Talk:Desire & Decorum, Book 2 Choices/@comment-36463409-20190212014524/@comment-37434202-20190220065932

I'm pretty sure it was never 'OK' to kill someone in a duel back then. Duelling was something the nobility did sometimes, it was frowned upon and if they got away with it, it was because of their high stations. Meaning the winner should have a higher rank than the loser. In this story that's never the case. A squire, a foreigner, a ex-soldier/master of horses or a woman do never outrank a Duke who is related to the Crown. So if they write this story somewhat accurate to history, we are in big trouble no matter what the outcome of the duel.

Also, they never brought a crowd to watch the duel, because it was against the law so it had to be done in secret and definately not a woman they are duelling for to cheer on the sidelines. haha! Lucky they (the writers) have a rather romantic view about history and duelling so maybe we be allright after all.