the future is never set in stone " stripetail replied mentally. "I agree that I am overdue, but I cannot afford to lose, to anyone. That is just how I am. Knowing that the Void is targeting me, I cannot give him the satisfaction of seeing me lose. I will adapt and try and see things from a new perspective, as if I had never dueled before. therein lies my problem" Stripetail said, realization coming to him. "I have become too set in my ways, too used to dominating magicians. To win this, I must throw out all my past experiences, they won't help me when facing a myriad of opponents."