Granted, this would be far less daunting than a real duelling tournament, for it was in the end to be a team effort, and there was no one waiting on the sidelines to judge them on their casting; nor would the rest of the party be the hardest audience to face, with all that champagne to make them jolly, and conversations of their own to engross them.
And the pawns would be the real warm-up on the board, having to move first. “Yes, convenient wand-fodder, aren't they?” Rosamund murmured in mild amusement, attentions divided between Mr. Prewett and the first member of their team and the opposition’s to make their moves. There being not a great deal to do at this moment, Rommy only had to occupy herself in thinking of what next to say, and even that was not too troubling; this gentleman did not seem particularly discouraging in character. “Have you a favourite spell, then?” She said lightly, casually brainstorming hex ideas as they talked. “A signature move, if you like?”
And the pawns would be the real warm-up on the board, having to move first. “Yes, convenient wand-fodder, aren't they?” Rosamund murmured in mild amusement, attentions divided between Mr. Prewett and the first member of their team and the opposition’s to make their moves. There being not a great deal to do at this moment, Rommy only had to occupy herself in thinking of what next to say, and even that was not too troubling; this gentleman did not seem particularly discouraging in character. “Have you a favourite spell, then?” She said lightly, casually brainstorming hex ideas as they talked. “A signature move, if you like?”
