Brotherly Rivalry
Edward and Claude Swells were brothers who grew up at Shadyoaks Plantation, together they were an insufferable pair. As the brothers grew up, they both attended fine schools and were given the finest education, they were trained in various extracurricular activities, including fencing, chess, badminton, and good old-fashioned “pistol duels.” On the weekends, they would both engage in drinking and gambling at the taverns.
While partying one Friday night in 1822, both men made the acquaintance of Lindy Good. Both brothers would woo and courted Lindy with gifts and sonnets of love, hoping that each brother would earn her affection. However, Lindy began to plant seeds of droughts on each of the brothers, whispering wicked secrets and promises she had not intended to keep - promises that would pit the men against one another.
On the carriage ride home, the two men shared stories of the night’s conquests. Of course, the slanderous lies of Lindy came to the surface. An argument ensued and the former best friends challenged one another to a duel on the following afternoon.
They meet on the grounds of a cemetery near an old abandoned mansion. Both Paul and Edward fired their pistols at each other and were mortally wounded in the same way. As they lay in their own blood, they vowed revenge on the woman that turned them against each other. Even to this day, the brothers still act their deaths.
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