She wanted to meet him before the match but he wanted to stay out of trouble before the match and he could not meet her. He will have to leave the palace to meet her and leaving the palace will mean trouble for him.
Another thing he had to do before that day arrives, was to make sure he had a good weapon and he was not sure he could use those knives and swords he took his time to acquire from those he killed as those who were familiar with the swords and their owners might recognize them.
Perhaps that was just an excuse for him to get a really good sword but was it possible for him to have them forge a sword within such a short period?
When he asked his guard and the man told him for a powerful sword, he will need to give them enough time to forge it from the right chosen materials or it won't be a sword that truly belongs to him or he will not get to use the sword for long as it won't last long.
