Slowly one by one each of the contestants were called forward. Wes listened to each word. The questions asked were such as where you were from, what training had you received, what goals you had and how you felt you could contribute to the house. Humans owned a great portion of the world, however it was very important to have strong soldiers to keep their hold on leadership.
It was now Z's turn. He stepped forward into the arena. Walking all the way to the podium. Below the leaders seats he felt incredibly small. He observed all the leaders and made a polite bow before them.
"Hello" boomed a loud voice from Grizz, leader of house Bear. "Welcome to our city. I want to be the first to congratulate you on your strength. My question will be short. What skills have you trained in?"
"I have basic training from the books in our warriors hall of Kotakuta. We had few books. I prefer heavy weapons that I may put power behind. The art of surprising and deceiving your opponent was a key point in many of the books we had." Z said this firmly.
"Thank you for your answer." Grizz replied and sat down.
"What is your goal in joining a house and what skills do you think set you apart from the other soldiers?" asked Golden Mane.
"I want to be able to help my community grow. Being able to give my parents a better life than they currently have. I may not have any extraordinary skills, however I am loyal to any cause I am behind." Z answered honestly.
"Thank you, unless anyone else has a question you may be seated." replied Golden Mane.
Z returned to his seat and the boys continued to watch interview after interview. Apto stepped forward for his interview. His father Golden Mane told him that failing in his combat was disgraceful. Everyone knew even this would not stop him from getting premium offers.
Wes' turn was now upon him. He stepped forward toward the podium and bowed to the leaders. "Thank you for the opportunity to be here." Wes said quickly.
"Thank you for coming. You also study skills of assassination such as your friend? I would also like to congratulate you on your victory over my son. It was well deserved." Golden Mane spoke with authority.
"Yes I have sir. Thank you for your kind words, however I only put forth my best. This is my only opportunity to come here and I would hate to make a mistake." Wes said.
Iron Fang stands next "I assume you and your two friends all have the same ambitions and goals. You truly have a remarkable friendship. Is there anything else we should know about your goals or skills?"
"My only goal is to bring honor to my family and village. I tend to take a tactical role when completing missions. With our group I have been the strategist. Every task that is given to me shall receive one hundred percent of my abilities sit." answered Wes.
Iron Fang nods and returns to his seat. Two Talons from house Eagle steps forward. "Would you be willing to be apart from your friends? Would your loyalty lie with them or your house more?" he says with a stern emotionless expression.
Wes pauses for a few moments. "I believe that loyalty is earned through dedication, honesty and commitment. To say I would abandon the loyalty I have forged with them would be absurd. I commit my full self to all that I do. That being said we all know that we may not be in the same house and with that our loyalty will be shown through our completion of missions. No matter how small."
Two Talons accepted this answer and returned to his seat.
Iron Fang dismissed Wes back to his seat. The majority of interviews done fairly uneventfully. Everyone except the magic users were sent to rooms. Wes and Z went to a room and would be reunited with Sherwin after his interview. This was to keep magic users more comfortable around others speaking of their powers.
Sherwin was up first. He walked to the podium. Two Talons steps forward. "How much magic do you actually know? I assume you had no formal training?"
Sherwin feels extremely small in front of all these people. "I know a few spells that were in our local hall. I practiced any of them I could pull off. I would say the best of which is my chromatic orb. I use my mother's most precious stone to cast it. My training was all done by myself and with my companions." answered Sherwin.
Two Talons sat back down with no response.
Iron Fang stood up. "Sherwin you may go join your friends." He then motions him off.