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===Disadvantaged Duel===
Istow also presided over the duel between Adolin and the team of [[Relis]], Elit, [[Abrobadar]] and [[Jakamav]]. Istow was present when Relis challenged Adolin,. andWhen she asked Adolin if he knew the exact terms of the duel and if he understood what he was doing. Adolin dismissed her brusquely, andso she made no attempt to explain that he had agreed to a full disadvantaged duel against a team, rather than a paired disadvantaged duel against two people. After the duel began, Adolin realized that continuing a four-on-one fight was foolish, and tried to signal to Istow to end the duel, but she seemed to purposefully ignore him. She also angrily denied [[Dalinar]] when he called for her to end the duel after [[Renarin]] also entered the arena, claiming that Adolin had not surrendered and that her word was law. Adolin theorized that Istow may have accepted a bribe from Sadeas's camp to allow the duel to continue despite the fact that he would likely be injured or killed.{{book ref|sa2|56}}
After [[Kaladin]] joined the fight and helped turn the tide, Istow confirmed Abrobadar and Elit's surrender, the latter with noticeable reluctance. She was disturbed by Relis's bizarre reaction to "hearing" his Shardblade, announcing his forfeit when he ran from the arena. She awarded the victory to Adolin after Jakamav surrendered and was present when he exercised his [[Right of Challenge]].{{book ref|sa2|57}}
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