The Queen's Court

[bluntpencil2001]

He laughs,

"Start a duel? Haha! Over what? The fact that they're intolerant? Pfft!"

He shakes his head, still smiling and says,

"Besides, if I'm challenged to a duel, I get to choose the weapons, don't I? 'Hussar Light Fighters at dawn' is always an unpopular one with these liner-passengers, partially because they can't fly to save themselves but mostly because there's no dawn out there in the void..."

He stops speaking as he grabs a glass of champagne from a passing waiter, then stuffs a slice of cake, from yet another serving-man, into his mouth and quickly swallows it down,

"You know, the food is rather delicious. Want a slice?"

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