Dueling

Dueling exists in differing forms, and is subject to specific rules.
For example, since prior to the duel between Adolin, Relis, Elit, Abrobadar, and Jakamav, the dueling agreement between Relis and Adolin had been refused by Relis, yet then agreed upon by Elit, the number of duelists Adolin would face had never been agreed upon. Thinking he'd be facing only Elit in the Dueling Arena, Adolin instead faced all four opponents concurrently.
When dueling in an arena, one would dance around a fellow, testing his abilities.
Dalinar had never had a high opinion of dueling. To him, it was too fake, too sanitized.
However, prior to the duel between Dalinar and F'en Rnamdi's son, the younger man demanded longswords as opposed to Shards. Dalinar told him that they'd do this by alternating advantage, three minutes. What alternating advantage means is that the younger man would have three minutes armed, against Dalinar unarmed. If Dalinar survived without being bloodied or leaving the ring, he'd then have three minutes against his opponent in the reverse: Dalinar armed, the younger man unarmed.
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