At a small clearing, a few people were gathered. Keith looked around at the gathering and he was somehow sure that these were the people who passed the second round by finding tickets.
He could see Luna standing on the other side. But the other female ignored him for the most part.
Other than Luna, there were five more people in this gathering. That made up 9 people (if you count Sara) who found the ticket during this round. So, seven more random people would be selected from the other bracket.
[Hello everyone. Now that you have all gathered here, it is time I show myself.]
Keith looked up to see Sara running into the opening. Sara's presence attracted everyone's attention toward her. And Keith was sure Sara's young age had painted a target on her back.
But as much attention as Sara had gained from her last-minute entry, it was nothing compared to the white-masked man. As soon as he appeared, everyone turned to look up at him.
