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Finnabair may be far older than the Templars, but she's certainly not more mature. Youth apparently transcends mere age.honestly, she can diss the templars training. she is several times older than the oldest templar. she has several times more experience. and is most likely several times better.
the Alfar best sword teacher is older than the human's whole current civilization...Oberon has seen Jesus and Cesar xD
I *highly* doubt that. If Medb expected the MC to win then she also expected her daughter to die, because she makes it crystal clear that she did not expect the MC to spare Finnabair's life if he won the duel. That seems too cold even for Medb. Traditions or not, I think Medb would have found a way to prevent the duel if she thought the MC was certain to win it.she probably let the duel happen because she values MC's skills and "destiny", I think. he managed to convince Ailill and Finnabair (her ex and her daughter... so she knows them well enough to understand it's no small feat) to be escorted to the middle of Alfar's home. He managed to beat Finnabair in a surprise attack before. He managed to save her from the cloaked Damas. He managed to survive her black out. He managed to resist the succubus completely. He was escorted by Fiona during the life debt exchange, even the Queen was wary of her. He managed to impress the Queen. He managed to survive the mercenary attack. He is the son of the Grand Master even if he constantly protest (it means his upbringing is not normal even if he didn't realize it), and most importantly, he carries Durendal and she knew a lot about its powers and it has a special meaning for her.
and He did all that in less than a week.
she knew he wouldn't die, so she wanted to test him and his resolve for peace. she is also very old and respects the traditions, her position also makes it so she MUST uphold them.
Also, while Durendal itself seems to be well known to the Alfar, its specific powers and history are clearly not. Otherwise Finnabair wouldn't have been nearly as confused by the MC's inconsistent swordsmanship or Nimue's revelation.
Yes, there's definitely a third party out there stirring up trouble, but they can't make something from nothing. If the Templars and Alfar never encountered each other, no amount of shitposting on whatever passes for elven Twitter is going to start an actual shooting war on its own. There has to be something real at stake, we just don't know what it is yet.the third party is probably to blame for the war. maybe young Alfar that cultivates hate for humans, and powerful humans from neverwhere that want to expand their business to Earth and to Alfheimr to get more powerful and live longer. both manipulated and pushed by powerful Hellspawns, and maybe some old gods, that just enjoy the chaos.![]()