After Elira's match, there were a few more matches. Soon, the first round of the recruitment event ended without any suspense. Except for Elira, there were no other newcomers who had survived the second round.
The whole event took only a few hours as there were five arena stages in total and since this was the preliminary selection around, many fights were happening simultaneously.
After the last fight, the crowd started dispersing. Elira slipped out by covering her face and then met up with Liam in a local inn near the edge of the city.
The atmosphere was quieter here, filled mostly with city people who hadn't attended the fights. Liam smiled as he saw Elira hastily eating dinner. "You were amazing out there," he said, offering her a cup of wine and gesturing for her to slow down.
"Thank you, but it's far from over," Elira replied, taking a sip. "The real challenges are yet to come."
