Seren could hear everyone cheering loudly for those two.
"Go, Your Majesty!"
"Perfect execution of royal swordsmanship!"
"You can do this, Commander!"
"Sir Calhoun!"
As if they had let go of their shackles, the two men's movements became more intense. One could see the strong lines of muscles tightening with every swing they make. Each brandish of the sword went faster and faster until—
Shatter!!!
Silence reigned inside the training grounds as everyone seemingly froze in shock. Unnoticed by the crowd, the practice swords in their hands already had multiple cracks in them from their long bout, and no longer able to bear their last attack, both of their swords broke into half.
"T-The result of the sparring match is… a draw!" one of the high-ranking knights announced.
It was an anticlimactic development.
