The afternoon competition was about to begin, so the group left their hotel and headed directly for the EM Group tower.
For this competition, Arthur Lockwood had specifically asked Gideon Lockwood to get a few extra internal viewing tickets so he could take them to watch the match live.
Only 500 of these internal viewing tickets were available, and they were typically distributed internally among Veridia's major competitive teams.
So when people saw Arthur Lockwood arrive with a group of young kids in matching outfits, they assumed they were all DAF trainees.
An acquaintance gestured toward Titus Miles and teased Arthur Lockwood, "Mr. Lockwood, DAF is really something else! Recruiting kids this young now?"
Arthur Lockwood shot him a look. "Isn't that obvious? Even if I agreed, do you think the league would allow it?"
"Then who are these kids?"
"Stop trying to fish for information. They're all my relatives..."
