The short break before the competition

With Ronan coming out on top as the number 1 from Avalon , the commoners started to beleive that maybe he was stronger than the elder brother .

The overall performance of the Draco brothers was undeniably amazing , and they were miles apart from the rest of the competition with the commoners having hope that if it was these two , they were sure to bring glory to Avalon.

Percy felt humbled following Ronan's performance as he started to splurge his entire life savings and even begged Augustus for more so that he could buy expensive elixirs to expedite his growth in the short break till the competition.

The act of taking elixirs to unnaturally increase one's strength was called ' Doping ' and Although it was a fast way to gain strength , the foundation it built was always shakier than one naturally progressing.