"…I don't like the sound of this," Oliver said.
"Have we not discussed such things before, my Lord?" Verdant said, clearly unwilling to let the matter drop. His enthusiasm quickly blew past even Nila's. "On the battlefield, you have allowed yourself to become a symbol even greater than you suppose yourself to be, in order to allow your men inspiration. Why not do that for the masses that have attended? Why not elevate Solgrim, and use what we have to squeeze as much out of the opportunity as possible?"
"I do not believe it to be necessary," Oliver said. "I am not the attraction. The tournament is."
"There will be some amongst the attendees who have travelled this distance solely for the purpose of finding out what kind of person the up-and-comer Captain Oliver Patrick is like. Why not put on a show for them?" Verdant said.
