[Lorcan had hardly been able to contain his excitement when Professor Bahir had announced that the class was to duel one another. It wasn't often that he found a willing participant to face him, and while whoever his partner would be probably wasn't nearly as happy about it, it wasn't like they'd have a choice in the matter anyway. The pairings were random, much to Lorcan's further delight. As much as he loved his sister, dueling her would end very quickly and very badly on Lysander's part and Lorcan did not much feel like making his sister cry for the sake of a grade. So he was thankful that Adaire Goshawk turned out to be his partner.
They had decided to meet in a classroom after the assignment was given because as Professor Bahir was well aware, it would not be the best idea to have nearly thirty students duel in the same vicinity.The empty classroom was where Lorcan waited, seated on one of the desks and swinging his legs idly as he waited on her arrival.]