Dawn came far too early, but Dominic had the prize for the winner ready, and a backup made, just in case something happened to the first one.
That wasn't likely, as it was going to stay in his storage cube until it was time to hand it out, but there were no guarantees after that. Any number of mishaps could occur, or there could be a draw in the final round of the joust, due to some sort of chivalrous act.
If that happened, it would be a pleasant surprise to everyone if he had two top prizes ready.
"Your Grace, I've got the morning schedule for you. Breakfast is in twenty minutes, followed by a commencement speech for the joust. Following that, we've got the preliminary matches leading to the first round.
Anyone who has won a tournament in the past two years gets a pass on the preliminary rounds, so we've only got eighty men for that round. Each match in the preliminary round will be three courses, and any Knight that scores a point advances.
