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[color=6ecff6][i]I can use magic, and the duel is first to be knocked over.  Not unreasonable, but a little curious.[/i][/color]

Ethelred took his position opposite Grainne, using his lance and shield for weapons.  When his foe charged at him for the first strike of the match, he thrust his lance at the incoming sword, intent on deflecting it.  He could have used his shield- after all, that's what it was for- but he was not one to ever underestimate a foe, and Grainne's terms of the duel made him suspicious that she'd be using some form of magic.  After all, would a a magic-wielding knight not have a magic-wielding squire?

It might be easy enough to freeze the ground beneath them in hopes of having Grainne lose her footing, but he didn't want to resort to such a below-the-belt tactic in a sparring match.

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