"Well, I'm not exactly dying to risk my life..." Shadwell paused, thinking over that sentence. "...OK, I really should stay away from metaphors. What I'm saying is, I don't really want to fight, but I'll probably take anything I deem an easy victory. Before they get stronger. I am also confident enough on my skills to think I'll be able to get out alive if I'm somehow forced into a tougher fight. What about you? Do you think you'd be able to survive, if forced to duel?"