The Gauntlet by
jaune_chat.
Heroes. Matt+Mohinder. PG-13. 5,272 words.
Down-on-his luck caravan guard Matt gets into an inadvertent duel with the noble Lord Suresh.
This is a fun short story that deals with Matt acting as a swords-master for Mohinder, after the noble loses a duel with Matt. In some ways, I do wish this story was a bit more fleshed out (e.g., descriptions of the setting, and conversation between Matt and Mohinder during their training together) but there are also plenty of details to satisfy. The origin given for Matt's powers was particularly interesting and creative to me.
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