"I'm pleased to see you well, Dame Tyaethe," Sir Adeforth paused in reprimanding the knight of his order to greet his unlikely senior for a moment, returning her gesture with a salute of his own, "Whoever may have [i]started[/i] this, I am perfectly willing to bring it to an end. There's no excuse for knights belonging to the two most honored orders in the land to be feuding like children."

He let out a heavy sigh as Sir Felix began his explanation, intense blue eyes narrowing as the much younger man spoke.

"'This man' is a Knight of the Iron Roses," his voice was more level now, but he made no effort to hide his irritation at the sight of a knight under his command behaving in such a childish manner.

His irritation only began to mount further as it became clear what the outcome of the squabble would be. A duel, in the middle of the Princess's ball. After the Princess herself had arrived.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and exhaled heavily.

"A duel, then? Surely, surely, it would be an embarrassment to [i]both[/i] our orders if two of our knights broke into a petty squabble during a royal ball," he began, "Which is why this is an [i]exhibition fight[/i] between two fine young knights for the benefit of her highness and the guests."

The tone of his voice made it clear the elder knight was not merely making a suggestion.

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