Nellancholy
Two Thousand Club
The atmosphere in the arena, across the festival grounds, had been simmering the entire day. It was a closed pot close to boiling, and the previous probing incursion of the Nevermore proved it. For all the talk of unity and togetherness, this festival could hardly be considered a success if it presented an opportunity for egotists and instigators to carry out their own brand of violence. Indeed, one of the men beaten up in an earlier round had pulled himself off the floor just to try and provoke confrontation and expose the presence of hunters in the festival. It was frankly quite a miracle that more fighting in the stands hadn't broken out after the earlier incident.
As for the woman (Nya) sitting next to her, she seemed rather tense. And yet, focused enough to keep her cool. The two of them certainly weren't the only ones who could feel the dark pallor being cast over the arena. To think that the prior festivals that took place before the collapse, when the institution of hunters was intact could have gone any better than this. Quite hard to believe.
Liliya remained measured. "Do you think there's much to like today?" That question was rhetorical. "I think that old man ( Soviet Panda ) gave a fine showing. For all the stories people like to tell, people with true principles and strength enough to preserve them are a dying breed." That man was close to a true bogatyr, the kind that Liliya's own family was named after. Those ideals of nobility and valor...were they perhaps fated to age and fade away like that old swordsman? "And that Hochlander girl. ( Dmitri Tolenka )" Under her hood, with the veil of anonymity, Liliya could almost enjoy sharing her insight. "They showed up in full parade, their armored vehicles in tow. It is a political move, and so is the entry of every single clan heir. It's fortunate for her and her clan that she won her first round, especially the way she did. It will give her clan much more credibility."
The rest of the clans must have had their spirits dampened in the face of the girl's unexpected victory, but the united Hochlanders were no less of an intimidating force for it.
Talathel
As for the woman (Nya) sitting next to her, she seemed rather tense. And yet, focused enough to keep her cool. The two of them certainly weren't the only ones who could feel the dark pallor being cast over the arena. To think that the prior festivals that took place before the collapse, when the institution of hunters was intact could have gone any better than this. Quite hard to believe.
Liliya remained measured. "Do you think there's much to like today?" That question was rhetorical. "I think that old man ( Soviet Panda ) gave a fine showing. For all the stories people like to tell, people with true principles and strength enough to preserve them are a dying breed." That man was close to a true bogatyr, the kind that Liliya's own family was named after. Those ideals of nobility and valor...were they perhaps fated to age and fade away like that old swordsman? "And that Hochlander girl. ( Dmitri Tolenka )" Under her hood, with the veil of anonymity, Liliya could almost enjoy sharing her insight. "They showed up in full parade, their armored vehicles in tow. It is a political move, and so is the entry of every single clan heir. It's fortunate for her and her clan that she won her first round, especially the way she did. It will give her clan much more credibility."
The rest of the clans must have had their spirits dampened in the face of the girl's unexpected victory, but the united Hochlanders were no less of an intimidating force for it.
Talathel
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