The day of the tournament had finally arrived and the number of people in the city seemed to have doubled. There were people of almost every race and age around, most of them happy but also in a hurry. The kings were coming together again after a long time and different warriors from each kingdom would be welcomed.
I hadn't seen Rose since the evening of our dance. She had mostly communicated with me through letters to avoid arousing suspicion. After all, she was a paladin. I managed to reach the rendezvous point without attracting the attention of the soldiers by blending in with the crowd. When I arrived on the roof, Rose was already there, watching the activity in the palace.
I approached her slowly and squatted down next to her to find out the latest situation. Rose began to speak.
"They've doubled the number of soldiers in the palace," she said. "It's much crowd than I thought."
"We don't need to go in," I said. "I just need to see the kings."
