Alexei-26 / Victor-23 / Lance-21 / Gérard-20 / Magnus-17 / William-15 / Dimitri-12
"There is no way he could possibly defeat Lord Griggor" Dimitri snickered, surprisingly, Gérard nodded-
"I don't understand it Victor, what kind of challenge is this? there is no way that Magnus could win"
William glared at Gérard "Have you ever seen Magnus fight? Of course he will win" he cried
"Don't be stupid William, there is no way he will win" scoffed Lance at his younger brother's naive comment
Alexei remained in silence, he had complete trust in Magnus; his younger brother would emerge victorious from this encounter, there was no doubt about it.
Victor calmly turned to look at his other brothers "I've arranged this challenge so Magnus could prove his determination to father, If his determination proves to be strong enough… then I'm sure he will win"
Lance and Gérard snorted at his answer, but before anyone could say another word the duel had started-
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Magnus stood before Lord Griggor, the huge man's hand tightened around his hammer, the prince couldn't be more nervous;
After his father had forbidden him from joining the navy like Gérard, Magnus had almost given up on his dream, it was only until Victor spoke with their father that the king was convinced of allowing Magnus a chance to each his goal, but he would have to fight for his dream in a duel.
It wasn't a surprise that their father would choose the best fighter of Westertyde to make sure that his son could never reach his dreams, however, Magnus wasn't intimidated by the experience of his opponent, after all Victor had given him one chance to prove his worth to their father, and more importantly, Magnus knew he couldn't waste this chance, given to him by one of the few brothers he actually liked.
The prince tightened the grip on his sword and rushed against Lord Griggor and in less than a minute the prince had emerged victorious from the combat.
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Lance, Gérard and Dimitri looked stunned, unable to believe that their brother had actually won against Westertyde's most seasoned soldier, William on the other hand looked with proud eyes at his brother, thrilled that he had managed to beat the odds and reach for his heart true desires.
A smile crossed Alexei's face, he turned to Victor "I'll go talk to father with him"
Victor nodded "But remember to let him decide for himself Alexei, if he changes his mind at the last minute and chooses to do something else we have to stand by him" the eldest nodded and left to meet up with Magnus.
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It was a surprise to Magnus' twelve brothers when he decided to join the army instead of the navy, most of them commented that he had chosen the army because he was afraid of competing against Gérard, but some of them knew that Magnus had chosen to follow his own path instead of the one his brother had chosen, and they couldn't be prouder of him.