the full scope of my plan.” She was confused how that was a victory for him, but before she could process, he shone with scarlet light and his armor vanished. He rolled his shoulders and used his hands to rearrange his charcoal black hair. “Since you had the decency to make this a duel, I’ll make it fair.” She charged him and took a wild swing at him which he sidestepped effortlessly. Following it up with another he