CHAPTER 9 Nelson left his seat and made his way down the stands with Ezra, Jewel, and ten guards following. When they hit the bottom, they had to walk around to the opposite side of the arena where Orion and the other contestants awaited their turns. Just as they were approaching the area, the announcer came over the loud speaker. “Your attention please.” Suddenly, silence filled the packed arena as all eyes focused on the contestants. “Each of our matches for the day have been completed except for the highly anticipated fight for position of Regal to the Re. As you know, this is the top position of our kind, only second to our King. All contenders for this position have been defeated, except for our last two candidates. The Re’s Regal match will begin now. The winners from all of toda

