The Ten Contenders

The moment he woke up, Bobby found himself surrounded by the glares of everyone he had offended in the previous year: the Imperials, the Flooded Lake Connor family, the Ean family, and the Le. The emperor looked like he wanted to eat Bobby alive, which was understandable considering that Bobby had kidnapped Empress Louisa and tarnished the reputation. He had offended the Flooded Lake Connor family by running away from his own wedding.

Lady Louisa and Empress Louisa were from the Connor family, so the Connor had also taken great offense to his actions. Offending the Eatons and the Le had been accomplished in one event when he had incapacitated Tyler, their highest-ranked prodigy. The Le especially didn't like Bobby after their skirmish over the Blue Water region; he had almost wiped out the family but made them sign an unfair blood contract instead. After all of the bridges he had burned, Bobby wasn't surprised by his less than friendly reception.