[Report This]Date: April 04 2025 3:41 AM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
Apologies for a shorter-than-average review, but it's late, and I'm not firing on all cylinders.
The opening scene was fun and touching, in both of the good ways. Duncan and Callie are not just communicating, but opening up to each other, and that's fantastic. Frankly, this story is very much a guide for defining and attaining mixed-size relationship goals.
Callie getting all creative and adventurous again with taking Duncan out on her walk with her friend is a double header of great reminders of why Callie is such an awesome person. I love the balance she's finding between her protective urges, and her developing assertiveness. She needs more of that, and I'm so proud of Duncan for pushing her to be more assertive. I've heard it said there are seven words that can make a woman fall in love with you, and apparently "I'm proud of you. I trust you," fits the bill. Those lines, and your set-up and character reactions around them, was excellent. I was experiencing full-on frission by the end of that scene.
Kristie and Monica's scene hurt, for several reasons, really. I feel a lot of sympathy for Kristie - what happened to her is not her fault, and I find it hard to blame her for her personality. That being said, she is still accountable for her actions, and she raped her tiny boyfriend. That act will never be forgiven. But I could still accept her as a person, if she could stop lashing out like a rabid dog. I understand that people don't just turn around from that - they need someone to help them, and that's why this hurts double. Monica is now probably the only person, perhaps aside from Duncan, who cares about what happened, and what will happen to Kristie. However, Monica effectively sabotaged any chances she had of helping Kristie through her trauma when she blackmailed the tiny into being an agreeing, yet effectively unwilling, victim of sexual assault. Right there was the tiny girlfriend (some re-assembly required) I was hoping Monica would find, but her anger and her lust combined into a perfect storm to deprive them both of the care they needed before it had a chance to develop.
At least things, almost, ended on a positive note. Callie's gentle dom act was cute and sexy, and I absolutely loved seeing her play her simple, near-effortless games requiring quite the workout from her tiny lover. It's so wonderful seeing them open up and pursue their needs and wants together. It's heartwarming to see their love, and trust, and respect blossom and grow. Great chapter!
But things didn't end there, and to be honest, I was briefly concerned for Alyssia's sake. For a few moments, I was afraid Monica would need to find a new assistant after the current one was downsized. While that did not happen, that does not mean the rest of the scene set my mind at ease. We're seeing conspiracy and frustration. I'm becoming increasingly worried for the feminine members of our little found family.
All in all, great chapter, and I'm looking forward to reading the next one!
Date: February 18 2025 5:20 AM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
Kristie's backstory doesn't excuse her actions, but it does give context to them. Trauma begets trauma.
I am not very into foot stuff but it was well-written. I liked the details with the licking and biting - too often it's just the tiny lying there getting beat up by toes.
The issue of consent is an important one in their relationship, and it shows how much Callie cares that this was so troubling to her. I think it's a fine line to walk. Callie holds all the power. I don't think their sexy time should just be her bullying Duncan because that seems unhealthy long-term, but I think it certainly has a place in a rotation with more conventional interactions. Maybe Duncan can even take the reins sometime.
[Report This]Date: December 13 2024 9:23 PM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
If you were expecting a review of the latest chapter, I'm sorry, because here's a very late review of chapter 10 instead.
Firstly, while I'm not big on feet myself, the foot fetish stuff in this chapter was perfectly executed. You could say it was a long time coming, with that tease back in chapter 3, but, like usual, the long setup makes the payoff even more satisfying. Even if this would be fantastic even with no build-up at all.
It's very cute that they feel comfortable enough to share their fetishes with each other. And I like how they struggle practically with finding a good way for Duncan to be under Callie's foot. It makes all the interactions feel less abstract. A woman having a tiny hidden on herself is very much my thing, especially when she's just going through her normal day-to-day activities.
Kind of surprised Callie even revealed she has a boyfriend to Brooklyn, that pretty much means she *has* to show her Duncan at some point, right? I mean, what else is she supposed to do? "No you can't see my boyfriend he goes to another school"
"He is a bit shorter than me" lol I love that.
I can't decide if the highlight of the chapter was Kristie relating her backstory or Callie feeling conflicted about being dominant. Apparently I really like characters talking about their feelings. I've already mentioned how great the main relationship is, but it specially shines through in situations like that. In other stories the big woman being a domme would just be taken for granted, but here nothing is settled until the characters have talked it out. Duncan saying he's proud of Callie just melts my heart. And it speaks to the strength of their relationship that she's able to bounce back fairly quickly from feeling bad. And have hot sex afterwards lol
But man, that is a messed up backstory Kristie has. Very sad, yet unfortunately very realistic. And it doesn't really make Monica's actions come off in a better light. Still, her comforting Kristie by petting her is weirdly cute. And the next chapter followed up on this really well! Hopefully I won't take as long to comment on it.
Author's Response:
Oh fuck! you got me! Still, I'm always glad to hear your thoughts, so I actually like that you didn't "skip ahead" and go right into reviewing the new chapter (although I'm eager to see what you think about that one as well).
I'm so glad to hear that you appreciated the foot stuff here despite not having a foot fetish. Would you believe that I don't, either? This whole fetish mini-arc came to being from a simple decision I made back in chapter two. I don't know if you'll remember this, but there was a scene in which a distracted Callie almost steps on Duncan, and he falls on her foot, tastes her sweat, and gets hard. I was initially going to have him fall the other way and just land on the floor but decided that this was an opportunity to have a little more physical interaction between them before a long, emotional scene that followed. From there, I decided that, if that made him hard, I may as well give the guy a foot fetish and play around with it. That led to a lot of fun scenes that I didn't initially have in mind when I started the story, and I really got into writing them. So I'm always so happy to here when one of these scenes land (especially this one, as it's the culmination of the mini-arc), as I'm always wondering if I'm hitting the right things that foot fetishists like (although I guess you can't help me with that one!).
Also, I always enjoy seeing someone use the word "payoff" involving something I write. I'm almost always either trying to set something up for later or trying to pay off something that I've already set up. It's nice when people feel that one of these things is more satisfying because of that.
I'm also glad that you mentioned the effort to find practical ways for Duncan to be under Callie's foot. There was actually plenty of discussion on that front, as my editor, breastclimber, feels very strongly that these scenes usually aren't practical at all in these stories. So he, along with his wife, breastclimbee, actually did the hot dog test mentioned in the chapter for real with the same result, which is what led to Callie rigging her sandals for Duncan instead.
I also agree with you on both the fact that Callie and Duncan accepting each other's fetishes is cute and especially that a giantess having a tiny on her person while just going about her day is ridiculously hot!
As for Callie revealing her boyfriend, she kind of did so by accident, slipping up and mentioning his name. Brooklyn was quickly able to figure things out from there. Sure, Callie could have denied it and made up a lie, but I don't see her as being a particularly good liar, and this was spur of the moment, which makes it even harder to be convincing with a lie. So she basically just caved and admitted it, unsure of what else to do.
No comment on whether or not Brooklyn will get to meet Duncan at some point.
I'm glad the "shorter than me" line seems to have been well received. I feel like I was toeing the line between funny and corny with that one (then again, Callie can be a little corny at times, so maybe that's part of why it worked?).
You liking characters expressing their feelings helps explain why you like this story so much! There's obviously a ton of that here. I like that you're torn between Kristie's backstory and Callie's struggle with wanting to be dominant with Duncan. That means both struck a chord with you.
And yeah, Callie respects Duncan and vice versa, so they're going to talk to each other about important things. It doesn't always happen right away (I mean, did you read the first eight chapters?), but they always get there eventually. So Callie wasn't about to let things go too far without talking to Duncan and getting his feelings on things first. Duncan saying he was proud of her just came natural when writing the scene. While she saw herself as dominating and humiliating him and hating making him feel that way, all he saw was the quiet, unconfident girl he fell in love with learning how to be assertive and taking what she wants. Who wouldn't be proud of that?
Once Callie realized how Duncan was actually feeling about all this, it was easy to really get into her desires and start exploring.
I wish I could say you were wrong about Kristie's backstory being realistic, but I can't. There are people who go through shit like that, and it breaks my heart. I'm so happy to see that this resonated with you, though. And you're right that knowing this about Kristie makes Monica's actions back in chapter seven look a lot worse (she pretty much said the same thing in chapter nine, when she saw the information that led to this conversation and we hadn't yet). But I love that you thought Monica comforting her was cute, even if weirdly so. I know Monica hasn't always been your favorite character, so I don't take this comment lightly.
After reading your thoughts on this Monica and Kristie exchange, now I'm even more curious to see how you took the one in chapter 11 (although you saying I handled it really well seems like a good sign!).
As always, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
[Report This]Date: November 15 2024 12:20 AM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
Yep. I was right. A diffident domme is my favorite type of domme!
Man, where to begin. How about the most important part of any size story: the feet! The foot play throughout this chapter was excellent. Tossing a tiny in a sock is an all-time classic, and I loved the details you threw in, like Callie’s foot getting sweaty and Duncan sliding around it, her pushing him around with her unsocked big toe, and I’ll have you know pink nail polish is one of my several weaknesses. The “tapping communication system” (can’t think of a snappier name, sorry) was so good. Basing it on a theme song from an old TV show was already inspired, but having Callie and Duncan argue over the rhythm of it rocketed that interaction to the next level. So good!
I love, love, love Callie finding the foot fascination odd at first, but getting into it herself as time went on. A person not understanding but trying to satisfy their lover’s kink only to wind up enjoying it themselves is peak relationship goals, and watching Callie undergo that process was a fucking delight.
One of my favorite moments this chapter was her standing and talking to Brooklyn while Duncan was under toes licking and servicing them. First off, loved her modifying her sandals so Duncan could fit comfortably under her foot, and I really loved Brooklyn spotting that and deducing Callie’s secret lover had a foot fetish. The way you described him licking her foot, “the machinations of Duncan’s tongue [making] her whole body quiver,” and how happy it made her was beyond fucking hot. Callie’s satisfaction throughout this chapter was so gratifying to read. I’m getting ahead of myself, but when Duncan was kissing her abs as he crawled up them and each kiss gave her goosebumps beyond where his lips touched, that gave me goosebumps!
I bet Duncan wishes that was his hot dog during that failed test run. hehe hehe hehe *smack* Ow! Sorry.
Is it weird that going into this chapter, not really knowing what was in store, the single aspect I was most looking forward to was Callie referring to Duncan as “Dunky”? Well, you did not disappoint one bit. Beyond just her calling him that excessively adorable pet name, the times the narration referred to him as “her Dunky” or “her little Dunky” made my heart melt. And conversely, when the couple times she called him “Duncan” was so effective, selling her seriousness (or faux, “I’m upset with you” seriousness) so well.
Kristie is turning into a much more complex character than she appeared at first glance. Her tragic backstory was handled well, horribly fucked up but entirely believable, and it’s interesting how it recontextualizes past scenes. Obviously, it worsens what Monica did to her, the woman unwittingly forcing her to relive past trauma, but am I wrong to think it also worsens how Kristie treated Duncan? Like, because she’s been on the receiving end of similar shit she should have known the way she “cared for” Duncan was wrong? I don’t know if it’s a case of her experiences hardening her and thus she doesn’t see the problem in caging D, and that her abusive experience with sex kept her from recognizing that she was in turn raping Duncan, and I don’t know if that is “better” or “worse” than my prior assumption of her simply being blissfully ignorant of Duncan’s resistance. At the end of the day, I suppose it doesn’t matter. A tragic backstory doesn’t justify raping an unrelated victim, but I commend you on making the least likable character you’ve written sympathetic (ok, second least. Kristie doesn’t make my skin crawl nearly as much as Stillwell did lol). That’s no easy feat given what she’s done and how she treats everyone, but I’m curious to see how she, and Monica, develops from here.
Back to Callie!
“Am I mean?” the sweetest character on this website asked. Have I ever told you how much I love Callie. Oh, I have? Well, I'm gonna do it again. This woman is a fucking angel. Of course she’s worried she’s taking advantage of her size when playing with Duncan and of course she’s concerned he’s just going along with it to please her. She’s as diffident as a domme can get! But Duncan reassuring her that he loves that she’s comfortable enough to share that side of her with him, and how extremely hot the casual displays of dominance are (Oh my God, her pushing him over with her finger and rubbing circles into his chest. The part where Duncan mentions how even the simplest actions from her turned him on spoke to my soul. That’s where such a huge appeal of the size fetish comes from for me, how even the littlest things are erotic in their overwhelming intensity, to a simple touch or a gust of breath washing over.) … I had a point I was making and then interrupted it with a tangent, and now I’m as lost as you are. Oh, right. Duncan saying he’s proud of her and trusts her were both such powerful lines. I’m glad they worked in clearing Callie’s doubts because that body exploration scene was so choice.
I adored the moments where Callie expressed how attractive she finds Duncan. Stuff like her gawking at him take his shirt off and telling Brooklyn that he’s obviously hot as fuck but a bit shorter than her. It’s easy to get lost in describing how gorgeous the giant woman is, but she’s gonna find her tiny beaux sexy too and it rubs me the right way whenever we get reconfirmation of that.
I don’t know what to say about the body exploration scene. Getting it from both their perspectives was great. Her lifting him between her toes, first resting her ankle on her knee as she casually laid back and then stretching her leg and him high above her, was great. Describing her body as from Duncan’s view as looking out a window at the landscape below was great. Her pretending to ignore him by looking at her phone but continuously pulling herself away to gawk at him was great. Her changing her plans on a whim multiple times to satisfy herself was great. The final part of him riding her tit and massaging her nipple and him falling back to lay on her boob when it was all over and all the incredible details in between was fucking great. I guess I’ll say this whole scene was truly great.
And oh yeah, plot. The line about the evil shrinking group being well organized is ominous, and I’m curious how or if our rag tag group of unbelievably likable heroes will topple them and their evil shrinking schemes.
It probably doesn’t need to be said, surely this review being half as long as one of yours is telling enough, but this chapter and this story as a whole continue to be exceptional. Great work! Keep it up!
Author's Response:
Half as long as one of mine? Come on. I mean, I'm sure I wrote at least a couple reviews that were this short!
I don't know if you've ever gotten into an argument with someone over how a theme song goes before, but I've actually done this several times. And I'm undefeated in these arguments (as far as you know). I thought the tapping system and the argument was a nice way to freshen up a classic fetish scenario. It was meant to be a way to show off Callie's dominant side in a way that still fit who she is as a character. What better way to bring that out of her than a petty fight with her tiny boyfriend?
I'm so glad you referred to Callie enjoying Duncan's fetish as a process! I didn't want this to be something they shared outright, nor did I want it to be some switch she flipped and was suddenly as into it as he was. I wanted her to do it because it made him happy and she wanted him to know that she wasn't judging him, but then come to realize that, hey, this is fucking fantastic! Peek relationship goals indeed!
It's awesome that you loved that Brooklyn and Callie scene so much! I was afraid that seeing things from Callie's perspective (and therefore having to miss out on the description from Duncan's perspective of being under her toes while Callie walked) would limit how erotic people found the segment. I love that Callie's reaction to Duncan's "machinations" was so enthralling for you! And yeah, I figured that someone had to notice Callie's altered sandals, and Brooklyn multiple times before that she knew some dude was in Callie's head, so it only made sense to me that she would assume Callie did that for him (I mean, she misunderstood why she did it for him, but still!).
The hotdog test was a real thing, as my editor (breastclimber) was really insistent that tinies under toes are implausible and that they would squish within the first step. Once he was proven right, I knew Callie would figure something else out, and what do you know: She did! Very innovative, that one.
It's very rewarding for me that you noticed the Dunky/Duncan stuff. I didn't want to overdue using Dunky (how often do you actually call somebody you know by their name or nickname, anyway), but I found a couple of times in the narrative that I thought were cute, which you noticed! I also love the idea of her shifting back to Duncan when she's annoyed or pissed (or pretending to be upset or pissed).
You used another word a really liked in this review when you talked about how Kristie's backstory "recontextualizes" past scenes. That's exactly what I wanted here! She may have seemed like just a hateful, two-dimensional bitch before, but it turns out there are reasons why she is the way she is. As for whether you're wrong for thinking this makes what she did to Duncan even worse, I don't think there's a wrong way to feel about that. You actually make a great point for both sides of the argument, noting that her past means she should understand what she did to Duncan better than most and that being a victim of sexual abuse could have numbed her to what she was doing to him. We'll be delving deeper down this road next chapter (I actually just finished the segment; it was 4,000 fucking words on its own!).
Thanks for the compliment about making such an unlikable character sympathetic. And yeah, Stillwell is definitely the most unlikable character I've written so far. You think he makes your skin crawl, try getting inside his head to write him some time. It's fucking gross in there!
Believe me, the irony of such a sweet, kind person asking if she's mean wasn't lost on me when I wrote it. It's all about standards, though. While Callie being a little more playful and controlling with Duncan at very limited times might not seem like much, it was a lot to her. She's not the type of person to go, "Well, Sally Sue from 'Sally Sue Swallows Seattle' is way meaner than me, so it's fine.
More importantly, though, she's been questioning her desire to dominate Duncan since way back in chapter two. Those feelings are just now starting to actualize because they're now a couple and things like pushing him over with a finger and rubbing his chest can be played off a just being sexy without admitting that she enjoyed having the power to do that. And she just knew that Duncan wouldn't call her out on it, that he'd just keep on taking it because he loves her that much. She never counted on him being into it, too, as she was too concerned with feeling guilty to notice.
Duncan has known about Callie's confidence pretty much from the start, and he hated how she never felt comfortable coming out of her shell. So instead of being concerned (even with his history with giantesses before meeting her) he was honored that she trusted him that much and was comfortable enough around him to really let her hair down. I'm thrilled that you found him telling her that he was proud of her and trusted her to be powerful. There was no way she was going to hold back after that!
I'm also 100 percent with you on casual actions being ridiculously hot! That might be my favorite aspect of this fetish (and I like a lot of things about it)! Duncan's a smart dude to realize this too!
I've also noticed that a lot of these stories focus on tiny dudes being into giantesses but never pointing out why the big is into the tiny. Relationships are a two-way street, and I like to take the time to remind everybody how into Duncan Callie really is. As fortunate as he is to be with her, she feels fortunate to be with him. She also finds him to be hot as fuck!
I appreciate you saying that about that body exploration scene. Like with the sock scene, I tried to find little ways to differentiate it from other body exploration scenes I've read. Her holding him between her toes and bobbing her foot over her knee was another one of those casual things that drives me crazy (in a good way)! I thought getting the "extended" view of the landscape before embarking on his journey was a nice way to set it up. Her pretending not to care about what he was doing but not being able to actually do it was so fun! She loves him moving all over her body and doing little things to tease him and make his trek harder, so she can't resist "peeking" (read gawking) constantly. Going back to her being into him, I really enjoyed the way she stopped and stared as he took his shirt off atop her knee and threw it over the side.
And yeah, changing the plan for things like him kissing his way up her torso was something I really enjoyed, too. It's funny, even though Callie not only has all the power in that situation but also flat out permission to use it as she sees fit (knowing that Duncan will be into it), he's still in control at that point. Without even trying. She so wet for her and loves him so much that it even surpasses those diffident domme urges she has!
That played itself out on her nipple, too. The façade of her dominating him faded away by that point and she practically begged him to play with her nipple when she could have ordered him to do so or even just pushed him into it and mushed him around on it. No matter how into their game she gets, she can't keep it up when she's truly ready for him.
Wait, there was plot somewhere? How'd that shit get in there? Yeah, it wasn't much, but now we know that whoever did this isn't just a someone, but someones. And when Arnold says organized group, he's not talking about a bowling league; there's something more going on here. What? I don't know. Well, actually I do, but I'm not going to tell you!
Thank you once again for your very kind words about this chapter and story and for continuing to follow it!
[Report This]Date: November 05 2024 8:05 PM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
Hi, yeah, is this 555-positive-reviews-only-please ? I'd like to file a complaint. This story is too good. The amount of detail, and the thickening of the plot and and even the spicy scenes, definitely a well executed story. I hate to say it, but I have to give it a 10/10. Also the turn with Alyssia was interesting. Didn't see that one. Well done. This story has me checking this site weekly to see if there's a new chapter. No rush, please take your time. I'm enjoying it through and through though
Author's Response:
I'm sorry, we stopped recording after the word "complaint"!
Thank you so much for your generous words about this story. In particular, I was happy that you said the plot was thickening, as I was a little worried that maybe I didn't do enough to advance the plot in this last chapter. It seems like my approach added some intrigue rather than frustrate you be moving the plot along too slowly. I'm glad you found that Alyssia scene at the end so interesting as well!
10/10 is bad news, but I suppose I'll just have to accept it, won't I?
I'm not sure when the next chapter will be finished. I have a solid chunk of it written out, but I'm starting to rethink things, so it may be a bit before I figure things out for sure.
[Report This]Date: November 05 2024 7:36 PM Title: Duncan vs. the Diffident Domme
Upfront, I want to highlight what I thought the juiciest part of this chapter was. Kristie’s backstory and Monica’s reaction to it. Love it. I wish we could see more! Kristie went from villain to my eyes to a misunderstood character with deep-seated trauma. Trauma that she's bottling up or straight-up ignoring. I empathize with Kristie and totally get her attitude towards everyone. Poor thing.
This certainly complicates things with Monica, and her past action on Kristie. Wow. I can’t wait to see Monica confront this. Both with herself internally, and when she inevitably speaks to Kristie about it. They have such an interesting relationship! Kristie, with her freedom to roam around Monica’s living space, to the little dinners they have together. I must see more of this! Lol. I’m hoping Monica can mend things with Kristie and then those two forming a significant relationship.
Yay! We finally got to read about Callie’s feet, haha. The first part of this chapter, dealing with the logistics of Dunky getting close to his girlfriend’s giant feet, was great. And, of course, Callie, not understanding the draw to her feet, still played along with her boyfriend to fulfill his kink. Although we all expect Callie to play along with her boyfriend, I loved she did nonetheless! And who would’ve guessed that she would like it herself? Lol.
Ever since Duncan’s close encounter with Monica’s feet, I’ve been waiting—waiting!—for Duncan to get lucky with Callie’s feet, haha. All the descriptions were awesome. Especially all that play time he had with her arch. That was hot. And the ending sex scene with Callie was endearing.
Even with all the playfulness and almost zero-problem relationship they have together, Callie is still concerned with Duncan’s well-being and is over-cautious she’s not using her size against Duncan. Boy … that girl is a keeper. Those two are perfect for each other. Would be a shame if something came along to disrupt that …
I have my theories as to the bigger picture of the story. Like this conspiracy with Natasha. I’m still convinced that Duncan got caught up in something that wasn’t entirely his fault. I believe Kristie is gonna have more airtime in the future when things come to a head.
Author's Response:
I wasn't sure how people would respond to Kristie's backstory, given what she did to Duncan before, so I'm really encouraged with your reaction to it!
Deep-seated trauma is a really good term for what's wrong with Kristie. She's not a good person, but then she never really had a chance to be one either. An entire life of being made to feel like she's not good enough, culminated in being sexually abused by a spoiled, manipulative brat who suffered pretty much no consequences for his actions, has shaped her into a bitter, hateful person. I'm so glad that you're able to empathize with her, as that was something I knew was going to be tough to pull off after I wrote that first segment of chapter two.
Obviously Monica is in a really tough place with everything as well. She was already feeling guilty before this, maybe moreso because of the action itself than feeling sorry for Kristie, but now that she understands why Kristie is the way she is, how much does that change things for her? Doing what she did to a victim of sexual abuse certainly can't help her conscience, and understanding why Kristie does the things she does suddenly makes her seem a lot more sympathetic. Of course, none of that changes the fact that Kristie raped Duncan. You're correct in that things between them just became a lot more complicated!
Who would have guessed that Callie would get into having her feet worshipped indeed. It's funny how these things just always seem to work out! I'm glad you found the foot stuff with Callie and Duncan to be worth the wait. That was always going to be a conversation that came up at some point in the relationship; they just had "other things" that they needed to do first (like everything in chapter nine, for example!).
And yeah, Callie noticed a shift in her behavior with Duncan, so it bothered her, even if she's still really tame compared to most other giantesses on this site. I tried to hint as early as chapter two that she had some deeply buried desire to be more dominant, although not necessarily change her personality. It's more like there's a part of her that she keeps hidden, something that doesn't necessarily fit what was expected of her growing up (she was told women are supposed to be more submissive), so she assumed it was wrong. So it's actually kind of a big deal that she trusts Duncan enough to let that side of her come out and have some fun; she knows he's not going to judge her for it. She was just afraid that he didn't like it but just wasn't saying anything.
No comment on any potential disruptions or theories. We'll certainly see more of Kristie, though. It just remains to be seen whether that has anything to do with what happened to Duncan.