Yuri and Savahn gave the two a worried glance as they moved away to the spectators' stands.
On the one hand, it was a good thing that they had managed to place, and even though they had lost, it was very close… But on the other hand, they had lost.
However, after a while, they exhaled. What were they so worried about? This wasn't the Gathering of Kingdoms, there was no genocide on the line…
Right?
Leonel grinned and gave them a wink, taking Aina's hand and pulling her toward a set of pillars that were slowly coming out from the ground.
One another another, the 50 or so remaining groups each took up a seat on a pillar surrounding the Pillar of Truth.
Minerva watched Leonel from start to finish, an uneasy feeling in her heart. How could she not tell that Aina and Leonel were communicating? The problem was that she couldn't tell how.