[thoughts at the beginning of the arena competition]
This competition is vicious. Just utterly vicious. It should be a test of skill for the competitors, but instead it’s just a battle. Oh, I know I am supposed to stay on the sidelines, here in the audience. But I will not wait here while my friends are slaughtered by the likes of Duris. Barbarian. And Palopia trying to raise the crowd in their favour. Oh, I won’t hold back, I will use every trick in the bag to help my friends, no matter how dirty. This is it, I will defend my friends no matter what...
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How dare he??? Point a weapon at Hippofilius! I despise him so much! Calliope so rightfully gave him a piece of her mind. I do hope Loreas made a note of that - the people more widely need to hear it. Read it. Mytrosians need to learn who’s leading them.
If only politics was as simple as killing monsters… but enough of that, I have already lost my temper once today against Palopia. We need to leave this city, I need to focus on something else, to get away from both the competitive spirit and the broken leadership in Mytros.