The tavern was crowded. It was impossible to avoid
bumping into people. There was no surprise when a small circle cleared around
two men, one elf and one human, and steel was drawn. The confined space forced
them to use knives not swords. Observers, and proprietors, preferred this as
the risk of injury to spectators, and paying costumers, was much reduced. The
duelists circled each other, knives pointed towards their opponent. They
alternated taking exploratory lunges until one man worked up the courage to
commit. They came together, separating after an instant, one combatant
clutching a gash on his arm.
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