The Jackson family had a very important standing in the whole of Geruga. Naturally, multiple mighty ones were among those who were invited to their banquet, providing an adequate pool of candidates to be the referee even with the exclusion of Brandon's father, Adrian, for fairness' sake.
Polk— who wasn't from Msasi— came from an internal Sect of Geruga that emphasized combat. He had been a senior martial artist for over twenty years. His pale blonde beard had turned almost entirely white, and his eyes were a dark blue that seemed black. When he raised his head, he didn't have any wrinkles.
He studied Lou Cheng, who turned back, with a quick glance. Unhurriedly, he finished the glass of champagne in his hand, then put the empty glass back on the waiter's tray.
"I'll do it!" he declared in a husky voice.