After their brief stay in the tower, Darius then brought Xenia to the training grounds so that he could continue to lecture her about the Five Trials. Following behind him, she was honestly overwhelmed with how attentive Darius was being to her.
Arriving at their destination, the training grounds occupied a large space within the castle and were divided into parts depending on the kind of training each soldier had. Darius led her to a big and open stadium beside it.
"This is where the pit happens. It's a tradition in the kingdom that's been held yearly since its inception," Darius explained. She had almost forgotten about it.
"Yeah, you threatened me with it before," Xenia scoffed.
Looking around, the stadium was an ellipse-shaped venue with three tiers of limestone travertine, concrete, stone, tiles, and other materials surrounding the field.
