Talk:Desire & Decorum, Book 2 Choices/@comment-36463409-20190212014524/@comment-3452092-20190212113707

Except isn't the Duke Madeleine and her father's ancestor? Or is it just that Godfrey has the same title and maybe this is how their ancestor will gain the title?

I, too, assume Sir Gideon did something to the gun, although which gun is I guess up for question. I'm also pretty sure that a) there is supposed to be a doctor present and b) killing your opponent in a duel will get you charged with murder, so if you do you either have to flee the country or face potential execution, so they should be aiming to injure not kill, but I kind of doubt they are (the second can maybe get away with it if the opposing side cheats, but not, I think, the main duelists). Using guns is difficult in deturmining the winner if both sides survive. Using swords can be to the first blood or one side yields, which is much clearer and both sidesare more likely to survive.