Hajin sat at the head of the long table, dressed in a simple tunic with his seven Rings resting dormant within his chest.
Yenna slid a stack of evaluation dossiers toward Hajin and waited until the three champions sat before she opened the first page.
Outside the grand arched windows, autumn wind rustled the golden leaves of the courtyard maples in quiet, peaceful harmony.
Across from him sat Guild Arbiter Yenna, dressed in her formal emerald robes with a stack of guild evaluation dossiers.
Beside her sat three high-ranking champions whose reputations spanned every major trading hub on the entire continent.
Darven Holt, provisional rank four with fifteen Shards, leaned back with a spear strapped across his broad shoulders.
Ilsen Vey, provisional rank six with fourteen Shards, wore light leather armor and studied Hajin with calm, calculating eyes.
Oric Dain, provisional rank nine with thirteen Shards, rested his calloused hands on the pommel of his broad arming sword.
