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[@Draken] I think she would've been intent on proving her superiority over a son of the Bjornley family and would've demanded Ilya to duel her throughout the years. I think, as far as pure destructive ether potential goes, she would have him beat, but he is definitely more clever than her, so who knows how those duels went (if he even chose to participate in them).
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He would probably entertain her once a year. Despite it being an annoyance, he would totally start preparing a month ahead of time, even if he lost most of the matches. She almost certainly won the final bout, especially since Ilya isn't about to get any distance in a formal 1v1 scenario. (Turns out that being the gun guy isn't too good when starting at 20 paces and with magic. Plus, I highly doubt they battled while knee deep in water or anything.)