Half an hour later, on a hilltop overlooking the site of the arena, Ashlynn stood with Nyrielle, Thane, Heila and Aspakos.
Rivers of light flowed through the night as the attendees of the grand spectacle made their way home. Many were tired, and the cold had finally begun to seep into their bodies, but few would find sleep quickly once they returned home. They'd seen too much.
Already, pubs and taverns in Lothian City were filling with the first attendees of the event to return to the city. By dawn, a dozen different versions of the evening's challenges would be circulating through the city, and twice as many by sunset.
