Raya and the rest of the students were taken aback at Desmond's sudden reprimand. Eli and the rest of the mentors, however, looked at Desmond with approval. It seems that Desmond was chosen as their leader for a reason.
"Today is the preliminary rounds, the goal for today is to make it to the next stage. Then after that next stage, that's when we will worry about how we can strive to get on to the next and see how far we can go."
"Sorry Big brother…" Raya contemplated Desmond's words, and so were the other members of the team.
"Desmond is right. Our goal today is to pass the preliminary rounds. There's a time to recognize the pressure of beating a certain component, but clearly now is not the time for that. Because before you face the Vanderford delegates, you have to qualify for this round first." Queen Tehila patted Raya's shoulders as she supported Desmond's words.
