Iliza finds Gwydion as he's preparing to mount his armour. "Sir Gwydion! Sir Gwydion! Oh, I'm glad I found you. I wanted to give you this." She unclasps a silver pendant from around her neck and places it in his hand. "You'll keep it with you, won't you? For luck?"

---

Gwydion's first opponent is Sir Padrig Sturm, the Thunderbolt. He's a Jovian Knight serving House Ruul. His heraldry is a split field of red and blue bisected by a golden lightning strike. He pilots a modified Gladius armour.

Waiting in his cockpit Gwydion watches a countdown on his HUD. When it reaches zero, a tone sounds. The duel has begun!
OOC:
The combat area is in space.

There are five zones connected like so:
  Near Station
   /         \
Start 1 --- Start 2
   \         /
  Above Callisto
        |
Callisto Surface

You will start in Start 1 your opponent starts in Start 2. Moving along the lines is moving one zone. There are no barriers unless someone makes one.

Here's your opponent's initiative roll. If you beat it, you go first. Roll Mark and add any relevant stunt or system mods.

00:55, Today: MerLN rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, 1, 0. Padrig Mark +1 Init. Total:0<

Aspects in play:
Iliza's Favor (1 free invoke)
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[Been researching for two days, and I am not good at appropriate forms of address for Arthurian times. I think it's partially because the title of Baron didn't exist for another few hundred years, so I'm gonna go with the results of my modern-day search. :P]

On Iliza's approach, Gwydion turns from his precious Armour and smiles at the sight of her. She'd been fun to talk with at the banquet, though he's having trouble remembering whether he'd been enjoying the company or that the opportunity to serve his king involved chatting up a pretty girl. Either way, it is a pleasure to see her, and he takes the favor with a bow.

"Of course, Miss Iliza. I'll be sure to return with it victorious."

---

Gwydion's own crest, a red sword on a white field, is displayed on his shield and identifies him to those watching on the station. As the countdown timer closes down, a cocky smirk crosses the young knight's face. He doesn't plan on losing. He's honed tactics from battle with the Emergent themselves, and isn't afraid to show off a little.

The HUD feeds all kinds of data into the cockpit, but most relevant to Gwydion right now are the readings he's about to get during his opening moves. The instant the timer hits zero, Gwydion swings his energized sword at Sir Sturm, releasing a superheated beam from across the battlefield! With the blade's beam surging for its target, Gwydion himself began a high-powered charge behind it, using the attack to mask his own approach.

[23:25, Today: Gwydion rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 0, 0, 1. +2 Mark for Initiative.

My +2 beats his 0, so that puts me up front.

For my first action, I'll be using Melee to Create an Advantage, The Best Defense, in an attempt to keep the Thunderbolt on his toes.

23:51, Today: Gwydion rolled 1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 0, 1, 1. +3 Melee.

So that's a +4 result. In addition, I plan on moving directly into his Zone. And that'll be it for my turn, once that gets resolved.]

Sir Padrig Sturm dodges the wave of energy from Gwydion's Gunblade without problem, but Gwydion's ploy works and soon his opponent's efforts are focused on dodging the young knight's attacks rather than making any of his own.

If Gwydion's assault has put him under any stress, his voice doesn't betray it when he taunts on open comms, "Ah, I expected such an impetuous opening. Tsk tsk. It's a shame they don't teach you any better on Avaluna. I was hoping for a better fight than this."

OOC:
14:23, Today: MerLN, for the NPC Sir Padrig, rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 0, 0, 1. Defend vs. Create Advantage. Melee +2. Total: 2. Gwydion succeeds at creating The Best Defense. He gets one free invoke.

14:41, Today: MerLN, for the NPC Sir Padrig, rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, 1, 0. Creating an Advantage on Gwydion. Daunt +3. Total: 2 Trying to create: Anger makes Mistakes on Gwydion.


  Near Station
   /         \
Start 1 --- Start 2
            Gw  Pd
   \         /
  Above Callisto
        |
Callisto Surface

Aspects in play:
Iliza's Favor (1 free invoke)
The Best Defense (1 free invoke)