Chapter 23: The Stands

The morning of the secondary bracket arrived clear and cold over Yuncheng.

Lin Xuan climbed the western stair of the Arena with his Skyedge robe over his shoulders, less ornamented than the ceremonial of yesterday but still formal enough to mark him as a Principal Representative.

The reserved section for Principals sat in the middle ring of the Arena, wide cushioned seats with direct line of sight to the fighting floor. About half full when he arrived. Other delegations and a few of the secondary attendants already settled into their preferred clusters.

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