"Attention!"
The voice exploded through the coliseum like a cannon blast.Every conversation died instantly, every whisper strangled midair. Heads snapped toward the source — the partitioned balcony above the arena, where a single man stood with his arms crossed over a chest built like a fortress wall.
He was massive — easily seven feet tall — his gray-streaked beard trimmed but wild enough to betray his age and experience. The scars carved across his face glimmered faintly under the daylight pouring through the open roof. He scanned the sea of students below him, his gaze sharp enough to cut through armor.
When he finally spoke, the air itself seemed to obey.
"Hello, children. My name is Grimgar."His voice carried without need for magic, deep and commanding. "I will be overseeing the final section of your examination — the Physical Combat Trials."
