256 Deck of Cards

With it clear that Kamryn and Lula were the ones behind her troubles.

Mika pushed aside  her payback to those two heathens, and focus on a way to solve her dilemma.

Since Nylian wasn't going to lend a helping hand, she needed to handle this herself. Looking over the forms used for the competition sign up. Mika realizes that one doesn't necessary have to "fight" in the arena. The opponents can challenge each other to anything, as long as there is a winner and a loser. 

Idea forming in her head, Mika walked back into the student council room to fill out a form of her own.

Back at the stadium, Saavi and Celaena had sat through thirty matches before the judges had called a break for lunch. 

Wondering how Mika was holding up, She and Celaena went back to their dorms to get Mika to join them for lunch.

"Mika..?" When they reached her door, they saw that it was cracked open.