After getting on for 3 hours of combat and four mutual challenges, Zakath won the Javalon Challenge 3 games to 1. My congratulations go to him, for putting convincing display of fighting ability.

Losing 2 out of the 4 challenges while link-dead did sting a touch, but such is the nature of this world. You win some, you lose some. And he clearly proved he had the ability to kill me when I had a perfect connection, and able to watch my own inco

mpetence without interruption.

This is possibly something to consider during a Gem quest however, my connection to Avalon via telnet seemed fine and yet my connection to the Javalon website seemed more than a little flaky.

If anyone wants to teach me defence (anyone above poor that is), please form an orderly queue.

Ender

Written by my hand on the 22nd of Mournsend, in the year 1094.