I've said this once, and I'll say this again, Kindred was never meant to be a Duo Champ, thematically, it makes no sense.
Kindred has always been about the difference between accepting your death, or running from it. Lamb is always first in this scenario, as it needs to be decided whether or not they will run or not. If they choose to run, then Lamb let's Wolf chase. You could never have Wolf be in control in terms of being a Duo. If Wolf was the dominating force in Kindred, then every death would be painful. Wolf WANTS to kill, peaceful or not, so if he's first, everyone dies a reluctant death, not an accepted death like Lamb.
Then there is the fact that Kindred, Wolf and Lamb, are polar opposites of each other. While Wolf is rash and impatient, Lamb is calm and patient. While Lamb is patient, she is the first to act, but Wolf is impatient and acts last. Following this idea, despite being the eager one, Wolf will always have to wait for Lamb to give him the go ahead, before he acts.
Wolf acting on his own, or acting first at all, makes no sense. He will always come behind Lamb, as Lamb is the controlling force to him, and his counterbalance. I think that people still remember too much of that popular DhaMa concept, and apply it unfairly to Kindred.