Portrait Duel Arc

**The Portrait Duel** is an event that took place between Episode 62 and Episode 74. The event happened soon after Frederick realized that he likes Gwendolyn during a meditation session with Whitney, during which he communicated with his inner child. Around this time, Leopold of the Argyle Kingdom - who clearly also has feelings for Gwendolyn - has volunteered to paint her portrait. Thanks to some interference from Blaine and Lance, Frederick ends up partaking in a painting competition with Leopold in order to decide who will ask Gwen to the gala.

## Event Summary

* Leland tells the Plaid Princes that Gwen is having a fancy personal portrait done for her by a painter that's clearly interested in her. Blaine tells Frederick to prepare himself before they go to the Pastel Kingdom. Blaine and Lance end up leaving Frederick behind.
* Frederick can’t decide whether or not he should go, and stays in his bedroom before eventually deciding to go. Having foreseen this happening, Leland forced him to build a "llamakärt" to carry Laverne in for the trip.
* Blaine and Lance both take their fiancees on a date to anywhere they want to go.
* Gwen's volunteering with the CPC leads her to witness a premonition from Nell stating that someone from the club will “die in a flash”. The shock of this bad omen makes Prez cancel her plans to scout for a potential new member. She declares a mandatory snack break, which results in Gwen, Renée, Abbi and Prez all receiving ominous fortunes from fortune cookies.
* Frederick accidentally meets Whitney on the side of the road on his way to the Pastel Kingdom and camps out with him for a night. The two of them talk about their families, which are surprisingly similar. The next morning, Frederick realizes that he's so confused over everything, he ends up getting a therapy session from Whitney, in which he interacts with his inner child. After this, Frederick recognizes that he loves Gwendolyn and decides he’s willing to fight for it.
* Leopold and Frederick agree to a duel where the winner earns the right to ask Gwen to the Bippity Bop Gala. Frederick begs Leopold to change it to something other than a physical de
* Leopold and Frederick are both instructed to paint a portrait of Laverne in 30 minutes.
* Of course, as Leopold is an art prodigy, his portrait is clearly the winner. However, before Laverne, the judge, had a chance to make her decision Leopold begged Frederick to take Frederick’s portrait home with him because of the raw emotion it portrayed, even agreeing to forfeit the portrait duel in exchange. Frederick accepts the forfeit, and becomes the winner of the portrait duel.
* As the winner of the duel, Frederick attempts to ask Gwen out by slipping a gala ticket inside the copy of the Dogyssey he loans to her. When Gwen sees it, she thinks it's an important bookmark and gives it back to him. Frederick is so shocked, he is unable to form a proper response.

## Characters

* Maria
* Lorena
* Jamie
* Gwendolyn
* Frederick
* Lance
* Blaine
* Leland
* Laverne
* Leopold
* Prez (Calpernia)
* Abbi
* Syrah
* Renée

## Gallery

Leopold's portrait of Laverne.Frederick's portrait of Laverne.Laverne's reaction upon seeing the portrait Frederick made of her.The outcome of the duel.Inexplicably, Leopold truly loves Frederick's portrait.Having reconciled, Leopold and Frederick walks out together.Gwendolyn fails to realize the importance of Frederick's 'bookmark'.The Pastel Princesses have a talk.