Tum! Tum!
The beats came slowly, then quickly. Sagiri had been in and out of darkness for what felt like ages. The pain in his body had disappeared at some point, and he was floating endlessly in darkness. The sound of his beating heart finally reaching his ears was the first thing he had heard. Or perhaps it was the sound of drums signaling the start of the third week. The exam that was loved by most, but still second to the fourth week exams. The third and fourth exams would be held in the arenas in the outer pentagon. So the guests, dignitaries, and masters of most weapons came to watch. The judging of these dances included ten judges in each weapon from across the kingdom who are said to be the best of the best. That's said, Senraki is to sit in the sword panel and shoot the bow and arrow. That is only because one master in a weapon can only sit on one weapon examiner panel, or then Salka could have qualified for all panels.
