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Uhm... and what is it like there? What do we do? What are the people like? How long would we stay there? Etc.
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It;s like a training academy for any pro sport, it's brutally competitive. There'd be actual duelling and theory classes involved. The idea would be to start the RP there and see where it progresses to. 
I'm not giving the entire plot away from the off, no GM worth their salt does so.