@Elle Santiago I want her to have trounced him. He used to be a bit of a jerk, arrogant and all. Basically he thought that, due to her gender and background, she wasn't a very good knight. Someone made a challenge to him - though not either of them, for reasons. And she beat him soundly. One of the things that shape him into who he is now.
Sure! My brain's slightly off right now since I'm churning out an update that was two days late but if I'm understanding this right, someone probably told him "She can beat you, bruh." and Rowan, maybe chuffed that someone would even say such a blasphemy to his face, made to prove this someone right. Then Rowan to Geneva was like, "Yo, let's maybe fight because I can't stand this humiliation." and Geneva was like, "Yeah, sure. Not like I have a choice in this, anyway." then Geneva fights him and it turns out she's pretty good?
Anyways, if that's what kinda happened, may I recommend that the someone who made a challenge to him be one of Lord Salagin's child, preferably the girl Geneva rescued? It's cool if not, kinda just fun to imagine it happening. And if I'm wrong with that you said, sorry in advance. Words are not making sense right now.