Step into the ring and fight the Whispering Duellist

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From: The Ring of Roses: Take Part in an Illegal Fighting Ring


She has been here ever since her finals, never resting, never uttering a word. Few remain who are willing to face her.

Unlocked with The Coilheart Games is 2 (World Quality, now locked), Of Stripes, and Coils 100-299, Coilheart Tomb-Colonists 10, Body: The Story So Far 6

Locked with Lead: A Whispered Connection


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous Unknown Difficulty Level

Success

Silent as the grave

[…]A thrust gets past your guard[…]

[…]overeager attack exposes the bandages around her clavicle. she wore a cord around her neck[…] green and jewelled […]You strike out[…] her pendant falls to the dust. She lets out a strangled cry.

[…]"This time, I will follow you."

[…]

Description summary:
You engaged her in a duel, aiming for the pendant that she cherishes. She lost when she gasped over the dropped pendant, but otherwise ignores you as she mutters to the pendant. Also, an extra final paragraph is added if you have gone past a certain point in an Ambition; this actually leads to another clue.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Ambition: NemesisFinal Paragraph
24 (presumably)As you collect your winnings, you stop. That key – you recognise it, or something similar. It unlocks one of the Memorials vaults in the Grand Sanatorium!


Failure

As a flash

It is her speed, more than anything, that makes you cry out. She is upon you with her sabre before you can blink, scoring three shallow cuts about your shoulders before the cry has left your mouth.