Kael
They covered the winner's space before they removed the bracket.
An attendant used a plain sheet of paper and two pins. The gold border remained visible around it, which made the whole thing look like an expensive mistake.
I watched from a chair outside the medical room.
The final had been canceled.
No completed second semifinal. No lawful pairing for a final bout. No overall Crown champion.
The officer read the decision twice because the first version produced several questions which it had already answered.
Lucien's quarterfinal and semifinal results remained recorded. Liora's quarterfinal win and equipment award remained hers. The earlier specialist events kept their results. My unfinished bout with Darian did not become a victory because he had tried to kill me.
I found that last part unusually easy to understand.
Some of the people standing near the notice did not.
"Surely the disqualification gives him the match," a delegation representative said.
