Dozens of young men and women grunted in rhythmic patterns together as they practiced swings and martial techniques in unison. They were a part of the current round of knights being trained in Eroa's capital. Almost all of them were fresh-faced graduates from their national school, but a small number were guards and soldiers who wanted to try their hands at moving up in the world.
Kalivas toured the grounds as repayment to his friend, King Verdayl, for allowing Lucius free reign in the tournament. Originally, Verdayl was only going to allow Lucius to announce his title while crashing the banquet as a guest of Eroa. Things changed when Kalivas realized that there was going to be a prize for first place as well as representatives from a majority of the nations on the continent.