Dueling code, hmm? Like things that one had to do to make it all formal and showy? It wasn't really that way in a fight. That's what his mum said, and that's what the professor was saying, but Mo supposed there was a lot of benefit in learning to duel in a safe environment before getting into crazy fights to the death.

He raised his hand. "There are formalities and traditions that take place as part of the duel, like bowing and taking paces. I guess the bowing might be about showing respect to each other, or a mutual acknowledgement that you're following the rules, because if anyone decided not to follow the rules... that would be really dangerous. And the pacing is to get far enough apart for proper spell casting." Or, you know... something like that.