“You shouldn’t go underestimating them, Art” Din replied. His voice had begun to take on a cold tone. “You know what happens if we lose”. Arthur began to shiver. Din always became like this just before a “game”.
“That’s true” Arthur replied, distancing himself from Din. No matter how many times Arthur had heard Din’s voice when he got like this; it still caused him to shake.
The atrium began to awaken as three figures strode into the enormous room from outside. The only opening to the desert from Coras was a small door that connected directly to the atrium. The door was made of stone, but covered in a cloth that had properties resistant to the rain. The same cloth that was used to make cloaks that the Tursen would wear. If somebody were to pass by the door, they might think that it were just another door in the Atrium. The might think that the guards standing by it were just for show. Of course, everybody knew that going through that door would get them killed.
All three of the newcomers wore cloaks to protect from the rain. Although, the skies appeared to be clear, rain could fall without notice, killing off anything stupid enough to still be outside. The first stood at about the same height as Din. He walked in the front, signifying that he would be leader, and last to fight. The other two skulked behind. Din raised an eyebrow. They appeared to be afraid of their leader.
A crowd quickly formed around the visitors. They booed them, and some even threw their (empty) cups at them. None however made any attempt to actually cause harm. Every single person in the atrium knew that Tursen were not to be trifled with. Any Tursen could easily kill every person in the atrium in a matter of minutes. That is, every person except for the other Tursen.
The Raiders stopped moving inside of a circle etched into the floor. The circle was drawn to show that any who stood inside of it were fully aware of the consequences. Often, regular people would step into the circle by accident and quickly lost water from that game.
Din and Arthur walked forwards and stepped into their respective circle as well.
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