Everyone remembers their first duel. For some it was full of excitement. For others, they may not prefer to remember the disappointment of getting their proverbial rear kicked around the ring. For some it was training, and for others it was a matter of life and death. Either way these experiences have profound effects on us as we grow and develop.

Describe your character's first experiences dueling in a minimum of 500 words- no maximum word count . Submissions will be based on the fiction rubric. Submissions may be made in docx, pdf, txt files or by using the competition submission text box.