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Dominion hosted two [[Knight House|Knightly Houses]] ([[House Rau|Rau]] and [[House Stryder|Stryder]]){{Fn|1b}}; Kawe, however, was officially a member of neither House - instead he was on '''The Lists'''{{Fn|1g}}, those who were in line to the throne of Dominion.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1e}}
In one of Dominion's summer tournaments, Sir Kawe was challenged to a duel by his fellow Knightand cousin{{Fn|1g}}, [[Linoleus Rakkan|Sir Linoleus Rakkan]]. {{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1g}} Rakkan, an [[Armiger Pattern Knight|Armiger]] pilot, wanted to claim ownership of ''Typhoon's Teeth'' in the hopes that piloting a [[Questoris Pattern Knight|Questoris-pattern]] like ''Typhoon'' would elevate his social standing. However, Kawe won the duel after he tore the leg off of [[Jester|Rakkan's Knight]] with ''Typhoon's'' [[Thunderstrike Gauntlet]].{{Fn|1a}}
Rakkan left Dominion as an exile some time later to take the oath of the [[Freeblade Knight|Freeblade]].{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}} In the years since Rakkan's departure, Kawe's neutrality began to waver and he started more openly supporting House Stryder, although he never officially pledged himself to Stryder or its leader, [[Baroness]] [[Hawthorn Astair-Rakkan|Hawthorn]]. This was partly so he would not have to endure being under the Baroness's thumb, partly so he could court support from Dominion's other nobles, and partly so that he could continue to place wagers on House Rau's Knights in tournaments.{{Fn|1g}}