He'd been free of the she-beast for a month exactly, today. Barnabas had rather mixed feelings about it all - mostly bitterness and hatred, but also a bit of... loneliness? Now that he was on his own again, he found that having a townhome to himself and his corgi left the evenings rather dull. Not that he missed the chaos of the Connolly home. It was a transition space. It wasn't like he could go out in society right now anyway. Annulment or no, he was still the laughing stock and no woman would take him seriously just now.

Luckily, the dueling tournament was today. He'd been rather busy with prep work and rosters - and now moderating. Barnabas reviewed the rules with the two men (neither looked very promising, if he said so himself) and declared, "Mr. Michaud, you may begin the first round."

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