Challenge for Old Market

[Claire Gallows]

It's time for me to get back into the Swords business again. I spent some squireship time there so why not go for the Cardinal Inn.

I challenge for Old Market.


-CRC

[DUEL Gabby]

Yes, it is time to get back into the Swords business! Two challenges in one night...I swear I am doing a little jig while I am writing this!

This challenge is valid and may proceed!




:::A list of challenge officials can be found tacked to the board:::

((Friendly reminder regarding the amended rule: The Challenger is responsible for acquiring the services of a caller but both parties must agree upon the chosen caller. Please obtain one as early as possible and post to the challenge thread when one is secured. Thanks!))[/quote]

[Sabine]

I have some concerns that I would like to discuss with Claire privately. However, consider this my acceptance.

-Sabine

[Claire Gallows]

We're getting together next Wednesday, the 26th at 9:30 by the Eastern clock to settle this. Caller pending.

[Claire Gallows]

Scarlet's going to be calling this.

[DUEL Scarlet]

It was a long first and what felt like a quick second to wrap up the Old Market Challenge! Claire earns the Barony in two duels and Sabine doesn't give it up for free that's for sure! Nicely dueled to both!

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DUEL Scarlet:OLD 1!
DUEL Scarlet:As Scarlet took her position by the ringside the lights in the Arena dimmed on the peripheral to the venue, focusing in on the active ring. The energy was palpable in the 
building and you could feel it crawling along your spine tingling the entire way. This was the Challenge for Old Market and it was now underway! They both swing low and collide with a 
clang! ( LC x2 )
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 2!
DUEL Scarlet:Just watching them has the walls tightening! Under the bright spotlight above they're getting the distinct feel of what another's thinking, feeling, offering their best and hopefully 
none of their worst tonight! Claire is making good on her footwork, treading softly but not without poise while Sabine braces, hoping, seeking but not quite finding her mark! Neither find 
blood! ( FSS / SH )
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 3!
DUEL Scarlet:They're picking up the pace so I'm going to mirror that! Sabine is displaying her tact with the blade, a finesseful parry that looks like she's got Claire! She circles but 
miscalculates on the swing! Claire goes up and over for first blood! ( HC / FCP ) 1 Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 4!
DUEL Scarlet:Momentum shifts are going to be a thing tonight people! Claire is looking for that kind of move, where she's laying the trap and trying to ensare! Sabine retorts though with the 
higher tier of strike and makes like Clare last round getting that point back! ( SH / HC ) 1 ALL
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 5!
DUEL Scarlet:Not too much different from two or so rounds ago, these two are adept with the feet and their patience is second to none! Any slip can cost a mile so Claire is showing us those 
moves, Sabine is taking her time low but posturing gains neither an edge! ( FSS / FDU ) 1 ALL
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 6!
DUEL Scarlet:Posturing isn't quite finished yet! Claire erects a formidable defense but Sabine's fleeting with her footwork! She's not falling for it, yet you can't score points going in that 
direction either! ( FCP / DIS ) 1 ALL
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 7!
DUEL Scarlet:They have both had enough of the posturing for now! Blades are swinging one is going.. it's going.. it's high! Sabine swings for the classic off with her head maneuver but Claire 
pins her beneath! ( TH / HC ) 2-1 Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 8!
DUEL Scarlet:Beats up high with the bass down low! It's like poetry in motion watching these ladies go about it! Sabine is on the low, Claire is in the sky! Both find their marks and they're 
both trading! ( HC / LC ) 3-2 Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 9!
DUEL Scarlet:Carnage! They're going for broke now swinging those blades like we all came here to see! Sabine looks good with the way she's moving, got that angle juuust~ right... but 
Claire's repeating the move from earlier! She pins Sabine beneath her cut to match point! ( TH / HC ) 4-2 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 10!
DUEL Scarlet:Neither of them aims to show us their daredevils but instead find a stoic safeguard! Sabine makes good use of her balance with a duck and Claire returns to that footwork which 
we got a glimpse of earlier! Neither score moves and the air remains tense! ( FSS / FDU ) 4-2 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 11!
DUEL Scarlet:I'm holding my breath on this! Viscious swings, crazy steel and careening blades! Claire's moving in that type of way.. she's got her hand on the blade! She's going up! Sabine 
flips the scales and is the one to pin underneath! ( HC /  TH ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 12!
DUEL Scarlet:Swords is a beast unlike the rest! Neither brute strength nor, well, typically any magical prowess wins in these rings! No it's those that are keen in blade and sharp in wit that 
end up on top of the mountain! Claire ducks and Sabine shows us her slick moves but they're not pulling the trigger! ( DU / FSS ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 13!
DUEL Scarlet:Cream of the crop, the nitty gritty! Both of them are thinking alike with their defenses! Sabine's has a little more polish on it but Claire's looks good as well! Neither find headway 
and I'm getting antsy! ( CP / FCP ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 14!
DUEL Scarlet:I can hear a pin drop at the lucid tranquillity in the ring this round! A shuffle, a few beads of sweat hitting the mat like a raucous 808 drum! The tension is palpable! Sabine 
looks, she seeks but Claire is on the prowl! Neither find their mark and they rinse and repeat! ( SS / SH ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 15!
DUEL Scarlet:Lust, craving and the prize at the end of the rainbow! A crass analogy but these ladies are betting it on every round, every move! Claire is showing why she's Lightning with that 
direct strike! Sabine is playing deft with her rogue defense and manages to squeak an advantage! ( TH /  LP ) 4-3.5 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 16!
DUEL Scarlet:Swaying to and fro the momentum is far too close, too gripped at to be held in one favor or another but on this round Sabine tastes that small, yet still visible lead with a strike 
low below Claire's parry! It's anyone's match yet! ( LP / LC ) 4.5-4 Match Point Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 17!
DUEL Scarlet:Blades soaring and whistling as they do- in this moment I am euphoric, not because of any phony dueling but because there are elite fighters throwing their hearts on their 
blades! Sabine goes in, she looks to pierce! Claire holds firm and catches the direct assault! Back and forth! ( SH / TH ) 5-4.5 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:OLD 18@
DUEL Scarlet:! *
DUEL Scarlet:We can light it up so they can burn it out! A vigorous tug o' war comes to it's climax in this round! Sharp blades, sharper wits have been at ends with one another for the past, 
bit, and it mounts in this thrilling apex! Sabine is slinging steel, she's looking good while she's doing it! Claire is flexible, she's perceptive! The one who comes out on top, does it from below! 
( DU / HC )
DUEL Scarlet:( Claire Farron .def. Sabine, 5.5-4.5 in 18. Challenge for Old Market )

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DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 1!
DUEL Scarlet:This one is starting fast, to the pace! Claire is swinging low with that gunblade but Sabine pins her to the point right over! ( TH / LC ) 1 Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 2!
DUEL Scarlet:Sometimes it displays skill to know when not to lash out! Both women hold back from doing so here for better positioning! ( FSS / FDU ) 1 Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 3!
DUEL Scarlet:The fast and the furious! This ain't no ten second challenge but these two are fleeting, into one another! Dual impalements! ( TH x2 ) 2-1 Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 4!
DUEL Scarlet:If you thought the breakneck pace of this duel was going to slow down? You were wrong! Claire lashes out throwing caution to the wind! She may be regretting the choice as 
Sabine responds low, getting her one step closer to match 3! ( LC / SL ) 3-1 Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 5!
DUEL Scarlet:Locked and loaded they're at it again! It's glorious and in contrast to that first dreadnaut of a match, if you blink you might miss the action! Sabine wants to double tap on Claire 
but she's getting stuck in that high swing! ( HC / TH ) 3-2 Sabine
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 6!
DUEL Scarlet:Sabine's tripling up on that trigger and I like her method.. it's just Claire sets up an impenetrable fortress of a parry and ties this one up! ( LC / FCP ) 3 ALL
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 7!
DUEL Scarlet:Sabine raises the bar with this showing, the blades wielded with a calculated stroke, and looking like a fortress! Claire is spinning on the feet and finds herself potently finding 
herself within the defense! ( FLP / FSS ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 8!
DUEL Scarlet:Sabine is ducking for a better angle and Claire's stepping back but neither finds a point or loses one! ( FDU / FDIS ) 4-3 Match Point Claire
DUEL Scarlet:MARKET 9!
DUEL Scarlet:It's been a long road, getting from there to here! Dips and bounds, turns and curves- it finalizes here and now! Sabine wants to show off her dance moves but Claire cuts like 
there's no tomorrow! ( FSS / HC )
DUEL Scarlet:( Claire Farron .def. Sabine 5-3 in 9. Challenge for Old Market )