A Duel

I eventually pulled myself out of my own mind and decided to have a duel with the two that were waiting outside. They were incredibly cocky as me and Mary took them up on their challenge, only spurring my need to beat them on. I would not fail twice today. They revealed that they each had all five of their rings as the duel began, but I remained strong and didn't allow that to intimidate me. Mary would take on the monk, and I would take on the samurai. She defeated her opponent with ease while I struggled a bit, much to my embarrassment.
 
As the duel went on, it had gotten to a point where I had almost lost, and although I didn't end up losing the duel, I did lose control as I released a Fireball down on my opponent, singing the area around him and causing him to need medical care. I was happy I had won the duel. I'd succeeded at something today. I felt ashamed of my loss of control, and attempted to help clean up my mess, with not much success. Thankfully Mary was able to repair the tree at least.
 
I had just proven that I wasn't powerless or worthless as the Daimyo had previously treated me. I knew I'd only been assigned a squad because they needed an extra person, but it had given me a chance to prove myself, and to make my Ojiisan proud.
I felt content.