by RDBernards
I’m conflicted. On the one hand you acquitted yourself very well in your description of the duel. Rapiers are an appropriate weapon for a woman. It’s light and easily maneuvered. By incorporating fatigue as a factor, you earned a gold star. Too many writers depict fighting scenes as if the combatants were in a video game.
On the other hand, you need an editor. As I read the story, I wondered if you had a moral position against periods. You have some serious run-on sentences. You also changed Caroline to Carolina. An editor would have caught that.
I would definitely read a follow up where the contessa humbles the queen.
think it ended quite suddenly which I didn't expect but other then that it was good