The hours had passed and it was time for the examination to finally begin. The Prince showed up again at the designated time along with a larger audience of Cerberuses and caged rogues. There was a total of six rogues, just as they had predicted earlier that day.
The ladies and their guardians were told to stand in the centre of the courtyard while the royal alchemist built up a magical wall in which none of them, including the rogues, could escape from.
Once it was done, a Cerberus explained to them that there were no rules in the competition and that it was basically a last team or man standing type of competition. He then let them all pick out a weapon each and as advised by Sumeira earlier that day, each one of them picked a dagger with a long and thick blade. Jasper was the only o
