#3 Duelling place

Grace nodded, and pulled her wand out of her bag. "Yep. No better way to practice scary spells than on each other, right?" she chuckled nervously. They'd need to be able to defend themselves in the Forbidden Forest, and she understood that. "You wanna go first? Is that even a thing people do in duels?"

Gerald DP: 5
Grace DP: 5

Gerald casts an offensive spell (score: 2), but Grace's defensive spell (score: 3) overpowers it. Grace wins this round!

"Nope," He said, wheezing. "I'm fine"

With a FLick, he sent off another Spell at Grace. Was she lucky, or is she that good with spells?

Grace was knocked backwards by the spell, feeling a little put out. She wobbled and lost her balance, ending up not-so-gracefully on the ground. "Oof." she chuckled a little, rubbing her arm, though that part of her didn't end up on the ground. She stood up. "Wanna try again? I can start this time."

"I'm fine!" Grace laughed, knowing she would've felt the same if she won the duel. "Besides, monsters in the Forbidden Forest will be scarier!" she made sure he was ready, and then decided to cast a spell. She moved her wand and grinned, hoping she'd be able to at least push Gerald back a little bit.

"Good shot, Grace!" Gerald said loudly. THis was almost like a Nerf Battle! Now starting to move around, he prepared and fired off one more spell.

Grace was feeling pretty good about herself. Even if she'd lost the last match, she would want to win this one, even when she was pushed back. She knew it was getting late, that they'd be heading to dinner soon, but she wanted to practice all she could. Besides, she had to think of a good way to get out to the Forbidden Forest, be it tonight or tomorrow night. She hoped she'd be able to sneak out. Grace launched another spell at Gerald, hoping it would be a good one.