Chapter 351: The Earl's Display
The first match lasted seven minutes.
Both men were equally matched, their skills finely balanced, each blow met with a counter, each advance answered with a retreat. The crowd watched with bated breath as swords clashed and feet scraped against the stone floor of the arena.
But it ended with Duke Silverwyn emerging victorious.
He was quite smug about it too, a satisfied smirk playing at the corners of his lips as he lowered his sword and acknowledged the cheers of the crowd. His opponent, Count Thornleigh, had a deep frown etched upon his face. He was vexed—that much was obvious from the tight set of his jaw and the way his hands gripped his sword a moment longer than necessary before he released it.
